Osborne Ready to Serve Up Toast

Last year’s G2 UAE Derby winner Toast of New York (Thewayyouare) is taking his preparations for a return trip to Dubai for the Mar. 28 G1 Dubai World Cup in stride, according to trainer Jamie Osborne, and will likely be partnered by jockey Frankie Dettori in a racetrack gallop in the next couple weeks. 

“He went to Kempton on Tuesday and worked well and he’ll probably go back the week after next, but we’ll talk to Frankie and see what fits in with him,” Osborne said. “We’re very happy with the horse at home. We put him through a fairly high-intensity regime when he’s building up for a race and he’s in the middle of that at the moment. He’s cantering every day, he’ll have a couple more gallops at home and we’ll keep moving forward with him.” 

Osborne added, “He is a big horse now. He’s put on a lot of muscle in the right places over the winter.” 

After last year’s UAE Derby victory, Toast of New York shipped to Belmont for the GI Belmont Derby. He finished only sixth and connections discovered in hindsight he was suffering from a virus. Toast of New York redeemed himself when second to Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}) in the GI Pacific Classic next out in August, and ran out of his skin when second by a nose to Bayern (Offlee Wild) in the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic. 

The now 4-year-old was recently purchased by Al Shaqab Racing, and that operation’s retained rider Frankie Dettori will replace Jamie Spencer, who has ridden Toast of New York in all but two of his eight starts.