The Phipps Stable’s Point of Entry will be making his
stakes debut in tomorrow’s Curlin, but Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey is
hoping the Dynaformer colt is on the way to making his presence known in the
3-year-old division.
“I think everyone in the race is
at about the same point,” said McGaughey of Point of Entry, 10-1 on the morning
line for the 1 1/8-mile Curlin. “I think Neil Howard’s horse, Prime Cut, has
more experience than the rest of them, but we’ll see what happens.”
Point of Entry made his debut at
Gulfstream Park in January, and broke his maiden in his fourth start, taking an
1 1/8-mile off-the-turf event by 15 ½ lengths over a “good” track. In his next
start, the colt was second in a 1 ¼-mile optional claimer on the turf at
Belmont on June
29.
“He’s a big old tall, leggy
colt,” said McGaughey. “I think the race will help, I think time will help, I
think two turns will help.”