Frostmourne remains on schedule for Hill Prince
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Annette Jasko
Green Lantern Stable's Frostmourne breezed four furlongs in 48.63 seconds on the Belmont turf track Sunday, keeping him on schedule for the Grade 3, $500,000 Hill Prince on October 7, trainer Christophe Clement said.
Owned by Green Lantern Stables, Frostmourne won his first two graded stakes this summer, capturing the Grade 2 Penn Mile before winning the Grade 3 Kent onJuly 15 at Delaware Park. Clement said he wanted to give the Speightstown colt a rest over the summer and added that Frostmourne has responded well.
"He's doing well and had a nice work this morning," he said. "He wasn't training as well in the summer, so we gave him some time off. He turned it around and he'd doing pretty well at the moment. I worked him last week and got a little bit more aggressive this week. We'll work him in company next week and he should be perfect for the Hill Prince."
Moygrare Stud Farm's Celestine breezed five furlongs in 1:01.42 on Big SandySunday, marking her last work before the Grade 3, $200,000 Noble Damsel on September 23. Clement also said that Disco Partner is on point for the $150,000 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational.
Owned by Green Lantern Stables, Frostmourne won his first two graded stakes this summer, capturing the Grade 2 Penn Mile before winning the Grade 3 Kent onJuly 15 at Delaware Park. Clement said he wanted to give the Speightstown colt a rest over the summer and added that Frostmourne has responded well.
"He's doing well and had a nice work this morning," he said. "He wasn't training as well in the summer, so we gave him some time off. He turned it around and he'd doing pretty well at the moment. I worked him last week and got a little bit more aggressive this week. We'll work him in company next week and he should be perfect for the Hill Prince."
Moygrare Stud Farm's Celestine breezed five furlongs in 1:01.42 on Big SandySunday, marking her last work before the Grade 3, $200,000 Noble Damsel on September 23. Clement also said that Disco Partner is on point for the $150,000 Belmont Turf Sprint Invitational.
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Harold Via, Jr.'s Hinterland looks to recover his top steeplechase form as he makes his second start of the year for trainer Jack Fisher in the ninth running of the Grade 1, $150,000 Lonesome Glory Handicap at 2 ½ miles on Thursday at Belmont Park.
In the Grade 1 Iroquois on May 13, the 9-year-old French-bred Poliglote gelding made his first start in nearly 20 months, finishing a distant second to stablemate and last year's Lonesome Glory winner Scorpiancer. Prior to that, Hinterland was a close second to Bob Le Beau in the 2015 edition of the race, only his second North American start for the Fisher barn.
Hinterland, carrying 152 pounds, will be ridden by Sean McDermott from post 5.
Fisher, who also sent out two-time champion steeplechaser Good Night Shirt to back-to-back Lonesome Glory wins in 2007-08, will also saddle Mr. Hot Stuff for Mrs. S. K. Johnston, Jr.
An 11-year-old gelding by Tiznow, Mr. Hot Stuff most recently finished seventh in the Grade 1 New York Turf Writers Cup on August 24 at Saratoga Race Course.
At 148 pounds, Mr. Hot Stuff will have the services of jockey Danny Mullins from post 6.
Modem will carry the field's high weight of 156 pounds for trainer Elizabeth Voss and owner Robert Kinsley. The British-bred 7-year-old Motivator gelding joined Voss' formidable operation in early summer and turned in a pair of runner-up efforts against Grade 1 competition at Saratoga, finishing second in both the New York Turf Writers and the A. P. Smithwick Memorial at the Spa.
Modem will be ridden by Jack Doyle from post 8.
Also on tap for the Lonesome Glory are Buttonwood Farm's All the Way Jose for Hall of Fame trainer Jonathon Sheppard; Smithwick hero Swansea Mile andSimenon, entered with blinkers for the first time, both from the Richard Hendricks barn for Rosbrian Farm; Irvin Naylor's Grade 2 winner Charminster, third in last year's running, for trainer Cyril Murphy; and Mighty Acorn Stable's Casino Markets for trainer Emma Lavelle.
Moscato will seek his fourth win in five starts as he competes against an eight-horse field in the $75,000 William Entenmann Memorial; the first of two steeplechase races to start Thursday's card at Belmont Park.
Owned by Bruton Street-US, Moscato is 3-4-1 in nine career jump races. The 6-year-old gelding, who made his first 21 career starts in England, has never finished worse than second in five starts since arriving in the United States for Fisher, posting three wins with two-runner up finished by less than two lengths combined.
Jockey Sean McDermott, who has been aboard for all of his North American starts, has the return call from post 6.
Fisher's other entrant, New Member, finished behind his stablemate in both of his Saratoga stakes races, posting back-to-back third-place efforts. Owned by Armata Stable, New Member will seek his first North American win in drawing post 2. Danny Mullins will ride.
Since finishing a disappointing seventh in the Jonathan Kiser, Robert Kinsley's No Wunder rebounded to finish second in a handicap at the Spa on August 9 before winning over the same course at 2 1/16 miles on August 31. Trained by Voss, No Wunder will be making his first Belmont appearance in almost two years, drawing the rail with jockey Jack Doyle.
Mutasaawy, the field's oldest horse at 7 years old, has won two in a row and will return to stakes company for the first time since the Secretariat Stakes on May 6 at Great Meadow. The Neil Morris trainee will exit post 5 with Darren Nagle.
Rounding out the field for the 2 ¼-mile race is Lachares, making his U.S. debut, from post 3; Surprising Soul, for trainer Richard Hendriks, in breaking from post 4; Zio Elio, trained by Kate Dalton, out of post 7; and Kensington Court, for trainer Julie Gomena, from the outside post.
In the Grade 1 Iroquois on May 13, the 9-year-old French-bred Poliglote gelding made his first start in nearly 20 months, finishing a distant second to stablemate and last year's Lonesome Glory winner Scorpiancer. Prior to that, Hinterland was a close second to Bob Le Beau in the 2015 edition of the race, only his second North American start for the Fisher barn.
Hinterland, carrying 152 pounds, will be ridden by Sean McDermott from post 5.
Fisher, who also sent out two-time champion steeplechaser Good Night Shirt to back-to-back Lonesome Glory wins in 2007-08, will also saddle Mr. Hot Stuff for Mrs. S. K. Johnston, Jr.
An 11-year-old gelding by Tiznow, Mr. Hot Stuff most recently finished seventh in the Grade 1 New York Turf Writers Cup on August 24 at Saratoga Race Course.
At 148 pounds, Mr. Hot Stuff will have the services of jockey Danny Mullins from post 6.
Modem will carry the field's high weight of 156 pounds for trainer Elizabeth Voss and owner Robert Kinsley. The British-bred 7-year-old Motivator gelding joined Voss' formidable operation in early summer and turned in a pair of runner-up efforts against Grade 1 competition at Saratoga, finishing second in both the New York Turf Writers and the A. P. Smithwick Memorial at the Spa.
Modem will be ridden by Jack Doyle from post 8.
Also on tap for the Lonesome Glory are Buttonwood Farm's All the Way Jose for Hall of Fame trainer Jonathon Sheppard; Smithwick hero Swansea Mile andSimenon, entered with blinkers for the first time, both from the Richard Hendricks barn for Rosbrian Farm; Irvin Naylor's Grade 2 winner Charminster, third in last year's running, for trainer Cyril Murphy; and Mighty Acorn Stable's Casino Markets for trainer Emma Lavelle.
Moscato will seek his fourth win in five starts as he competes against an eight-horse field in the $75,000 William Entenmann Memorial; the first of two steeplechase races to start Thursday's card at Belmont Park.
Owned by Bruton Street-US, Moscato is 3-4-1 in nine career jump races. The 6-year-old gelding, who made his first 21 career starts in England, has never finished worse than second in five starts since arriving in the United States for Fisher, posting three wins with two-runner up finished by less than two lengths combined.
Jockey Sean McDermott, who has been aboard for all of his North American starts, has the return call from post 6.
Fisher's other entrant, New Member, finished behind his stablemate in both of his Saratoga stakes races, posting back-to-back third-place efforts. Owned by Armata Stable, New Member will seek his first North American win in drawing post 2. Danny Mullins will ride.
Since finishing a disappointing seventh in the Jonathan Kiser, Robert Kinsley's No Wunder rebounded to finish second in a handicap at the Spa on August 9 before winning over the same course at 2 1/16 miles on August 31. Trained by Voss, No Wunder will be making his first Belmont appearance in almost two years, drawing the rail with jockey Jack Doyle.
Mutasaawy, the field's oldest horse at 7 years old, has won two in a row and will return to stakes company for the first time since the Secretariat Stakes on May 6 at Great Meadow. The Neil Morris trainee will exit post 5 with Darren Nagle.
Rounding out the field for the 2 ¼-mile race is Lachares, making his U.S. debut, from post 3; Surprising Soul, for trainer Richard Hendriks, in breaking from post 4; Zio Elio, trained by Kate Dalton, out of post 7; and Kensington Court, for trainer Julie Gomena, from the outside post.
Source: NYRA Communications
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