Clement 2-year-olds Frostmourne and Joust breeze for Pilgrim

Trainer Christophe Clement breezed a pair of promising juveniles Sunday morning in advance of their expected starts in Saturday's Grade 3, $200,000 Pilgrim: Green Lantern Stables' Frostmourne and Robert S. Evans' Joust.

A son of Speightstown, Frostmourne won his debut closing week at Saratoga by 2 ¼ lengths in besting a field of eight. Working over the Belmont turf course he completed  half-mile in :50.

"He had a nice work," said Clement. "He won impressively in his one start at Saratoga and the plan at the moment is to run in the Pilgrim with Manny Franco aboard."

Joust, a daughter of War Front, will be facing the boys in the Pilgrim.  Third in her debut on August 7 at Saratoga, she returned to break her maiden at Kentucky Downs on September 11.

"A nice work this morning for her as well," said Clement of Joust, who went a half in :49 3/5 on the turf. "The plan as of now is to run in the Pilgrim with Irad Ortiz, Jr. aboard."

Jump Sucker Stables' French-bred Blacktype, who has won her last three starts, set a course record at Laurel Park on Saturday in the Grade 2 Commonwealth Turf Cup and returned to Belmont in good order, according to Clement.

"She's getting better all the time, said Clememt. "We're going to enjoy this for a day or two before deciding where to go from here but it's been fun."

Lastly, Clement said Governor Malibu, who finished fifth in the Grade 1 Travers, would likely see his next start on New York Showcase Day, Saturday, October 22, in the $300,000 Empire Classic.

Source: NYRA Communications