Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable's Forte, the 7-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday's $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2), schooled in the paddock and walking ring during Wednesday's Race 7 at Gulfstream Park.
The Eclipse Award 2-year-old male champion, who shipped from Palm Beach Downs for the schooling session, is scheduled to make his 2023 debut in the Fountain of Youth after concluding his 2022 campaign with a victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland.
Forte was accompanied by Whisper Hill Farm LLC's Charge It, who is scheduled to make a highly anticipated start in Saturday's $200,000 WinStar Gulfstream Park Mile (G2) and Repole Stable and Town and Country Stable LLC's Cairo Consort, the Sweetest Chant (G3) winner who will return in Saturday's $200,000 Herecomesthebride (G3).
“We just wanted to make sure to get them over here and get them familiarized with the paddock. We'll probably bring them back tomorrow just to cover all the bases,” Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher said. “[Forte] is well-behaved and on his toes, just the way you'd like to see him.”
Pletcher is scheduled to be represented by 18 horses in 12 of Saturday's 14-race program with runners in eight of the nine stakes.
“We're feeling good. We've got some horses that are training really well,” Pletcher said. “It looks like there's some very competitive races, so we hope everybody shows up and runs to their capabilities.”
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