Super Swift was meant to debut on the grass and was able to get the job done after the race was moved to the main track. He tries stakes company at Aqueduct in Friday’s $135,000 Atlantic Beach, a six-furlong sprint for 2-year-olds scheduled for the outer turf. Super Swift came from third to land his Sept. 29 opener here in the slop against New York-bred maiden special opponents. He earned a 69 Beyer Speed Figure for covering the six furlongs in 1:11.68 under Irad Ortiz Jr. Super Swift is by hot freshman sire Vekoma, whose offspring are 1 for 11 in turf sprints. His dam was a stakes-placed turf miler who won in allowance company at Tampa Bay Downs. Her only other foal of racing age, Russian Realm, finished fourth in his lone turf outing in a stakes at Saratoga. Eric Cancel picks up the mount on Super Swift, a homebred owned by R. A. Hill Stable, who drew post 1. He worked twice over the turf training course at Saratoga in October for trainer George Weaver, who has a 15 percent strike rate with first-time turf runners over the past five years, with a return on investment of $3.32. Epitaph has the best turf form in the competitive eight-horse field. The son of Country House went gate to wire when debuting in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special at Saratoga in August. Most recently here in the Grade 3 Futurity, he led until midstretch before fading to third at 20-1. :: Subscribe to the DRF Post Time Email Newsletter: Get the news you need to play today's races!  Kendrick Carmouche will ride Epitaph for trainer Gary Contessa. Shoot the Nickel made headlines when he graduated on Sept. 28 as the first starter for trainer Adrianne DeVaux. He got a 77 Beyer in that restricted six-furlong dirt sprint, the highest in this field, and the runner-up subsequently finished second in a maiden special at Keeneland. By the 13 percent turf-sprint sire Violence, Shoot the Nickel’s dam was unplaced in four grass outings. One of her two offspring who tried the turf beat $25,000 maidens at Gulfstream Park, while the other placed in maiden special company at Ellis Park. Colonel Bob also is experimenting on the grass and has some breeding for the surface. His freshman sire, Yorkton, won stakes on turf and synthetics and his progeny are 1 for 7 on turf. His dam won on the grass and produced two winners from eight turf starters. Colonel Bob notched his debut in a seven-furlong maiden special at Parx Racing before finishing far back in eighth in the Grade 1 Champagne. Warheart earned his diploma second time out from a forward position over a speed-friendly course in a seven-furlong maiden special at Kentucky Downs. He had some early trouble before fading gradually to seventh most recently in the Grade 2 Bourbon at Keeneland. Dumb Money added blinkers for a wake-up win third time out in a maiden special weight dash at Monmouth Park. Rounding out the eighth-race field are Ghostly Rose, Joey Muscles, and main-track-only entrant Executive Order. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.