Twin Creeks Racing Stables' Kentucky homebred Law Professor worked Saturday for the first time since finishing third in the Woodward (G2) on October 1 at Belmont at the Big A, covering a half-mile solo in :49.41 over the Belmont Park training track for trainer Rob Atras.
“I saw the rain coming and was going to wait until tomorrow, but he went today and went really good,” said Atras. “The rider gave me a good report. We're just kind of getting him back on schedule.”
Law Professor hit the board for a second consecutive year in the Woodward, adding to a runner-up effort last year to Life Is Good when the race held Grade 1 status. This year, the Constitution dark bay tracked in third throughout under Manny Franco and was within 1 1/2 lengths of the lead at the stretch call, but could not reel in the victorious Zandon and settled for show 4 1/2 lengths back.
“I was very happy with it and thought he came back good off a little bit of a layoff,” said Atras. “He ran a good race.”
Atras said Law Professor, who captured the 2021 off-the-turf Santa Anita Mathis Mile (G2) and the Excelsior and Queens County this year at the Big A, has several options for his next start. Possible targets include the one-mile $300,000 Forty Niner (G2) on October 28 at Belmont at the Big A, the nine-furlong Fayette (G2) on the same day at Keeneland, or the 1 1/16-mile Autumn (G2) on November 4 over the Tapeta at Woodbine.
“I'm not 100 percent sure where we're going. We did nominate for the Fayette and for the Forty Niner, but I don't think a mile is really his game,” said Atras. “The Fayette is a mile and an eighth, so we're going to look at that. He settled into Kentucky last fall pretty good, so I wouldn't worry about shipping to Keeneland. I should nominate to the race in Toronto, too. He seems like he can run on anything.”
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