Withers Trifecta Exits Race Well

The top three finishers from Saturday’s GIII Withers S.–Far From Over (Blame), El Kabeir (Scat Daddy) and Classy Class (Discretely Mine) have exited the race in fine form, according to their conditioners. “[Far From Over came out in good shape, ate everything up today,” said Byron Hughes, assistant to trainer Todd Pletcher. “I talked to Todd this morning and there are no immediate plans for him, but it looks like he’ll be staying in New York.” 

John Terranova, conditioner of runner-up El Kabeir was also pleased with how his charge exited the affair. “So far, so good,” Terranova said of the Zayat colorbearer. “He cooled out really well after the race and is a nice, sound horse.” 
“I thought it was a good effort,” Terranova continued. “We were second best, but [El Kabeir] put in a good, solid effort. If you look at the numbers, he’s earned Beyer Speed Figures of 94, 95, and 93 for his last three races. He’s an ultra-consistent horse, hopefully we can take that next jump forward in his next race.” 

Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin was also satisfied with the third-place effort from Cheyenne Stable’s Classy Class. “He ran very well,” said McLaughlin. “He was engaged early by El Kabeir and they fought a hard battle for most of the race, setting it up nicely for Far From Over. Once Far From Over stumbled coming out of the gate, I thought we were going to make an easy lead, but Chucky [Lopez, aboard El Kabeir] came after us early. All things considered, we were pleased with the effort.”