Month: July 2023

Cody’s Wish Pleases Mott In Tune-Up For Whitney

Godolphin's Kentucky homebred Cody's Wish worked five-eighths solo in 1:02.81 Sunday over the Oklahoma dirt training track in preparation for the  $1-illion Whitney (G1) going 1 1/8 miles on August 5 at Saratoga Race Course.

Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, the 5-year-old Curlin bay was piloted through his breeze by assistant trainer Neil Poznansky, who guided the reigning Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner through splits of :26 2/5 and :38 2/5 before galloping out in 1:15 1/5, 1:27 1/5, and 1:41 3/5.

“He just let him off the bridle and he picked it right up,” said Mott

Cody's Wish, a nine-time winner from 13 starts, heads into the Whitney on a six-race win streak led by Grade 1 scores in the Forego in August at Saratoga, the Dirt Mile in November at Keeneland, the Churchill Downs in May and the Hill 'n' Dale Metropolitan Handicap on June 10 at Belmont. He will look to secure his first win beyond one mile, while making his first start at nine furlongs since a third-place finish in a maiden tilt in July 2021 at Saratoga.

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CCA Oaks Winner Wet Paint On Course For Alabama

Godolphin's Kentucky homebred Wet Paint equaled a career-best 89 Beyer Speed Figure for her rallying neck triumph in Saturday's Coaching Club American Oaks (G1), a 1 1/8-mile test for sophomore fillies at Saratoga Race Course.

Trained by Brad Cox, Wet Paint notched the first Grade 1 victory of her career with a last-to-first rush under Flavien Prat to collar a game Sacred Wish in deep stretch and complete the distance in 1:50.68.

“She came back pretty tired and jogged up the road good,” said Blake Cox, Brad Cox's son and assistant. “She ate up great and she was hitting snooze a little bit this morning. She ran hard and she kept coming. She didn't get much pace, but it's always good when it works out.”

Wet Paint entered from a runner-up effort to Hoosier Philly in the Monomoy Girl on June 17 at Ellis Park and was due to face that rival again before the Tom Amoss trainee scratched Saturday morning due to a foot issue. Wet Paint now boasts three graded stakes triumphs after taking a pair of Grade 3s this winter at Oaklawn Park in the Honeybee and Fantasy.

Cox added that the $600,000 Alabama (G1) going 1 1/4 miles on August 19 at Saratoga remains the logical next race for Wet Paint.

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Mott Runners Tune Up at the Spa

Godolphin homebred Cody's Wish (Curlin) tuned up for the Aug. 5 GI Whitney S. with a five-furlong work over the Oklahoma dirt training track in 1:02.81 (10/12) Sunday in Saratoga.

Trained by Bill Mott, the 5-year-old was piloted through his breeze by assistant trainer Neil Poznansky, who guided the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner through splits of :26 2/5 and :38 2/5 before galloping out in 1:15 1/5, 1:27 1/5 and 1:41 3/5.

“He just let him off the bridle and he picked it right up,” said Mott.

Cody's Wish heads into the Whitney on a six-race win streak which has included victories in the GI Forego S. last August at Saratoga, the Dirt Mile in November at Keeneland, the GI Churchill Downs in May and the GI Hill 'n' Dale Metropolitan H. June 10 at Belmont. He will look to secure his first win beyond one mile in the Whitney, while making his first start at nine furlongs since a third-place finish in a maiden tilt at Saratoga two years ago.

Also Sunday, Mott sent out reigning champion sprinter Elite Power (Curlin) to work a half-mile in :51 1/5 over the Oklahoma training track in preparation for the six-furlong July 29 GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt H.

Elite Power was clocked with an easy opening split of :24 and change by NYRA clockers Sunday in a breeze that Mott indicated was similar to the chestnut's half-mile work in :51.11 over the Oklahoma last October ahead of his score in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint.

“That's him by himself,” Mott said. “He's run well off of those kind of works right before his races. He did that in Saudi. He was working :51 before he won the Breeders' Cup. He wouldn't wow anyone when he's working by himself.”

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