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Originally Posted by randallscott35
Good to know although 5/29 is a quick turnaround.
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I'm not so sure about that. Three weeks is a similar scenario to the 17 day turnaround that produced the just-missed effort April 3rd. And like this situation, he had missed some days of training for the March 18th race with a hock that was bothering him before turning in the sharp effort 2.5 weeks later. He came out of that March race dead fit, and they had trouble keeping him on the ground after it. He may be perfectly tight for a race on three weeks rest. Gary wants to see how he exited Saturday, but as of yesterday, it appears he came out of it great.
Obviously it would be deliriously fun to run on the Belmont undercard, but if he's ready for May 29, I'd imagine Gary would run him there if he wants to give the turf dash a try. You might in fact catch a field that is missing horses waiting for that June 5 Belmont Day spot. But I should note that the 7f race 5/29 is written as a substitute race, so there's no guarantee it gets used.