OGMA Investments, Ramiro Restrepo, Sterling Racing, and Commonwealth Thoroughbreds’ Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage resumed coaching Could 9, jogging and galloping twice round Churchill Downs‘ mile observe within the slop below train rider JJ Delgado.
The chestnut colt had two days off after successful Saturday’s Derby by a size over Two Phil’s .
“To this point, so good,” mentioned Gustavo Delgado Jr., son of and assistant to coach Gustavo Delgado Sr. “Every thing after the race has been very good to him. He is eaten every little thing. He went out for a jog and gallop at present, and on his approach coming again, you possibly can inform he needed to do extra. However thus far, he must have all issues are quiet, so we will regulate that so he does not do an excessive amount of. He jogged one after which galloped one.”
A robust thunderstorm blew by Louisville at 3:30 Tuesday morning, however Mage remained calm whilst different horses turned a bit agitated.
“I checked it out on the digital camera, as a result of we’ve the CCTV on him,” Delgado Jr. mentioned, including with amusing, “That is what I am doing now. I am having dinner and I will have my cellphone on and I put it on there.”
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The youthful Delgado mentioned transport plans to Baltimore had not been finalized for an anticipated begin within the Could 20 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course.
“I feel we will go daily,” he mentioned. “I admire your persistence on that. We actually do not need to really feel any strain about going or not going to the Preakness. We’ll let the horse inform us. It may be an enormous effort off of two weeks, then put him in a van. We have been doing the maths in regards to the hours. Even sending him on a airplane, it is about the identical (with) taking him to the airport, then the layover. It makes extra sense of vanning.”
Whereas wanting committing 100%, Delgado Jr. mentioned that they are seeing the fitting indicators to proceed on to the Center Jewel of the Triple Crown with Mage, who in his third profession begin was an in depth second within the Florida Derby gained by 2-year-old champion Forte .
“To this point, so good,” Delgado Jr. mentioned. “We’re actually joyful, and extra importantly, he appears to be.”
He does not count on Mage to have a timed exercise earlier than the 1 3/16-mile Preakness.
“I do not assume so,” Delgado Jr. mentioned. “We’re of the opinion that he is match sufficient already, and it’s totally a lot about maintaining him joyful always.”
Delgado Jr. reiterated what a thrill it was to signify Venezuela, the house nation of the household and of successful jockey Javier Castellano.
“The entire nation, I perceive, is in pure pleasure—and they need to,” he mentioned. “For us, we won’t really feel extra proud. That is for them, just about…. I feel I’ve watched the race like 400 occasions already and have not less than one other 400 to go earlier than Friday.”
This press launch has been edited for content material and elegance by BloodHorse Employees.