Withers S. (G3) runner-up El Kabeir (Scat Daddy) came out of Saturday’s race
“So far, so good,” said Terranova, who trains El Kabeir for Zayat Stables.
After dueling with pacesetter Classy Class (Discreetly Mine) for much of the
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“I thought it was a good effort,” Terranova said. “We were second best, but
(El Kabeir) put in a good, solid effort. He’s an ultra-consistent horse,
hopefully we can take that next jump forward in his next race.”
According to Terranova, El Kabeir’s next race is likely to come in the
$400,000 Gotham S. (G3) on March 7.
Following Classy Class’s third-place finish in the Withers, trainer Kiaran
McLaughlin spoke Sunday morning from his Florida base.
“He ran very well (in the Withers),” McLaughlin said. “He was engaged early
by El Kabeir and they fought a hard battle for most of the race, setting it up
nicely for (Far From Over). Once (Far From Over) stumbled coming out of the
gate, I thought we were going to make an easy lead, but Chucky (Lopez, aboard El
Kabeir) came after us early. All things considered, we were pleased with the
effort.”
Classy Class came into the Withers off a fourth place-finish in in the Remsen
S. (G2) on November 29 at Aqueduct — his first start around two turns — in
which he raced wide for most of the way on an inside favoring track. Classy
Class is still possible for the Gotham, according to McLaughlin.
“We had a little hiccup before the Jerome that forced us to miss the race.
We’d like to see how he does after a full month of training with no setbacks,”
he said.
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