geowarrior wrote:TJ wrote:Less then a week after winning the Triple Crown, American Pharoah returned to the racetrack this morning (Friday 6/12) at CD. He jogged a mile the wrong way, which is the norm after his brief time off. Baffert said he will begin galloping Saturday morning, in time to take a bit of the edge off him for his appearance Saturday evening at CD. He will be paraded in the Churchill Downs paddock and on the track prior to the Stephen Foster Handicap. AP will remain at CD till Thursday (6/18) when he will be flown back to his California home base. TJ
So how did he look on the track to you, TJ?
Hi Geo,
They no longer show the live feed from CD...but I did find this short video, see for yourself. He looks a bit tired to me, in the short piece they show of his jog, as I've seen him jog like a storm trooper leading into the Belmont Stakes. Yet it's to be expected, considering it's just 6 days since the the final leg of his TC grind. It's better he just takes it easy, but I kind of think Baffert wanted to get him out today since he will be on display at CD tomorrow night. He should gallop tomorrow morning as well, so hopefully we will get another look at him. TJ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqN3cMXhZ_o