Daddy Is a Legend 'coming along nicely' for Saratoga's Lake Placid

Trainer George Weaver reported that multiple graded stakes winner Daddy Is a Legend exited Friday's turf breeze in good order as she tries for the Lake George-Lake Placid double on August 18.

On Friday, the Pennsylvania-bred Scat Daddy filly worked five furlongs in 1:01.40 over the Oklahoma turf course for the Grade 2, $300,000 Lake Placid at 1 1/8 miles on the grass.

"She's doing very good and worked really well yesterday," said Weaver.

Daddy Is a Legend was sent off as the 8-5 favorite in the Grade 3 Lake George on July 20, where she prevailed by two lengths to pick up her first victory of the year.

"She's been a nice filly all along, and on paper she looked she was the best horse in the race in the Lake George and she ran like it," he said.

Daddy Is a Legend won the Grade 3 Jimmy Durante last November and began her 2018 campaign with a fourth-place finish in the Grade 2 Appalachian in April at Keeneland. Following her 3-year-old debut, Daddy Is a Legend went on to finish third in the May 4 Grade 3 Edgewood at Churchill Downs and fourth in the Grade 3 Wonder Again on June 7 at Belmont Park before her win in the Lake George.

"We're looking forward to the rest of the season with her," said Weaver. "She's maintained her weight coming out of the Lake George and is coming along nicely for the Lake Placid, so we're excited."