Main Sequence Returns in United Nations

Dual Eclipse winner Main Sequence (Aldebaran) makes his first start since returning from Dubai in Sunday’s GI United Nations S. at Monmouth Park, a “Win and You’re In” event for the GI Breeders’ Cup Turf. The Flaxman Holdings homebred burst onto the American turf scene with a scintillating victory in this race last year in his Stateside debut for trainer Graham Motion, and followed that with three more Grade I wins, including the Breeders’ Cup Turf. Kicking off this term with a win in Gulfstream’s GII Mac Diarmida S. Feb. 21, the chestnut was seventh last time against much tougher in the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic Mar. 28. The morning-line favorite will exit post six with regular rider Rajiv Maragh aboard. “He is a very professional horse and is always straight forward,” said Motion. “He’s had no problems since coming back from Dubai.” The champion’s arch rival Twilight Eclipse (Purim), second in last year’s U.N., reopposes here for trainer Tom Albertrani. Drawn on the rail with Paco Lopez in the irons, the West Point Thoroughbreds runner captured Belmont’s GI Man o’War May 9 and was seventh last time behind Slumber (GB) (Cacique {Ire}) in the GI Knob Creek Manhattan S. June 6. Michael Dubb, Sheep Pond Partners and Bethlehem Stables’s Slumber will break from post five for trainer Chad Brown with Irad Ortiz, Jr. at the controls.