Gio Ponti Finds World Cup Prep

American turf champion Gio Ponti is likely to run in Florida later this month in preparation for another tilt at the Dubai World Cup, for which he is a best-priced 10-1 with British bookmakers.

Trainer Christophe Clement is eyeing the Canadian Turf Stakes, a Grade 3 event on Sunday February 27 at Gulfstream Park.

"He's doing very well," Clement told the Daily Racing Form. "He'll breeze back at Payson Park on Saturday, after which I'll make a final decision, but at the moment the plan is to bring him back in the Canadian."

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