Pleasant Prince earned a career-high Beyer Speed Figure of 100 for his
win Sunday in the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park and on
Monday shipped back to the Keeneland base of his trainer, Wesley Ward.
Pleasant Prince's next start is likely to come in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.
Pleasant Prince was freshened following his 11th-place finish in
the Preakness on May 15 and has come back with three strong races,
starting with a win in the Grade 3 Ohio Derby in July. He then traveled
to Parx Racing on Sept. 6 and closed from well back for third in the
$300,000 Smarty Jones at a mile and 70-yard distance that Ward felt was
less than optimum for him.
Pleasant Prince's authoritative nature win in the 1 1/8-mile
Oklahoma Derby have his connections looking at the 1 1/4-mile BC
Classic at Churchill Downs on Nov. 6.
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