With more than $2 million in his career bankroll and at the age of
10, one would think BRASS HAT (Prized) would be ready to kick
back at the farm and enjoy the easy life.
One would think wrong.
"He seems to still like his job and he is sound and willing," said
Buff Bradley, who trains the homebred that is owned by his father, Fred
Bradley. "We will find a spot for him when he tells us he's ready, but
if he's not right then I have no problem retiring him and sending him
back to the farm."
But that day seems to be still in the future as Brass Hat is back
training at Churchill Downs for an undetermined start.
"We gave him the entire winter off and now we're just trying to
slowly get him back into shape," Bradley said of Brass Hat, who closed
2010 with a sixth-place finish in the Clark H. (G1) on dirt. "It's way
too early to know when or where we will run him."
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