Cloud Computing on course for Jim Dandy

Preakness winner Cloud Computing continued his preparations towards a start in the Jim Dandy with a five-furlong breeze in 1:01.84 over the Belmont Park main track on Saturday morning.

With only four career starts, the son of Maclean's Music has raced exclusively against stakes competition since breaking his maiden at Aqueduct Racetrack last February, turning in respective second- and third-place finishes in the Grade 3 Gotham and Grade 2 Wood Memorial this spring.

"He looked very good," said trainer Chad Brown. "He galloped out well and is still on target for the Jim Dandy. I love where we're at with him."

Practical Joke, who is expected to make his first start since finishing fifth in the Kentucky Derby in next Saturday's Grade 3, $400,000 Dwyer visited the main track working in company with fellow multiple graded stakes runner Timeline as the pair of talented 3-year-olds completed four furlongs in 48.84 seconds. 

"Both of them worked perfect," said Brown. "It was Practical Joke's final work before the Dwyer and Timeline's first work since winning the [Grade 3] Pegasus and it went really well."

Juddmonte Farms' Paulassilverlining, who has won her last three starts with notable Grade 1 victories in the Madison Stakes at Keeneland and the Distaff at Churchill, breezed four furlongs in 50.42 seconds in company with Your Love, who is undefeated in two starts, most recently capturing an allowance on June 18 at Belmont.

"Paulassilverlining continues to train well," said Brown. "Right now, I'm pointing her to the [Grade 2, $200,000] Honorable Miss [July 26] and Your Love worked good as well. She's done everything right so far. I'm looking to point her to the [Grade 1, $500,000] Test [August 5]."

Leading Brown's turf contingent turning in Saturday works over the main track was Grade 3 Wonder Again winner New Money Honey, on target for the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Oaks, and Ticonderoga, pointing for the Grade 1, $1.2 million Belmont Derby, breezing four furlongs in 49.07 seconds in company. 

Lastly, multiple graded stakes winner Lady Eli and Grade 1 Longines Just a Game winner Antonoe worked in tandem, completing four furlongs in 49.86 seconds on the main track.

"They seem to be a good team," added Brown. "Both of them were moving well."

Source: NYRA Communications