Summer Bird Arrives at Belmont Park For The Belmont Stakes 2009
Kalarikkal and Vilasini Jayaraman’s Summer Bird, third-place finisher 1 1/4 lengths behind Papa Clem in the Arkansas Derby, arrived at Belmont Park for the 141st running of the $1-million Belmont Stakes 2009 on June 6.
Summer Bird will likely face the following Belmont Stakes contenders: Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, Preakness Stakes winner filly Rachel Alexandra, Chocolate Candy, Dunkirk, Flying Private, Love Gov, Miner’s Escape, Mr. Hot Stuff and Charitable Man.
“We kind of broke the trip up for him,” said race horse trainer Tim Ice. “We left Louisiana about 4 o’clock on Sunday afternoon, and got to Louisville (KY). He got a good 10 hours of sleep and we left Louisville around 4 o’clock on Monday afternoon. I brought his gallop boy with him, but I’ll probably look for someone local to breeze him.”
Race horse trainer Tim Ice said the son of 2004 Belmont Stakes winner Birdstone, Summer Bird, will likely work Saturday or Sunday on the main track after the mid-morning break. Summer Bird breezed 5 furlongs in 1:02.00 last Friday morning on the fast track at Louisiana Downs.
Tags: Chocolate Candy, Dunkirk, Flying Private, Love Gov, Mine That Bird, Miner's Escape, Mr. Hot Stuff, Rachel Alexandra
"Summer Bird Arrives at Belmont Park For The Belmont Stakes 2009" was posted on 19 May 2009 10:54 PM under Belmont Stakes, Horse Racing News, Horses, Race Tracks, Stakes Races, Triple Crown
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