Trainer Andrew Leggio on Tuesday morning was doing a little homework.
He was just starting to look into the next-race options for St. John’s
River, who finished a fast-closing second in the $1 million Kentucky
Oaks on Friday.
“We’re going to look and see what they’ve got floating around out
there,” said Leggio, who trains St. John’s River for Dede McGehee.
“We’ll look for something in about six weeks.”
St. John’s River arrived at Leggio’s current base of Louisiana Downs
on Monday morning. She finished a neck behind Plum Pretty in the
Kentucky Oaks, a 1 1/8-mile race in which she closed from 16 lengths
back. For the effort, St. John’s River earned a career-high Beyer Speed
Figure of 95.
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