Thursday works: Napoleon Solo leads graded winners on tab

Photo: Sue Kawczynski / Eclipse Sportswire

Napoleon Solo breezed five furlongs in 1:00.4 at Palm Meadows Training Center on Thursday morning. It was the fastest of four works at the distance.

The 3-year-old son of Liam's Map is trained by Chad Summers.

Napoleon Solo won the Champagne (G1) at Aqueduct on Oct. 4. The 3-year-old colt most recently ending up fifth in the Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream on Feb. 28. He has a career record of 3: 2-0-0 with earnings of $330,520 for owner Gold Square.

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Napoleon Solo was one of 11 graded-stakes winners with published works on Thursday.

Burnham Square (Liam's Map), a Grade 1 winner (2025 Blue Grass), worked four furlongs in 48.4 seconds at Palm Meadows on Thursday morning. It was the third fastest of 31 works at the distance. This was his first work since his last race. In his last start he placed second in an allowance race going 1 1/16 miles on the turf at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 28 for trainer Ian Wilkes.

Napoleon Solo (Liam's Map), a Grade 1 winner (2025 Champagne), worked five furlongs in 1:00.4 at Palm Meadows on Thursday morning. It was the fastest of four works at the distance. This was his first work since his last race. In his last start he placed fifth in the Fountain of Youth (G2) going 1 1/16 miles on the main track at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 28 for trainer Chad Summers.

Rhetorical (Not This Time), a Grade 1 winner (2025 Turf Mile), worked four furlongs in 48.9 seconds at Palm Meadows on Thursday morning. It was the fifth fastest of 31 works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Palm Meadows. In his last start he placed fourth in the Breeders' Cup Mile going one mile on the turf at Del Mar on Nov. 1 for trainer Will Walden.

Hit Show (Candy Ride), a two-time Grade 2 winner (2024 Fayette, 2024 Lukas Classic), worked five furlongs in 1:01.8 at Payson Park on Thursday morning. It was the fastest of 11 works at the distance. His previous work was five days ago going five furlongs at Payson Park. In his last start he won the Mineshaft Presented by Hagyard (G3) going 1 1/16 miles on the main track at Fair Grounds on Feb. 14 for trainer Brad Cox.

Agate Road (Quality Road), a Grade 2 winner (2023 Pilgrim), worked five furlongs in 1:00.3 at Palm Beach Downs on Thursday morning. It was the faster of two works at the distance. His previous work was six days ago going four furlongs at Palm Beach Downs. In his last start he placed 10th in the Fair Grounds (G3) going 1 1/8 miles on the turf at Fair Grounds on Feb. 14 for trainer Todd Pletcher.

Utah Beach (English Channel), a Grade 2 winner (2025 Elkhorn), worked five furlongs in 1:03.0 at Turfway Park on Thursday morning. It was the slowest of four works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Turfway Park. In his last start he placed third in the Sycamore (G2) going 1 1/2 miles on the turf at Keeneland on Oct. 10 for trainer Ignacio Correas.

Zany (American Pharoah), a Grade 2 winner (2025 Demoiselle), worked five furlongs in 1:00.3 at Palm Beach Downs on Thursday morning. It was the faster of two works at the distance. Her previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Palm Beach Downs. In her last start she won the Suncoast going one mile and 40 yards on the main track at Tampa Bay Downs on Feb. 7 for trainer Todd Pletcher.

Bold Journey (Hard Spun), a two-time Grade 3 winner (2026 Tom Fool, 2023 Fall Highweight Handicap), worked four furlongs in 50.0 seconds at Belmont Park on Thursday morning. It was the 12th fastest of 21 works at the distance. This was his first work since his last race. In his last start he won the Tom Fool (G3) going six furlongs on the main track at Aqueduct on Feb. 28 for trainer Bill Mott.

Dean Delivers (Cajun Breeze), a Grade 3 winner (2023 Smile Sprint), worked four furlongs in 48.4 seconds at Delaware Park on Thursday morning. It was the third fastest of 19 works at the distance. This was his first work since his last race. In his last start he placed fourth in an allowance race going 5 1/2 furlongs on the main track at Laurel Park on Feb. 21 for trainer Edward Allard.

Innovative (Complexity), a Grade 3 winner (2025 John C. Harris), worked four furlongs in 49.2 seconds at Los Alamitos on Thursday morning. It was the slowest of three works at the distance. Her previous work was seven days ago going three furlongs at Los Alamitos. In her last start she placed eighth in the Autumn Miss (G3) going one mile on the turf at Santa Anita on Oct. 26 for trainer Phil D'Amato.

Love Cervere (Into Mischief), a Grade 3 winner (2025 Glen Cove), worked four furlongs in 48.6 seconds at Payson Park on Thursday morning. It was the fastest of five works at the distance. Her previous work was nine days ago going four furlongs at Payson Park. In her last start she placed third in the Bessarabian (G3) going seven furlongs on the synthetic at Woodbine on Nov. 8 for trainer Miguel Clement.

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