After starting the year winning two Grade 3 turf races at Santa Anita and finishing second in the Grade 2 Elkhorn Stakes on April 20 at Keeneland, Missed the Cut is going up the ladder and across the pond. The 5-year-old exited the Elkhorn in good shape and trainer John Sadler confirmed he will aim to the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes on June 22 at Royal Ascot. “That’s what we’re looking at, Royal Ascot, he would train up,” Sadler said. Two months between starts is good timing for the 1 1/2-mile Hardwicke Stakes. The question is where Missed the Cut fits on class. A three-time Grade 3 winner who is 7 for 16 overall, Missed the Cut best’s finish at higher levels were a pair of seconds in Grade 2 races. Missed the Cut worked a half-mile March 5 at Santa Anita. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.