Girvin turns in penultimate work for Travers
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Brad Grady's Grade 1 Haskell winner Girvin turned in his penultimate work for the Grade 1 Travers, breezing four furlongs in 50.45 seconds over the Oklahoma training track soon after the track opened at 5:30 a.m. Saturday.
With trainer Joe Sharp aboard for the move, the 3-year-old Tale of Ekati colt went the first quarter-mile in 24 4/5 and galloped out five furlongs in 1:04 1/5, according to NYRA clockers.
"He worked excellent," said Sharp. "He just went a maintenance half and he appears to come out of it super so far. We're all systems go.
"He'll come back and work next weekend, probably next Saturday, depending on the weather," he added. "He'll probably work in company for his last work before the Travers. We're still on the fence whether we're going to work over the main track or Oklahoma. He did gallop over the main track this week and will again this week. We'll make a decision as the week goes on."
Still recovering from a quarter-crack when he finished 13th in the Kentucky Derby, Girvin picked up his first Grade 1 victory by a nose over McCraken in the Haskell on July 30, following up on a close runner-up effort to Irap in the Grade 3 Ohio Derby in June, two rivals who are also targeting the 'Mid-Summer Derby.'
"It's like he knows he's getting good and he's getting more confident in himself physically and mentally," Sharp said of the colt's progression. "I think having a full shoe on and being able to go out on a daily basis on a normal regimen, he's just getting more confident in the routine and it's shown in his performance."
Source: NYRA Communications
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