In her first work since capturing the Kentucky Oaks, Untapable breezed five
furlongs in 1:01 2/5 at Churchill Downs on Monday morning in preparation for the
June 28 Mother Goose at Belmont Park.
Trained by Steve Asmussen, the filly posted fractions of :12 4/5, :25 3/5,
:37 3/5 and :49 3/5 before galloping out six furlongs in 1:14 1/5 and
seven-eighths of a mile in 1:28 4/5.
“The Mother Goose is our next target,” Asmussen said. “She breezed
beautifully Monday morning and she’s a tremendously talented filly.”
Unlike some of her rivals from the May 2 Oaks, Untapable is bypassing the
one-mile Acorn on June 7 for the Mother Goose, which is run at the distance of 1
1/16 miles.
“There’s a lot left on her docket for the year,” Asmussen said. “We want to
keep her stretched out and we want to keep her in the rhythm that she’s in that
has allowed her to have so much success this year.”
When asked if Untapable could meet males somewhere down the road, Asmussen
said: “We don’t rule out running against the boys but there are a lot of options
out there for her. Right now, tentatively, we have the Mother Goose, the
Coaching Club American Oaks and the Alabama which are all tremendous spots for
her coming up on the calendar.”
The Coaching Club American Oaks is a 1 1/8-mile contest on July 20 and the 1
1/4-mile Alabama is August 16, both at Saratoga.
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