Block Readies No Fault of Mine and Nobody's Fault for Arlington

Trainer Chris Block is expected to have three stakes entries at Arlington International Racecourse on Aug. 13 for the International Festival of Racing. Runner-up in the Grade III Arlington Matron on May 28, Lothenbach Stables’ homebred No Fault of Mine is being pointed to the Grade I $700,000 Beverly D. to be run at 1 3/16 miles on the turf. The 4-year-old daughter of Blame put in a final work on Aug. 6 alongside Block’s Grade III Pucker Up Stakes contender Nobody’s Fault, a 3-year-old filly by Blame from the same family as No Fault of Mine. The two worked over the turf course around the dogs, covering four furlongs in 51.4 seconds.

“She’s training well,” Block said of No Fault of Mine. “I’m thinking she stacks up in [the Beverly D.] competitively enough that we deserve a shot. [Nobody’s Fault]’s sister Vacare won the [Grade I Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup] which was 1 1/8 miles. [Being by Blame] I think will help carry her the extra sixteenth of a mile.”

William Buick, flying in to ride Tryster (IRE) in the Grade I Arlington Million, is expected to take the mount on No Fault of Mine. C. H. Marquez will ride Nobody’s Fault.

Block will also send out Fortino, Inc.’s 3-year-old colt Yo Carm in the Bruce D. Memorial Stakes going a mile on the main track. Yo Carm broke his maiden at Arlington last summer and kicked off the 2016 season with another win at Tampa Bay Downs in January. He has finished off the board in three starts against graded-stakes company since then. Yo Carm worked five furlongs over the Polytrack on Aug. 6 in 1:02.20. Robby Albarado is expected to ride the son of Flatter.

“I’ve never run him on synthetic so I have no idea [what to expect],” Block said. “He’s a big heavy horse and he doesn’t get across soft [turf]very good. I’m not quite sure what his best surface is. We thought it might be dirt after running at Tampa [Bay Downs], but he hasn’t really proved that he can run against better horses on it. We are trying to find where he fits. Here in our backyard we have a 3-year-old race, so we’ll take a shot there. He’s doing fine and he’ll get to stay in his own age group.”

Source: Arlington Park