Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand
According to the Fair Grounds Barn Notes for November 26th, Dolphus–the two-year-old half-brother to 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra–could potentially run in the LeComte Stakes (gr. III) on January 16th at Fair Grounds.
Trained by Joe Sharp, the son of Lookin at Lucky broke his maiden in impressive fashion at Fair Grounds on November 22nd, rallying from off the pace to win a six-furlong maiden special weight by a little less than a length. Bred to thrive in longer-distance races, Dolphus is expected to make his next start in a two-turn allowance race at Fair Grounds, and assuming he runs well, that race could serve as a springboard to the LeComte Stakes, the first official Kentucky Derby prep race of the season at Fair Grounds.
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