Postulation targets American St. Leger

Runnymede Racing LLC’s Postulation, the six-length winner of the Cape Henlopen Stakes at Delaware Park on July 8, will target the Grade III American St. Leger at Arlington International Racecourse for his next start according to trainer Edward Graham. The 5-year-old son of Harlan’s Holiday led from gate to wire of the 1½-miles turf event, which was his second try at that distance after failing to menace in the Grade III Sycamore Stakes at Keeneland last October.

 

“When he ran at Keeneland, Trevor [McCarthy] told me after that he should keep him closer next time, that the horse fought him too much,” said Graham. “When Alex [Cintron] rode him [in the Cape Henlopen], he just let him go to the front, and he had enough to kick away in the end. He likes to be close to the action.”

 

Bred in Kentucky by Juddmonte Farms, Postulation began his racing career in Ireland before being transferred to the United States and purchased by Runnymede Racing LLC. The gelding has faced Arlington Handicap winner and likely Million contender Ghost Hunter three times and lost, but it has only boosted Graham’s confidence in the gelding tackling the 1 11/16-miles turf stake at Arlington.

 

“He’s doing great,” said Graham. “Knock on wood, everything will stay on schedule and we’ll head to Chicago.”

 

Graham will work the gelding twice more prior to his possible start in the American St. Leger. In 2014 Graham used the Cape Henlopen Stakes as a springboard for his Arlington Million contender Hardest Core, who went on to win and earned the trainer his first graded-stakes victory.