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Silver Train might skip Breeders' Cup Sprint
While leaving the door open for a change of plans, trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. said he currently has no intention of trying for a repeat in the TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) with Silver Train.
Dutrow's objectives for the four-year-old Old Trieste colt are the Vosburgh Stakes (G1) on October 7 at Belmont Park and the Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) on November 25 at Aqueduct.
Silver Train is undefeated in his last five starts at Belmont, including a head victory over Taste of Paradise in the 2005 Sprint and wins this year in the Metropolitan (G1) and Tom Fool (G2) Handicaps.
Dutrow said he thinks Silver Train would be out of his element in this year's Sprint at Churchill Downs on November 4.
"I'm not interested in that race at all for Silver Train," Dutrow said on Monday. "I'm not even thinking about it. It's not even in my vocabulary. His game is Belmont Park, and I don't want to take him out of his game. To take him to another track going [six furlongs], which I know is not his game anyway, I don't see it working out."
Dutrow said he would be comfortable running Silver Train in the Cigar Mile at Aqueduct, his home track and where he finished second in a six-furlong optional-claiming race on April 20 in a prep for the Met Mile.
"I know that he likes the outer track [at Aqueduct], so I would take a chance on [the Cigar Mile]," said Dutrow, who trains Silver Train for Kassem Masri's Four Roses Thoroughbreds. "But ultimately, it's the owner's call. If he really wants to go to the Breeders' Cup, I won't put up a fight. He will know what's on my mind, but I'm easy to deal with."
Silver Train received some down time after his win in the Tom Fool by a neck over War Front.
"He's as happy as he can be, living life like Riley," Dutrow said. "He got a little R and R, just jogging, and he loves it. He's in total control of things right now."
Silver Wagon will represent Dutrow and Four Roses in the Forego Stakes (G1) on September 2 at Saratoga. The 2003 Hopeful Stakes (G1) winner worked five furlongs in 1:00.07 on Monday at Saratoga.
Dutrow might also start Grade 3 winner Kazoo in the Forego.
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Kinda lame, but at least they admit he's not that effective elsewhere.
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