Amerman Racing's Oscar Performance (Kitten's Joy) returned to the worktab for the first time since being pulled up near the wire of the Aug. 11 GI Arlington Million. The 4-year-old worked four furlongs over the Oklahoma turf course Monday in :49.43 (8/57).
“He breezed by himself, we just wanted to get a feel for him without putting him under too much pressure,” trainer Brian Lynch said. “He was nice and comfortable and got his first work back.”
Oscar Performance, who received a clean bill of health from Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital after he was vanned off the track at Arlington, is expected to make his next start in the Oct. 6 GI Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland. Also pointing for that million-dollar race is stablemate Heart to Heart (English Channel).
“They're on a collision course,” Lynch said with a laugh. “They both seem real good.”
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