4/22-23 (KEE): Doubledogdare (G3); Elkhorn (G2), Ben Ali (G3)

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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

I was hoping Belmont had some sort of Withers substitute for that horse.

Back to Olympiad, might be tough for him to get a Grade 1 if he doesn't take his shots now at CD and Belmont. The Alysheba and Stephen Foster are Grade 2s and Life is Good should be back for the Whitney.

Or maybe they got their eye on the prestigious "Defunct Hollywood Gold Cup at Santa Anita" out west. I'm sure management will pay for the shipping costs in order to secure a 5-horse field.

...or Mott could randomly run him on turf....or maybe one of the two Grade 1 Steeplechase races at Saratoga.

Agree. I would have thought he would cutback at Churchill. Then again, he can't get a worse ride than he got in the Cigar last year, so maybe that's the long term goal.