Always in a Tiz, most recently ninth in the Wood Memorial, breezed five
furlongs in 1:01 Saturday morning at Belmont Park for a possible start in either
the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes on June 8 or the $150,000 Easy Goer on
the Belmont undercard.
Jockey David Cohen was up for the move, the second-fastest of eight on the
fast main track.
“He worked well this morning, and galloped out well,” said Dominick Schettino,
who trains Always in a Tiz for MeB Racing Stables and Brooklyn Boyz Stables. “I
will speak to the owners tonight and we’ll make a final decision after that.”
The Tiznow colt, a maiden winner at Saratoga, was second to Vyjack in the
Traskwood overnight stakes as a two-year-old. Prior to the Wood he was third in
the Smarty Jones and fifth in the Southwest, both at Oaklawn Park.
A decision on the Belmont status of Frac Daddy, who worked four furlongs in a
bullet :47 4/5 Saturday at Churchill Downs, likely would be made by Monday,
trainer Ken McPeek said by phone on Saturday.
“I’m going to watch him train at Churchill the next couple of days and we’ll
decide Monday,” McPeek said. “He seems to be going in the right direction. He’s
a really talented horse who had a lot of issues all spring, but I think he’s
beyond them now and we like the distance.”
Runner-up to Belmont rival Overanalyze in the Arkansas Derby, Frac Daddy most
recently finished 16th in the Kentucky Derby. His trainer saddled Sarava to a
70-1 upset in the 2002 Belmont.
A number of Belmont Stakes hopefuls will have key workouts at Belmont Park
Sunday morning, including Kentucky Derby winner Orb and five prospective runners
from trainer Todd Pletcher.
Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey said that Orb will run in the 1 1/2-mile
Belmont if he breezes well Sunday. The Malibu Moon colt will go out at 6 a.m.
(EDT) with regular exercise rider Jennifer Patterson aboard.
Pletcher will send out Revolutionary, Palace Malice, Overanalyze, Midnight
Taboo and the filly Unlimited Budget in as-yet-to-be-determined squads at 6 a.m.
and 8:45 a .m. on the main track. The first three are definite for Saturday’s
race, with the status of Unlimited Budget and Midnight Taboo dependent on how
they work.
Incognito, who joined the Belmont field last week, will breeze after the
second renovation break on the training track with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard,
trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said.
Giant Finish, currently based at Fair Hill, will ship to Belmont Park for a
Monday morning breeze, trainer Tony Dutrow said on Saturday.
“The people who own him want to give him the chance to show what he can do in
the Belmont Stakes,” said Dutrow, who added that Giant Finish will breeze on the
main track after the renovation break.
Owned by a partnership headed by Andrew Cohen’s Sunrise Stables, Giant Finish
placed in the John Battaglia Memorial and the Spiral at Turfway Park in March
before finishing 10th in the Kentucky Derby. Last Monday, the New York-bred son
of Frost Giant breezed four furlongs in :49 1/5 at Fair Hill.
“There’s nothing remarkable (about Giant Finish),” Dutrow said. “He’s a
straightforward boy who tries his best. I’m not seeing anything different from
him (since the Kentucky Derby).”
Peter Pan winner Freedom Child is likely to gallop and work “a little” on
Monday, according to trainer Tom Albertrani. Vyjack, winner of the Gotham and
the Jerome, will breeze either Monday or Tuesday, trainer Rudy Rodriguez
reported.
Preakness winner Oxbow and stablemate Will Take Charge, who completed their
serious preparations at Churchill Downs, will arrive by van at Belmont Park
Monday evening, as will Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
Trainer Dallas Stewart said that Derby runner-up Golden Soul, who breezed
five furlongs at Churchill in 1:00 2/5 on Thursday, will be flown to New York on
Tuesday.
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