While WinStar Farm and Siena Farm have fielded a contender for the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1) when World record won the Amsterdam Stakes (G2) on July 26 Saratoga Race TrackSimilar connections could have a second entrant in the Level 1 sprint for 3 year olds.
Elliott Walden, chief executive officer, president and racing manager of WinStar Farm, said the Grade 1 winner Wooden lake will also be appointed for a seven-furlong test on August 24 in the Travers Stakes (G1) at Spa.
A son of Into mischief Trained by Brad Cox, Timberlake finished third on July 20 as the second choice in the 1 1/8-mile Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park while starting for the first time in four months.
“He ran well at Haskell but we’ll cut it down to seven furlongs,” Walden said. “He wants to hit the last two at a mile and an eighth so we’ll bring him back to Jerkens.”
The winner of the Champagne Stakes (G1) at No. 2, Timberlake finished fourth on March 30 in the 1 1/8-mile Arkansas Derby (G1) as the 6-5 favorite.
Bred by St. Elias Stables, Timberlake was purchased for $350,000 from the Gainesway consignment at the Keeneland September 2022 Yearling Market.
He won three of his eight starts, with second and third places taking home $1.2 million in prize money for WinStar and Siena Farm.
