Reigning Florida Derby winner Dialed In is back on familiar grounds
at Palm Meadows with trainer Nick Zito, who said he is not going rush
his star back into action this winter.
Dialed In rallied to a head decision over Shackleford in the 2011
Florida Derby but has not started since finishing fourth behind
Shackleford two months later in the Preakness. Dialed In, who finished
eighth as the tepid 5-1 favorite in this year’s Kentucky Derby, had his
3-year-old campaign come to a premature end after having a chip removed
from his right knee early this summer. Dialed In returned to training
during the fall at Churchill Downs, and Zito reported he is just about
ready to begin working again.
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