The $5m All-Star Mile will be Alligator Blood's next hand after the game gelding again showed he was well named in Saturday's Futurity Stakes. The poker term Alligator Blood refers to a player's ability to stick to their game under pressure or when things are against them. The Futurity Stakes offered the winner a wildcard into next month's All-Star Mile at The Valley but Alligator Blood was well inside the top 10 in voting on the event. Blake Shinn gives Alligator Blood a pat after winning the Futurity Stakes. "Winning the Futurity Stakes provided a tonic for jockeyThe Futurity Stakes was Shinn's first Group 1 win since he returned to Melbourne following a stint in Hong Kong.
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