As first reported by the Daily Racing Form's David Grening, MGSP Madaket Road (Quality Road) will be pointed to the GII Pat Day Mile on the Kentucky Derby undercard instead of the marquee race that Saturday.
After working Friday morning at Santa Anita, where he posted a five furlong move in 1:00.80 (13.32), Madaket Road will now be pointed to the Pat Day and will ship to Churchill Downs with stablemates 'TDN Rising Stars' MGISW Citizen Bull (Into Mischief) and GSW Rodriguez (Authentic).
“That's sort of been our goal all along, that's a better distance for him,” Baffert told the DRF.
With Madaket Road being removed from the line up, the door opens for SW & MGSP Built (Hard Spun), but the connections are also reportedly considering the Pat Day Mile for that one as well. GISP Neoequos (Neolithic), MSP Render Judgment (Blame), and GISP Baeza (McKinzie) are next in line with the Neoequos and Baeza camps already confirming their intent to run if the spots open up.
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