The stars are aligned for Astrology to make his next run in Saturday's Iowa Derby at Prairie Meadows.
Astrology,
who finished third in the May 21 Preakness Stakes behind Shackleford
and Animal Kingdom, will be coming for this weekend's Iowa Festival of
Racing, said Scott Blasi, assistant to trainer Steve Asmussen.
Blasi
said the Iowa Derby fits as a bridge between the Preakness and either
the July 30 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga (N.Y.) or the July 31 Haskell
Invitational at Monmouth Park (N.J.). Astrology would have a rematch
with Shackleford in the Haskell.
"The timing made it better for him," Blasi said. "It gave him an extra
week to recover from Preakness. It's good timing for the races at the
end of July."
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