The second half of the three-year old season unofficially kicked off with the Grade 2 Dwyer at Belmont Park on July 6th, and Jimmy Jerkins trainee Mint Lane controlled proceedings throughout in a sharp 2-3/4 length tally.
The speedy son of Maria’s Mon was coming off a six-length romp in the Postponed Stakes, and he set the pace and held the place behind Casino Drive in the Grade 2 Peter Pan earlier this year. He banked $120k in the Dwyer, his 4th career tally.
In other three-year-old news, Big Brown recorded his second workout since his Belmont Stakes adventure, breezing …read more

Behindatthebar is out of the 133rd Preakness Stakes with a bruised left front foot. The injury was discovered Friday morning at Belmont Park.
The Todd Pletcher trainee was exiting a victory in the Grade 2 Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland, and his departure will make things that much easier for Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown, shown training at Pimlico on May 15th.

Twelve horses will now line up for the second jewel of the Triple Crown.
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