Working after the renovation break Saturday morning at Oaklawn Park, Iowa-bred sensation Tyler's Tribe moved closer to his 3-year-old debut by recording a five-furlong bullet (1:00 flat) for co-owner/trainer Tim Martin of Hot Springs.
The clocking was the fastest of 32 timed moves at the distance.
Tyler's Tribe, under regular rider Kylee Jordan, breezed with stablemate Joe Frazier and galloped out six furlongs in 1:13.
The work was the third for Tyler's Tribe since he received a break of approximately one month following a third-place finish in the Advent Stakes for 2-year-olds at 5½ furlongs Dec. 9 at Oaklawn. Martin said he backed off the multiple stakes winner after he bled during the race.
“Doing good,” Martin said. “I'm just kind of working him and seeing where we're at. Working him and scoping him and he's looking good so far.”
Martin said he hopes to run Tyler's Tribe again before the Oaklawn meeting ends May 6, but added he has no specific race in mind for the gelding's 3-year-old debut. Tyler's Tribe worked three furlongs in :36.40 Feb. 18 and a half-mile in :48.60 March 4.
“I want to make sure he's right,” Martin said. “Work him five-eighths this weekend. He's come back doing good and scoped clean every time. We're good, knock on wood.”
Tyler's Tribe won his first five career starts, all dirt sprints at Prairie Meadows in Iowa, by a combined 59¾ front-running lengths before being eased after bleeding in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1) Nov. 4 at Keeneland.
From the first crop of millionaire Grade 1 winner Sharp Azteca, Tyler's Tribe has a 5-0-1 record from seven lifetime starts and earnings of $320,169. A $34,000 yearling purchase, Tyler's Tribe is a four-time stakes winner for Martin and co-owner Thomas D. Lepic.
The post ‘Doing Good’: Tyler’s Tribe Breezes Bullet At Oaklawn Toward Comeback appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.
