Unstoppable U, who in his third career start finished sixth in the 1 1/2-mile
Belmont Stakes, will likely return to the races June 30 in the Grade 2 Dwyer at
Belmont Park. The gray son of Exchange Rate will have his first breeze since the
Belmont either Saturday or Sunday in preparation for the 1 1/8-mile Dwyer, said
Ken McPeek’s assistant, Lars Becdelamotte.
“He’s been doing great since the Belmont,” said Becdelamotte of Unstoppable
U, who is owned by Susan McPeek and Mojallali Stables, Inc.
“He was more mad than anything else. He missed the break and got tangled up
with another horse and it was the first time he’d ever been behind horses, first
time around two turns, 1 1/2 miles … I thought he ran a pretty good race,
considering everything.”
Unstoppable U broke his maiden over a sloppy six furlongs at Aqueduct on
March 31, and returned on April 27 to take a one-mile optional claimer at
Belmont.
“We’ll see how he does in the Dwyer,” said Becdelamotte. “If he runs well,
then he can take the next step to other stakes races.”
Unstoppable U is expected to face Teeth of the Dog, a 3 3/4-length winner of
the Easy Goer on the Belmont Stakes undercard, and Preakness fourth-place
finisher Zetterholm. Monarchic and Morgan’s Guerilla are also probable, with
Done Talking questionable.
Belmont Park will present two graded stakes in addition to the Dwyer next
weekend: the Grade 2 New York on June 30 and the Grade 3 Bed o’ Roses Handicap
on July 1.
The New York — for fillies and mares at 1 1/4 miles on turf — is expected
to serve as the North American debut for Banimpire, a five-time Group stakes
winner in England and Ireland who was purchased for approximately $3.1 million
at auction in Ireland last November by new owner Martin Schwartz.
Slated to face the 2011 Group 1 Irish Oaks runner-up are Aruna, Hit It Rich,
and Principal Role, the top three from Belmont’s Grade 2 Sheepshead Bay on May
26; Mystical Star, who was third under the wire in the Sheepshead Bay before
being disqualified and placed eighth; The Underling, a distant third in the
Heatherten overnight stakes on May 2 at Belmont; and Upperline, winner of two
straight Grade 3 races. Laughing is questionable.
Tamarind Hall will aim for a repeat victory in the Bed o’ Roses, a
six-furlong dash for fillies and mares. Now trained by David Fawkes for owner
Brinker Hill Farm, Tamarind Hall won the 2011 Bed o’ Roses for Jeremiah
Englehart and owner Eklektikos. Catch a Thief, Catinatree, and Island Bound are
slated to face Tamarind Hall, with Aquitania, C C’s Pal, and Honchis’n Ponchis
also under consideration.
Bet Horseracing Free Online at TwinSpires.com