A well-matched group of 13 turf sprinters square off in Belmont's GIII Jaipur S. Saturday. Adele Dilschneider's Mosler (War Front) gets the 3-1 nod on Eric Donovan's morning line off a two-length romp in the Apr. 29 Elusive Quality S. The $1.05-million KEESEP yearling took a main-track allowance in the slop at Aqueduct in November, but was sixth in Gulfstream's grassy GII Fort Lauderdale S. Jan. 10. He finished ninth two back in the Feb. 7 GIII Fred W. Hooper S. back on the main track while getting first-time Lasix, but looks like he may have found his niche turf sprinting. Power Alert (Aus) (Alert {Arg}), a handicap type in his native country, annexed a Gulfstream allowance first time with Brian Lynch Dec. 21, and added the Silks Run S. Mar. 14 over last week's Pennsylvania Governor's Cup winner Amelia's Wild Ride (D'wildcat). Fourth behind Something Extra (Indian Charlie) and Channel Marker (Purim) over ground that was softer than he likes in Keeneland's GIII Shakertown S. Apr. 4, the grey turned the tables on those rivals in the GIII Churchill Downs Turf Sprint on GI Kentucky Oaks day May 1. Power Alert was rerouted from the ultimately postponed Evangeline Turf Sprint a week ago due to wet weather. Al Shaqab Racing's Helwan (Fr) (Bernstein) never finished off the board in eight French tries for Jean-Francois Bernard, and was most recently second in a Le Bouscat conditions race Oct. 7. He gets first-time Lasix from Chad Brown, whose prowess with foreign imports is well documented. Representing the fairer sex are Ageless (Successful Appeal) and Shrinking Violet (Congaree), first and dead-heat third respectively in Pimlico's The Very One S. May 16.
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