Stonestreet Stables' Cavorting (Bernardini) exited her victory in Saturday's GI Personal Ensign S. in fine shape and could train up to the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff.
“We'll probably just go to the Breeders' Cup, we're not sure,” reported trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. “The [Oct. 1 GI] Beldame [at Belmont] is there and the [Oct. 9 GI] Spinster [at Keeneland] is there, but probably just to the Breeders' Cup.”
Cavorting, who captured last year's GI Test S., has won her last three starts: the GII Ruffian S., GI Ogden Phipps S. and the Personal Ensign.
“She's a top filly,” McLaughlin said. “She's definitely one of the best fillies I've ever trained, if not the best filly. To win graded stakes at two, three and four is quite impressive.”
McLaughlin added that Shadwell Stable's Mohaymen (Tapit), 11th in Saturday's GI Ketel One King's Bishop S., will likely get the rest of the year off.
“I really feel bad for the horse because he's a top horse and one of my favorites,” McLaughlin said of Mohaymen, who has lost his last four starts after opening his career with five consecutive wins. “Since the Florida Derby, it just seems like it's gone not so well. He can't talk but I feel a burden on my shoulders as I really love the horse. He's a quality animal, great pedigree, great mind. He can't talk to me but he's always not looked like I want him to look, like something isn't quite 100%. All of our horses carry more weight than that.”
McLaughlin is hopeful some time off will help Mohaymen return to top form.
“Many times from 3 to 4 stopping on them, we've seen a different horse come back to us, so [Shadwell vice president/general manger] Rick Nichols asked me to send him home as soon as we could,” the trainer commented. “I think that'll be huge, to just give him a break. We'll go over him good and then the break will help him a lot.”
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