Mind Your Biscuits has bullet work ahead of Belmont Sprint

Multiple Grade 1 winner Mind Your Biscuits emerged from Friday's bullet breeze in good shape as he nears his stateside return in the Grade 2, $350,000 Belmont Sprint Championship during the Stars & Stripes Festival on July 8, trainer Chad Summers reported Saturday morning.

A three-length winner of the Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan Racecourse last time out on March 25, Mind Your Biscuits covered five furlongs on the Belmont Park main track in 58.19 seconds under regular jockey Joel Rosario, the fastest of 10 at the distance. NYRA clockers caught the 4-year-old New York-bred through a quarter-mile in 22 seconds and a half in 45 2/5.

"[It was] a little bit faster than we were looking for, but he did it the right way," said Summers. "It was about as easy a 58 as there'll ever be. He galloped out 1:11. It was a good, fine dress rehearsal for what's going to come July 8. He's in the best form of his life. He came out of Dubai great. The time off was good for him. He's raring to go.

"When they work that fast you always have to be a little bit cautious," he added. "I came back to the barn about 9:45 last night just to make sure that the feed tub was empty and it was, and he walked good this morning. We're very excited about where we're at."

The breeze was the fourth for Mind Your Biscuits since settling into Summer's Belmont base in early May following a brief freshening at Taylor Made Farm in Kentucky. During his sophomore campaign last year, the chestnut son of Posse hit the board in eight of his nine starts, including victories in the Grade 2 Amsterdam at Saratoga Race Course and Grade 1 Malibu at Santa Anita Park, as well as a second-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Sprint.

"The biggest thing with him lately is his maturity," Summer said. "When he was a 2-year-old, he was very playful. Well, he still is, but he was a handful at 2, 3, until maybe after the Malibu, then he kind of settled down a little bit. Since he's turned 4, he's been so much more professional. He's been much easier on himself and on me, thankfully. Before, he used to beat me up pretty good.

"At the end of the day, we just think he's a remarkable horse," he added. "He's taken us to remarkable places and we're just excited that the ride continues. We're looking forward to getting him back to start the second half of the year."

Source: NYRA