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Benny the Bull looks for Smile Sprint title No. 2 this weekend. (AP Images)

Benny the Bull will be looking to defend his Smile Sprint Handicap title this Saturday against a field of five rivals at Calder Race Course. The $350K G2 race was the last that Benny the Bull won before suffering an injury that prompted a short retirement for the 2008 Eclipse Award winning Top Sprinter. His trainers say that he’s completely recovered and hasn’t lost a step along the recovery trail.

How’s Your Halo finished second to Benny the Bull in last year’s Smile Sprint and will be looking for revenge this year, fresh off a four-length victory in the Ponche Handicap at Calder on June 13. Yesbyjimminy will be running in his first Smile Sprint, and should get decent odds. He’s coming off a fourth-place finish in the Ponche after an awkward start. His last win came in the Kenny Noe Jr. Handicap (G3) in December of 2008 at Calder.

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