McLaughlin Loaded for Breeders’ Cup
Updated: October 16, 2015 at 7:46 pm
Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin’s Breeders’ Cup string, led GI Wood Memorial S. hero Frosted (Tapit), breezed five furlongs in :59 at Greentree Training Center in Saratoga Friday morning. The GII Pennsylvania Derby hero will start next in the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic.
“He worked great,” McLaughlin said. “He couldn’t have gone better in :59 flat and up [six furlongs] in 1:12. We’re excited.”
He continued, “We wanted a good work this week. He’s put weight on since the Pennsylvania Derby. We were looking for something fast and next week he’ll go [four furlongs] in :48 or :49.”
Multiple GISW and ‘TDN Rising Star’ Wedding Toast (Street Sense) kept up with her Breeders’ Cup training regimen Thursday at Greentree, going four furlongs in :49.60 in advance of the GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff.
“She came out in great shape and looked great this morning,” McLaughlin said. “We didn’t want too much from her because she’s been going all year. We’ll work her again on Thursday and just try to keep her happy and healthy.”
He added, “I’m not concerned about shipping to Keeneland. She’s doing great and she’s a filly beat.”
The streaking ‘TDN Rising Star’ Cavorting (Bernardini), targeting the GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, also breezed Thursday, working four furlongs in :49.54 on the Belmont training track.
“The pony let her go a little bit early and she was pulled up a little quick, but we were happy with the way she trained,” McLaughlin said of the GI Test S. heroine.
McLaughlin added that recent GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. third Sentiero Italia (Medaglia d’Oro) is likely to enter the GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, while Tamarkuz (Speightstown) has been withdrawn from consideration for the GI Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile.