Shancelot, Sharing lead Wednesday's graded stakes works
Grade 2 winner Shancelot, now in the Steve Asmussen barn, returned to work for the first time in 108 days as he drilled a swift four furlongs in :48.00 at Fair Grounds on Wednesday morning. The speedy sprinter is gearing up for a 2021 campaign.
Sharing, the 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner worked six furlongs in 1:13.20 at Fair Hill for trainer Graham Motion. She is targeting Del Mar's Matriarch (G1) on Nov. 28 for her next start.
View all of Wednesday's graded stakes workers below:
Jolie Olimpica (BRZ) (Drosselmeyer) a Grade 2 winner (2020 Monrovia) worked 6 furlongs in 1:13.6 at Del Mar on Wednesday morning. It was the only work at the distance. Her previous work was 9 days ago going 4 furlongs at Santa Anita Park. In her last start she placed second in the Jenny Wiley (G1) going 1 1/16 miles on the turf at Keeneland on July 11 for trainer Richard E. Mandella.
Sharing (Speightstown) a Grade 1 winner (2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf) worked 6 furlongs in 1:13.2 at Fair Hill on Wednesday morning. It was the only work at the distance. Her previous work was 9 days ago going 5 furlongs at Fair Hill. In her last start she won the Edgewood (G2) going 1 mile on the turf at Churchill Downs on Sept. 4 for trainer Graham Motion.
Henley's Joy (Kitten's Joy) a Grade 1 winner (2019 Belmont Derby Invitational) worked 5 furlongs in 1:03.8 at Fair Grounds on Wednesday morning. It was the 28th fastest of 34 works at the distance. This is his first work since his last race. In his last start he placed 10th in the Elkhorn (G2) going 1 1/2 miles on the turf at Keeneland on July 12 for trainer Steve Asmussen.
Shancelot (Shanghai Bobby) a Grade 2 winner (2019 Amsterdam) worked 4 furlongs in 48.0 at Fair Grounds on Wednesday morning. It was the fifth fastest of 44 works at the distance. His previous work was 108 days ago going 5 furlongs at Churchill Downs. In his last start he placed second in the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) going 6 furlongs on the main track at Santa Anita Park on Nov. 2, 2019, for trainer Jorge Navarro.
Chaos Theory (Curlin) a Grade 3 winner (2020 Green Flash H.) worked 4 furlongs in 48.2 at Santa Anita Park on Wednesday morning. It was the third fastest of 33 works at the distance. His previous work was 11 days ago going 4 furlongs at Keeneland. In his last start he placed fourth in the Woodford (G2) going 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf at Keeneland on Oct. 3 for trainer John Sadler.
Campaign (Curlin) a two time Grade 3 winner (2019 Cougar II 2019 Tokyo City Cup) worked 5 furlongs in 1:01.0 at Santa Anita Park on Wednesday morning. It was the seventh fastest of 23 works at the distance. His previous work was 7 days ago going 5 furlongs at Santa Anita Park. In his last start he placed second in the Temperence Hill going 1 1/2 miles on the main track at Oaklawn Park on March 13 for trainer John Sadler.
Tuesday's Graded Stakes Works
Next Shares (Archarcharch) a Grade 1 winner (2018 Shadwell Turf Mile) worked 4 furlongs in 50.0 at Del Mar on Tuesday morning. It was the third fastest of 7 works at the distance. His previous work was 10 days ago going 4 furlongs at Del Mar. In his last start he placed seventh in the John Henry Turf Championship (G2) going 1 1/4 miles on the turf at Santa Anita Park on Sept. 26 for trainer Richard Baltas.
Channel Cat (English Channel) a Grade 2 winner (2019 Bowling Green) worked 5 furlongs in 1:02.0 at Keeneland on Tuesday morning. It was the fastest of 2 works at the distance. His previous work was 8 days ago going 5 furlongs at Keeneland. In his last start he placed fourth in the Pan American (G2) going 1 1/2 miles on the turf at Gulfstream Park on March 28 for trainer Todd Pletcher.
Lanier (Lewis Michael) a Grade 3 winner (2019 Hanshin Cup) worked 4 furlongs in 50.6 at Penn National on Tuesday morning. It was the 13th fastest of 17 works at the distance. This is his first work since his last race. In his last start he placed won an allowance race going 1 1/16 miles on the synthetic at Presque Isle Downs on Oct. 12 for trainer Brett Santangelo.
Fly On Angel (Palace Malice) a Grade 3 winner (2020 Charles Town Oaks) worked 4 furlongs in 50.0 at Parx Racing on Tuesday morning. It was the 34th fastest of 42 works at the distance. Her previous work was 16 days ago going 4 furlongs at Parx Racing. In her last start she placed sixth in the Miss Preakness (G3) going 6 furlongs on the main track at Pimlico on Oct. 3 for trainer Claudio A. Gonzalez.