While not on par with famed trilogies such as Ali-Frazier, the third-ever meeting between War Campaign and Time for Trouble should nonetheless bring excitement to Keeneland April 20 in the $300,000 Ben Ali Stakes (G3).
The last time out for both—the March 23 Essex Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn Park—saw both hit the board with 5-year-old War Campaign edging out his elder of two years by a half-length for second. Neither threatened victorious First Mission who pulled away down the stretch.
It was a much different story than the first meeting between the two, which happened nearly 11 months before the Essex.
Time for Trouble, who had 23 races to his name compared to eight for War Campaign at the time of their first meeting, showed what that experience can do. Stalking the pace before taking the lead along the rail in the final sixteenth of a mile, Time for Trouble won by a head in an allowance optional claimer at…
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