Joseph Allen LLC's Doswell, who scored an impressive 1 ½-length front-running victory in the Dec. 16 Fort Lauderdale (G2), breezed seven furlongs on turf at Palm Meadows Training Center Sunday morning in preparation for a planned start in the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream in Hallandale Beach, Fla., on Jan. 29.
The Barclay Tagg-trained lightly raced 7-year-old gelding was timed in 1:22.95 over a firm turf at Gulfstream's satellite training facility.
Three Diamond Farm's Atone and Calumet Farm's English Bee, Pegasus Turf reserve invitees who finished second and third, respectively, in the Fort Lauderdale, also breezed Sunday.
Mike Maker-trained Atone breezed five furlongs in 1:02.14 on dirt at Gulfstream, where Maker-trained Pegasus Turf invitee Field Pass also breezed five furlongs on the main track in 1:01.91. Graham Motion-trained English Bee breezed six furlongs in 1:12.05 on turf at Palm Meadows.
Sunday's Gulfstream worktab also included several other notable breezes. St. George Stable LLC's Letruska, a finalist for an Eclipse Award for Older Dirt Female, returned to the worktab for the first time since finishing off-the-board in the Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1). The Fausto Gutierrez-trained mare, who won five straight races (three Grade 1 stakes) in a row prior to the Distaff, was timed in 37.20 seconds for three furlongs.
Grade 1 winner Drain the Clock breezed a half-mile in 48.14 seconds. Slam Dunk Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Wonder Stables and Michael Nentwig's 4-year-old son of Maclean's Music most recently came off a 3 ½-month layoff to win a six-furlong optional claiming allowance in 1:08.63. The Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained colt defeated Gatsby, who came back to score a dazzling victory in Saturday's $75,000 Sunshine Sprint at Gulfstream.
Red Oak Stable's Make It Big, an undefeated 3-year-old trained by Joseph, breezed a half-mile in 49.62. The son of Neolithic captured the $400,000 Remington Springboard Mile Dec. 17.
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