Classy Champion Bubbler ready to slam rivals again

CHAMPION BUBBLER’s ease of victory over LUKSOL a month ago suggests that the four-year-old United States-bred is headed to the top ranks of sprinters.

LUKSOL, who returned two weeks later to post 1:13.2 at six furlongs, dismissing speedy TALONA, takes a second shot at CHAMPION BUBBLER in Sunday’s eighth race at five and a half furlongs for the Derrick Collins Trophy.

However, returning at level weight with CHAMPION BUBBLER after going down by a length and a half at similar handicaps on December 10, LUKSOL certainly has her work cut out.

Coincidentally, CHAMPION BUBBLER and LUKSOL are sired by Tapiture, the only son of record-breaking champion stallion Tapit to win graded stakes at two, three and four. Both fillies should make great additions to the mare stock whenever their connections call time on their racing career.

With two wins from as many starts under her girth, CHAMPION BUBBLER was extremely comfortable at five furlongs straight on debut, toying with AWESOME PRINCE in 59.4 in August, before returning December 10 among non-winners-of-four races with a stalking victory over LUKSOL at five and a half, clocking 1:07.2.

YELLOWSTONE, who outbattled LUKSOL by a nose at five and a half furlongs late October, winning in 1:06.4, hasn’t raced since but could have been vastly improved with the addition of a visor for that victory.

YELLOWSTONE’s time was no fluke. LUKSOL returned to contest fast splits in two subsequent losses, including against CHAMPION BUBBLER, before franking the form last time out.

However, pitted against both foreigners, who are out to blaze the lead, YELLOWSTONE is unlikely to survive the gunfight at the O. K. Corral.