The invasion begins, trainer Dino Condilenios arrives Friday with three horses for Sunday’s $250,000 Longacres Mile | Emerald Down

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Trainer Dino Condilenios will arrive at Emerald Downs on Friday with a full house in advance of Sunday’s $250,000 Longacres Mile.

Burj Dubai, Teide and Almost Time are scheduled to arrive at about 10 a.m. from Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver. The Condilenios-trained Kimmyv and the John Snow-trained Blue Sky Holiday also will arrive on the same van for Sunday’s $75,000 Emerald Distaff.

Condilenios stands to become the fourth trainer to saddle three horses in a Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs, and said his runners will ship to Emerald in top form.

“All three horses are doing great, and I expect each one to be a contender to win the Mile,” said Condilenios, who finished third with both Lord Nelson in 2003 and Teide in 2009.

Multiple stakes-winner Teide has fully recovered from a quarter-crack injury that he sustained after winning the Lieutenant Governor’s Handicap on July 25. The Kentucky-bred worked six furlongs in 1:13 4/5 Thursday and will be ridden by regular rider Chad Hoverson.

Alex Solis has the call on Burj Dubai, who recently finished second in the SW Randall Plate at Hastings. The son of Distorted Humor appears primed for a big effort after working five furlongs in a bullet :57 2/5 on Saturday at Hastings.

“It was a littler quicker than I would have liked, but when he sees other horses, he wants to go,” Condilenios said.

Almost Time comes off a 4 ½-length victory in the BC Cup Sprint on Aug. 2 and will be ridden by Frank Fuentes.

The previous trainers to saddle three horses in a Mile were: Larry Ross, who finished fourth, fifth and ninth with Military Hawk, B. Charlie and Final Act in 1996; David Forster, who finished third, fourth and ninth with Makors Mark, Mike K and Advantage in 2001; and Jim Penney, who finished sixth, ninth and 10th with Flamethrowintexan, Turban and Sabertooth in 2005.