Peter Brant's 2018 Champion Turf Female Sistercharlie worked in tandem Sunday on the inner turf at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., with e Five Racing Thoroughbreds' Rushing Fall covering five furlongs in 1:01.05 in preparation for the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Keeneland.
“They continue to train well as a pair. They're both training towards the Breeders' Cup together,” said Brown.
Rushing Fall is a six-time Grade 1-winner after taking the Grade 1 Diana last out on August 23 at Saratoga. Sistercharlie, a seven-time Grade 1-winner, is a half-sister to recent Group 1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Sottsass. Both mares will be retired following the Breeders' Cup.
Brown said he doesn't take the opportunity to oversee their morning breezes for granted.
“You kind of pinch yourself in the morning. We don't have too many of those training sessions left to watch,” said Brown.
Sistercharlie captured the 2018 renewal of the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Churchill Downs, while Rushing Fall will make her second Breeders' Cup appearance following a winning effort in the 2017 Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar.
Klaravich Stables' Digital Age and e Five Racing Thoroughbreds and Michael J. Ryan's Valid Point worked in company through five-eighths in 1:01.22 Sunday on the inner turf.
The 4-year-old Valid Point, a three-time winner in seven starts, hasn't hit the board in four starts following his Grade 1 Secretariat score in August 2019 at Arlington Park.
Digital Age, a 4-year-old Invincible Spirit colt, boasts a record of five wins and two seconds from 11 starts with purse earnings in excess of $1.2 million. He captured the Grade 1 Turf Classic last out on September 5 at Churchill Downs.
“Valid Point has had a disappointing year so far, but he's training well. We'll figure it out. Digital Age will point to the Breeders' Cup Mile,” said Brown.
Digital Age is likely to face stablemates Raging Bull, Uni and Without Parole in the Breeders' Cup Mile.
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