Goldberg Expecting Tannery to Rebound

Grade I winner Tannery - one of six with victories at the highest level expected for the Grade I $750,000 Beverly D. - enters Saturday's race with something to prove for owner Richard Santulli and trainer Alan Goldberg.  A perplexing last of 10 in the Grade I Diana Stakes at Saratoga last out, Tannery is back against many of those players again at Arlington International Racecourse.

"She's doing well," Goldberg said.  "She's not running well in the afternoons, but she's training great.  She likes to train - she can be a little stubborn, but obviously that's part of what makes her a good horse.  She's training like she was before (the Diana); I hope she runs better."

A closing filly, the daughter of Dylan Thomas contested the pace last time and slowly faltered to the tail end of field at The Spa.  The effort came after an excellent second to Riposte in the Grade II New York Stakes at Belmont Park.

"She's kind of a one-run filly; last race she ran from the start to the seven-eighths," Goldberg laughed.  

"She's a better filly than that.  In the (New York Stakes) she was as good as the winner.  I think she got stuck in there and the other filly got the jump on her.  She's been training great all year and I think she belongs with good horses."

According to the conditioner, the bay mare will arrive on Tuesday afternoon from Saratoga and will have a new rider in Robby Albarado in the irons.