Lansdon Robbins and partners’ DANGER TO SOCIETY (Harlan’s Holiday) continues
to work toward a hoped-for rebound in a major stakes with his latest drill
coming Saturday morning at Gulfstream Park.
With exercise rider/jockey Mario Madrid in the saddle, the bay breezed six
furlongs in 1:12 2/5 in his third workout since finishing seventh in the Holy
Bull S. (G3) on January 31. Prior to that nine-furlong test, the three-year-old
had broken his maiden in his debut and captured an allowance.
“We were looking for a good, easy six-furlong breeze and it looks like we got
it,” said trainer Richard Dutrow, who was sent the colt a few days after the
Holy Bull, in which he was the 9-5 favorite for trainer Ken McPeek.
Dutrow has tentatively penciled in the Wood Memorial (G1) on April 4 at
Aqueduct for Danger to Society’s next start. The $750,000 Florida Derby (G1) on
March 28 is also an option, depending on the strength of the field.
“We’re looking at the Wood because the Florida Derby looks like it’s coming
up really tough,” Dutrow explained. “If some of the major players in there were
to fall out, we’d be ready to go.”