Uncle Mo's first work back

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DRF| Saratoga: Uncle Mo has first work, an easy three furlongs

It was about 80 degrees when Uncle Mo came on the track around 6 a.m. accompanied by a stable pony. He backed up to the middle of the clubhouse turn before turning around. Uncle Mo left the pony at the 4 1/2-furlong pole and galloped smoothly before getting breaking off at the three-eighths pole.

With exercise rider Patti Krotenko maintaining a firm grip on the reins, Uncle Mo, last year’s 2-year-old champion, went his first eighth in 12.42 seconds and got his final quarter in 25.80, according to Daily Racing Form clocker Mike Welsch, who had Uncle Mo galloping out a half-mile in 51.10 seconds. Official track clockers caught Uncle Mo in 38.40 seconds for three furlongs.