Work All Week, Wildcat Red drill bullets ahead of Smile
Sprint
“He went great,” trainer Roger Brueggemann said. “He’s ready.”
Work All Week capped his 2014 Eclipse Award-winning season with a half-length
Aristides winner Alsvid (Officer) is also scheduled to ship from Kentucky for
In other Smile news, trainer Jose Garoffalo said Sunday morning that Honors
“I’m going to go with Castellano,” Garoffalo said. “We’re happy to have him
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Castellano, the reigning three-time Championship Meet titlist, has ridden
Wildcat Red once, guiding the Florida-bred colt to a 4 3/4-length romp in the
seven-furlong Hutcheson (G3) at Gulfstream in 2014.
Wildcat Red was confirmed for the six-furlong Smile Sunday morning following
a bullet five-furlong breeze at Gulfstream Park.
“He went great,” said Garoffalo, whose colt captured the Fountain of Youth
(G2) and finished a close-up second in the Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream last
year. “He loves this track.”
The four-year-old, who hasn’t raced since finishing off the board in the
Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream on January 17, was timed in 1:00 1/5 —
the fastest clocking of 12 recorded at the five-furlong distance.
“Mentally, he’s more focused. Physically, he’s a lot stronger and is more
muscled,” Garoffalo said. “He’s doing everything easier like he did before. He’s
ready to get back.”
In addition to Castellano, Victor Espinoza is slated to ride on the $1.175
million Summit of Speed program, highlighted by the Smile and $250,000 Princess
Rooney (G2), a Breeders’ Cup “Win & You’re In” for the Filly & Mare Sprint.
Espinoza, who rode American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) for a 2015 Triple
Crown sweep, will sign autographs prior to the program. He is slated to ride
City of Weston (Holy Bull) in the Smile Sprint among other mounts on the card,
which also includes the $150,000 Azalea (G3) and $150,000 Carry Back (G3) and
five other stakes.
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