Churchill Downs Racing Club's Warrior's Club (Warrior's Reward), winner of the inaugural Spendthrift Stallion S. Oct. 30, breezed a half-mile in :47.60 (2/22) at Churchill Downs Wednesday morning and is possible to make his next appearance in the $200,000 GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. beneath the Twin Spires Nov. 26.
The dark bay colt was clocked in sectional times of :12.60 and :24 before galloping out five-eighths of a mile in 1:01.80.
“The work was really well,” trainer D. Wayne Lukas said. “The time was a bit quicker than I had anticipated, but I found out later that the track was fast and there were about five or six :47-and-changes. I was pleased with it. We're wanting to keep him on edge and he just continues to impress everybody.”
The Hall of Fame trainer added, “I think that his best races are probably still in front of him. He continues every week to get us a little bit higher on him. It's amazing to think that we bought different horses in the sale and now the Racing Club horse is catching all the attention in the barn but that's great because we're making a lot more people happy than we had anticipated.”
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