Breeders’ Cup winner White Abarrio And Nobels has been ramping up his workouts in recent weeks, logging recent workouts to start in June or later in the year.
Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner White Abarrio worked the April 27 at Belmont Park, covered half a mile in :46.94 on a dirt track, fastest at a distance of 169 works. On the 5 year old boy’s train Race day jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., who steered him to victory in the November 4 Breeders’ Cup Classic and last summer’s Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.
Coach Rick Duttrow Jr. said White Abarrio, who was last seen in 10th place in February’s Saudi Cup (G1) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse, has been in good form since his return from Saudi Arabia. Gray/roan is aiming for another try in the $1 million Metropolitan Handicap (G1), a race in which he finished third last year. This year’s renewal will take place on June 8 at Saratoga Race Course during a week of Belmont Stakes action there. Belmont is not open for racing due to construction.
“We were very pleased with him,” Dutrow said. He is currently in good form and has had no problems since he ran. Everything is fine with him now.”
Owned by C2 Racing, Anthony Pagnano, Mark Cornett and Prince Faisal Bin Khaled Bin A/Aziz, White Abarrio has a 7-1-3 record in 16 starts and earnings of more than $5.1 million. He won the 2022 Florida Derby (G1) earlier in his career for previous jockey Saffie Joseph Jr.
Elsewhere, multiple graded stakes winner Patricia’s Hope returned to the works tab after a six-month break following a neck-and-neck win in the five-length Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) upper feathers Santa Anita Park pitch.
In the first wind returned, the boy was 5 years old Noble mission gelding covered three furlongs in :39 Apr 21 above Hawthorne Race Course dust. He is a 10-time winner in 18 starts with earnings of more than $1.4 million.
Nobals after winning the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita Park
“We just gave him some time off for really no reason,” Rivelli said. It’s just to give him a little time, he’s fine.” “We’ll come back and try to do the same thing this year. We’ll map out some races leading up to the Breeders’ Cup and try to do it again.”
Rivelli said he hasn’t officially outlined his plans for Nobals, but a return to Saratoga could come in the Jaipur Stakes (G1T) on Belmont day, like the Metropolitan Handicap. The race was run over five and a half laps at Saratoga Race Course instead of at six laps when the race was held at Belmont Park.
Victory in Jaipur would secure a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint in November at Del Mar.
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