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‘He Went Perfectly’: Tagg Pleased With Tiz The Law’s Final Classic Breeze

Sackatoga Stable's Tiz the Law, who looms as one of the favorites for next Saturday's $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), completed his major preparation for the 1 1/4-mile test by working five furlongs in :59.20 and galloping out 6 furlongs in 1:12.20 under Heather Smullen over a fast track at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.

“I saw just what I wanted. He went perfectly,” trainer Barclay Tagg said. “We wanted him to go in :59 and he went in :59.20 so it was just right.”

Tiz the Law arrived at Keeneland Oct. 18, and this morning's work was his second over the track. He worked 6 furlongs in 1:13.20 on Oct. 23.

“I thought he needs to get a good feel of this track (because) he has never run over it,” Tagg said of the early arrival. “He has to run against older horses; it is going to be a tough race.

“I have a super-duper crew and everything has gone right (with Tiz the Law). We pay attention to the horses. We carry 30 horses at the most and try to get the best out of what we got and every now and then we get a good one.”

The only Classic pre-entrant to have been at Keeneland longer than Tiz the Law is Hronis Racing's Higher Power.

Early Saturday morning, Higher Power recorded his fifth work since arriving here the first of the month from Southern California.

With Juan Leyva, assistant to trainer John Sadler, aboard, Higher Power worked five furlongs in :58.80 and galloped out 6 furlongs in 1:11.60.

“I liked the way he came back from it,” Leyva said. “He was blowing a little bit but not out of this world. His level of fitness has really progressed here.”

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Distaff: Harvest Moon, Ollie’s Candy Test Keeneland Main Track

Alice Bamford and Michael Tabor's Harvest Moon and Paul and Karen Eggert's Ollie's Candy, two pre-entrants for next Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1), put in their final works for the 1 1/8-mile main track test at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.

With jockey Flavien Prat aboard, Harvest Moon worked 5 furlongs in 1:01 in company shortly after the track opened for training at 6 a.m.

“Flavien was very, very happy (with the work). I got her in a minute and four-fifths,” said trainer Simon Callaghan, who arrived in Lexington Wednesday night from his Southern California base, a few days after Harvest Moon arrived. “She has settled in nicely and it looks like she handled the track well.”

Currently housed in the Calumet Farm training barn, Harvest Moon will make the short trip of less than a half-mile south on Rice Road to the Breeders' Cup barns on Tuesday.

Ollie's Candy, second here Oct. 4 in the Juddmonte Spinster (G1), worked 6 furlongs in 1:11 in company under Juan Leyva, assistant to trainer John Sadler.

“I talked with John last night and he said she needed a good work,” Levya said of Ollie's Candy, who had worked a bullet 5 furlongs in :59 Oct. 24. “It was a little quick, but she did it well.”

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Turf Sprint: Leinster Works Over ‘Deep’ Keeneland Turf Course

Amy Dunne, Brenda Miley, Westrock Stables and Jean Wilkinson's Leinster, winner of Keeneland's Shakertown (G2) and Woodford (G2) Presented by Keeneland Select in his past two starts, worked a half-mile in :49.40 over a turf course labeled good at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., for trainer Rusty Arnold. Crystal Conning was aboard Leinster.

“It's deep out there and he doesn't like it,” Arnold said after the work, which is in preparation for the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1). “It's not going to be deep next Saturday.”

Also working on the grass were four runners for trainer Wesley Ward.

Working 5 furlongs in company toward possible Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2) starts were Breeze Easy's After Five (1:05) and Ranlo Investments' Golden Pal (1:05.20). Juvenile Turf (G1) pre-entrant Outadore (1:07.60), owned by Breeze Easy, and Stonestreet Stables' Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) pre-entrant Campanelle (IRE) (1:08) worked together.

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European Arrivals Begin; Aidan O’Brien Contingent Due On Monday

Twenty-three European horses arrived at the Keeneland quarantine barn in Lexington, Ky., just before 11 p.m. Friday.

The grooms reported that all the horses traveled well and have settled into their new surroundings.

The shipment, which included English and Irish classic winners Kameko (Mile) and Siskin (Mile), will stay in quarantine until clearance on Sunday evening and will be on the training track on Monday morning.

The German-trained Donjah (GER) (Turf) flew into Chicago and will arrive at Keeneland on Monday morning.

Trainer Aidan O'Brien is planning to ship 10 horses from his Ballydoyle base in Ireland who are due to arrive Monday night. Leading his team is seven-time Grade 1 winner Magical (IRE) (Turf). The first European trainer at Keeneland was Nigel Tinkler, who has his debut Breeders' Cup runner with Ubettabelieveit (IRE) (Juvenile Turf Sprint), who finished second behind Enable in the 2018 Turf at Churchill Downs.

“I'm delighted to be here and have my first Breeders Cup runner,” Tinkler said. “It is a meeting I have always followed and loved watching back home, so to have a runner is brilliant. Ubettabelieveit seems to have taken the traveling well. He'll have an easy couple of days in quarantine then will get him out on the training track on Monday.”

The majority of the European owners and trainers are due to arrive Monday and will be at the quarantine barn Tuesday morning.

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