Untapable, Shook Up Work for Next Assignments

Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC homebred Untapable, the unanimous choice as the 2014 champion 3-year-old filly, put in her final work over a sloppy Belmont Park track on Monday morning in preparation for the Grade 1, $1 million Ogden Phipps Stakes to be contested on Saturday as part of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival presented by DraftKings.

Trained by Steve Asmussen, the now 4-year-old bay daughter of Tapit breezed an easy four furlongs in 49.50 seconds under regular exercise rider Mike Callaham. Her work was the fastest of three horses traveling the same distance, and her stablemate, Shook Up, turned in the second best time of 50.26 when Callaham took her to the track this morning.

Shook Up, who is owned by Regis Racing, was the Longines Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks runner-up in her last start, and she will run in Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Acorn Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on the Belmont Stakes Day undercard.

With Asmussen not expected to arrive until later in the week, assistant Scott Blasi supervised the final preparations and said that both efforts were easy maintenance breezes for the fillies as they had already completed all of their major works.

Untapable, undefeated against horses of her gender last year and the reigning Breeders' Cup Distaff champion, won the Grade 1 Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn in April in her last start. The Phipps is a Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" qualifier for this year's Distaff.

Source: NYRA