Bay Shore Winner Unified Appears to Have a Bright Future

Centennial Farms' Grade 3 Bay Shore hero Unified is in good shape in his stall at Belmont Park the morning after a three-length romp in his stakes debut on Saturday, according to trainer Jimmy Jerkens' assistant Kent Sweezey.

"He's good. He's his normal self this morning," Sweezey reported. "He's an easy horse, pretty laid back."

Coming into the Bay Shore with an eye-catching maiden score at Gulfstream Park to his credit, Unified's February unveiling proved to be an apt precursor to this weekend's follow-up test, where the lightly raced son of Candy Ride dispatched his rivals early and led every step of the way.

"He got a little keyed up in the paddock, but he wasn't being bad. He was just being a boy," Sweezey said of the colt's pre-race energy. "He didn't sweat a drop and once he got to the track, he calmed down. He got out there and it was like a light switch went on."

Sweezey said Unified's connections haven't decided on the next race for the $325,000 yearling purchase.