Godolphin's GI Longines Kentucky Oaks winner Good Cheer (Medaglia d'Oro) returned to training Tuesday at Churchill Downs and trainer Brad Cox said the GI Acorn Stakes on Belmont Stakes weekend at Saratoga could be her next target.
“I thought she came out of the race incredibly well,” Cox said. “If all goes to plan the next couple of weeks, we're looking at the Acorn for her.”
Good Cheer, now undefeated in seven starts, splashed home a convincing winner in the Oaks.
Cox had a strong Kentucky Derby weekend, saddling Liberal Arts (Arrogate) to victory in the Knicks Go Stakes and 'TDN Rising Star' Patch Adams (Into Mischief) to an allowance win on Derby Day.
“[Patch Adams] really enjoyed the cutback,” Cox said on “At the Races with Steve Byk.” “I think he really likes Churchill. When he broke his maiden in the fall we saw some brilliance from him. With him, his next starts could either be the Woody Stephens or Maxfield. One of those two.”
The Maxfield Stakes is scheduled for Sunday, June 29, at Churchill Downs. The GI Woody Stephens Stakes will be run Saturday, June 7, on the Belmont Stakes undercard at Saratoga.
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