question about Saratoga

[Payson Dave]

Guess who might run in a race at Saratoga this summer? If you said The Green Monkey, grab yourself a banana.

The debut of The Green Monkey, a record $16 million purchase at a 2-year-old sale, was derailed last year because the colt had problems with a gluteal muscle. A year later, the Monkey still hasn't run, but he is getting closer, according to trainer Todd Pletcher.

"He could possibly run up there; he is doing well," Pletcher said. "He is training more forwardly now than he was last year."

The Green Monkey was all the buzz last year with his first start being hyped on a daily basis until he got hurt early in the meet.

"I don't know if it will be quite as much this time," Pletcher said of the buzz, "but I am sure people would come out to see him, see if he could make some headlines."

Pletcher has not yet picked a race for The Green Monkey.