Undefeated Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Corniche is preparing for his 3-year-old debut, reports the Daily Racing Form. The son of Quality Road, transferred from the care of Bob Baffert to that of trainer Todd Pletcher, will be pointed to the Grade 2, $200,000 Amsterdam Stakes on July 31 at Saratoga.
The 6 1/2-furlong Amsterdam will be Corniche's first start since winner the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and fourth overall. The Speedway Stables-owned colt was shipped from WinStar Farm to Pletcher's barn on May 17, and recorded his first breeze for Pletcher on Friday, covering three furlongs in 39.00 seconds.
“The Amsterdam was our first and only possible target,” Pletcher said. “I didn't want to get way ahead of myself, that race isn't until July 31 so I worked my way back from there when deciding when his first breeze would be.”
Out of the multiple graded stakes-winning Najran mare Wasted Tears, Corniche was a $1.5 million 2-year-old purchase at the OBS April sale. He went on to win both the G1 American Pharoah Stakes and G1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile en route to champion 2-year-old honors for 2021. In Corniche's three starts, he has earned $1,262,000.
Read more at the Daily Racing Form.
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