Olympiad is set to head back to his summer home of Saratoga in the coming days after his impressive 2 ¼-length score in $750,000 Stephen Foster (G2) Saturday at Churchill Downs
Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott for Grandview Equine, Cheyenne Stable, and LNJ Foxwoods, Olympiad recorded his fifth-consecutive victory with his win in the Stephen Foster.
The talented 4-year-old son of Speightstown was doing well Sunday morning, according to Mott's longtime assistant Kenny McCarthy.
Olympiad was stabled next to fellow Saratoga-based shipper Cody's Wish, who will start in $175,000 Hanshin Stakes at Churchill. Both colts are slated to van back to Saratoga after Monday's card.
Mott reported Olympiad is likely to target the Aug. 6 Whitney (G1) as his next start.
“The goal is to get him a Grade 1 win,” Mott said. “We've always thought about running him in the Whitney. So I'd say that would be the next likely target.”
The victory in the Stephen Foster, a Breeders' Cup Challenge “Win and You're In” qualifier, earned Olympiad a guaranteed spot in the starting gate for the $6 million Longines Classic (GI), which is scheduled for November 5 at Keeneland
Olympiad earned a stout 109 Brisnet Speed Rating, the highest rating of a Stephen Foster winner since Noble Bird recorded the same figure in 2015. Olympiad's Stephen Foster was the fastest Brisnet Speed Rating of his career.
The Stephen Foster ended its 17-year run as Grade 1 race in 2019. In the last 10 years, the winners of the Stephen Foster have won or placed in 28 Grade 1 races (not including their wins in the Foster). Some of the top horses of the last decade that have won the Stephen Foster include Maxfield, Ron the Greek, Seeking the Soul, Tom's d'Etat, and 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner.
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