Cyclometer racing horse to retire

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Cyclotron could have been another in a long line of outstanding sprinters trained by Bruce Headley, but his career lasted only four starts.

“Every time he worked, he worked in black letters,” Headley said. “But he cracked his foot in half. He had a deformed foot. He still came back and won in [1:08.80]. I said I’m going to breed him.”

Cyclotron retired after his 2005 maiden win, and breeders offered minimal enthusiasm for the son of Grand Slam. He entered stud at Old English Rancho in 2007 and has had 16 foals make it to the races. Fourteen have won. There is little doubt which is the best.

Cyclometer, by Cyclotron, runs Sunday at Hollywood Park, and if he reproduces the performance he gave in his smashing allowance win 17 days ago, the $100,000 On Trust Handicap is all his.

“He’s maturing. He’s grown up into a monster,” Headley said, not exaggerating by much.

Cyclometer, 5, has won 5 races and $250,554 from 15 starts and wheels back Sunday following the best race of his career – a 101 Beyer Speed Figure victory that stamps him as the one to beat Sunday.

Mobilized seeks his first win since the 2012 Tiznow Stakes, which like the On Trust is a 7 1/2-furlong Hollywood sprint for California-breds. Mobilized is trained by Gary Mandella and will be ridden by Corey Nakatani.