Breeders' Cup Juvenile Winner Fierceness Works for Holy Bull
Updated: January 13, 2024 at 8:50 pm
Repole Stable's 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light), the favorite to be named champion 2-year-old male of 2023 following his dominant victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita, remains on track to make his sophomore debut in the GIII Holy Bull S. Feb. 3 at Gulfstream Park.
He posted his second work of the new year Saturday at Palm Beach Downs, breezing five furlongs in 1:01.17 (8/12).
“He worked super this morning and everything is going according to plan, so far,” Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher said. “We're targeting the Holy Bull.”
He continued, “We like the little bit of space to the (GI Curlin) Florida Derby (Mar. 30), and we like the five weeks from the Florida Derby to Kentucky. We've still got a long way to go, but so far it's going according to plan.”
Work of the Day from #PalmBeachDowns—Locked (Outside), 1:01.27, and Fierceness, 1:01.17, worked 5 Furlongs on January 13th, 2024, for trainer @PletcherRacing. pic.twitter.com/pAxEW0B26o
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