Ken McPeek will soon become a
year-round fixture in New York , as the
Lexington, Ky.-based trainer will be sending a string of 20 horses to
Belmont
Park for the fall meet, which opens
September 10.
“We’re excited,” said McPeek.
“The purses in Kentucky in the fall are modest,
and I’ve got a considerable number of
New York owners. I’ve come in before, but
especially with the VLT money coming in, I intend on bringing 20 to
Belmont with the overflow here at
Saratoga , and then keeping
the horses there for the winter at Aqueduct.”
Among the horses McPeek plans to
bring to New
York are the Grade 2 Lake Placid-bound Kathmanblu and multiple graded-stakes
winner Noble’s Promise.