Juddmonte’s homebred Mandaloun , winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby offered by Woodford Reserve (G1), is again on the Churchill Downs work tab following his ninth-place end in February’s $20 million Saudi Cup (G1).
“He labored a straightforward three-eighths final week and we got here again (Sunday) with simply a straightforward half-mile (in :49.20),” coach Brad Cox stated. “He obtained delayed coming again to Churchill from Saudi, so we simply needed to be straightforward on him for a short time and get him again going. We’ll begin to get extra severe within the subsequent few weeks.”
The 4-year-old Into Mischief colt began his 2022 marketing campaign Jan. 22 with a gutsy, three-quarters of a size victory over the late Midnight Bourbon within the $150,000 Louisiana Stakes (G3) at Truthful Grounds Racecourse & Slots. He has amassed a bankroll of greater than $2 million in 10 begins with a document of 6-1-1.
No quick race plans have been confirmed for Mandaloun, however one native choice he’s eligible for is the July 2 Stephen Foster (G2). The 1 1/8-mile occasion for older horses is a “Win and You are In” for the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Traditional (G1) at Keeneland Nov. 5.
Nominations to the Stephen Foster shut June 18, and one of many early probables is Roadrunner Racing, Boat Racing, Strauss Bros Racing, and Gainesway Thoroughbreds’ Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1) runner-up Sizzling Rod Charlie , based on coach Doug O’Neill.
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