Summer Bird, winner of the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) in his last effort, breezed five furlongs in 1:01 4/5 the morning of July 12 at Monmouth Park.
The son of Birdstone
is being pointed toward the Jersey shore track’s signature event, the Aug. 2
Haskell Invitational Stakes (gr. I).
With
Eddie Castro aboard,
the 3-year-old colt hit the track just after 9 a.m. Clockers caught his
last quarter in :24 2/5. After overnight rains, the track surface was
sealed and wet.
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