Repole Stable’s 2-year-old sensation Uncle Mo, a 14
¼-length maiden winner on August 28, headlined a gaggle of Todd Pletcher
trainees who worked this morning in preparation for upcoming stakes races.
Working in company with 4-year-old Join in the Dance,
the Indian Charlie colt zipped five furlongs in 1:00.04, the second-fastest of
32 moves at the distance, as he aims at the Grade 1 Champagne at Belmont Park on October 9.
“In most cases, with 2-year-olds, there is a progression
from their first to their second races,” said Pletcher. “But he kind of got
there real quick. It’s not very often you have a maiden winner pointing to a
Grade 1 where you are hoping they run as well as they did in their maiden
race.”
In addition to Uncle Mo (which is slang for momentum),
Pletcher sent out a trio of fillies, all of whom are under consideration for
the Grade 1 Beldame on Super Saturday, October 2.
Life At Ten, whose six-race win streak was
snapped when she finished third in the Grade 1 Personal Ensign, and multiple
Grade 1 winner Devil May Care both went five furlongs in 1:00.06, while Awesome
Maria, who returned from an 11-month layoff to win the Riskaverse at the
Spa on September 2, breezed a half-mile in 49.50.
Other notable Pletcher works included Rose Catherine
(4f, 50.01, inner turf), Interactif (4f, 52.06, inner turf), and Exhi
(5f, 1:00.47).
Pletcher added that Grade 1 Woodward winner Quality Road,
who is being pointed to the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on
November 6, will likely return to the worktab next weekend.