Conditioner Dallas Stewart, known for his recent on-the-board finishes in Classics with unsung longshots, is considering entering a pair of recent maiden breakers in the June 11 GI Belmont S. Seeking the Soul (Perfect Soul {Ire}) was a third-out victor from close up at Churchill Downs in his first route try May 29, while fellow Chuck Fipke homebred Forever d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro), a daughter of GI Kentucky Oaks heroine Lemons Forever (Lemon Drop Kid) and half to Grade I-winning full sisters Unbridled Forever (Unbridled's Song) and Forever Unbridled, rallied from out of the clouds to get up by a nose at Big Sandy the same afternoon.
“I don't know where we're at right now,” the veteran horseman said. “It's just something that we're giving some thought. It's the Belmont so it's going to be a tough race, but these are two really nice colts that we've thought highly of all spring and have had to take our time with, so we're just kicking around the idea.”
Stewart continued, “Seeking the Soul ran so fast the other day and we think he's a quality horse. The other horse [Forever d'Oro] broke his maiden at Belmont, looked great doing it and has a great pedigree. They're both nice horses.”
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