b"Co-owner Kosta Hronis supported Sadler's de-sire to keep Accelerate in training as a 5-year-old. That support paid off as the son of Lookin At Lucky capped off a near-perfect season.Anne M. eberhArdt skip dickstein skip dicksteinand the $6 million Breeders Cup Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs.Unbelievably, that is what happened in a campaign that brought six victories in seven starts and purses totaling $5,005,000. His only blemish was a neck defeat to City of Light in the April 14 Oaklawn Handicap (G2).Accelerate was bred in Kentucky by Mike Abraham. He was purchased by bloodstock agent David Ingordo for $380,000 out of the Bluewater Sales consignment to the 2014 Keeneland September yearling sale. His dam, Issues, is by Awesome Again.A rallying 1-length victory in the Feb. 3 San Pasqual (G2), a 1 18 -mile contest at Santa Anita, served as an ideal prep for the March 10 Santa Anita Handicap, where he stalked before drawing off by 5 lengths for his first grade 1 triumph.He rebounded from the Oaklawn Park Handicap to launch a four-wide bid good for a 4-length decision in the Gold Cup. With Joel Rosario replacing injured jockey Victor Espinoza, Accelerate produced one of the years greatest performancesif not the 3105_OlderHorses.indd 31 3/21/19 2:39 PM"