Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC's Burnham Square (Liam's Map), who last captured the GIII Holy Bull Stakes Feb. 1, breezed five furlongs in 1:01.05 (2/13) Saturday morning at Palm Meadows in preparation for next Saturday's GII Coolmore Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park.
The Ian Wilkes-trained colt finished the workout at Gulfstream's satellite training facility in Palm Beach County on even terms with stablemate Into Champagne (Into Mischief), who finished second in the GII Davona Dale Stakes and third in the GII Gulfstream Park Oaks last year, before galloping out with energy.
“It was a solid five-eighths in 1:01,” said Wilkes. “He galloped out good. I loved the gallop-out. He galloped out really well. All good! He came off the track happy.”
At Palm Beach Downs, CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm LLC's 'TDN Rising Star' River Thames (Maclean's Music) and Donegal Racing's Gate to Wire (Munnings) breezed a half-mile in company in :49.50 (11/22) Saturday morning for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher. River Thames is scheduled to make his two-turn debut in the Fountain of Youth while Gate to Wire is also set to make his two-turn debut next Saturday after upsetting the seven-furlong Swale by nine lengths on the Holy Bull undercard.
St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds and CJ Thoroughbreds' Keep It Easy (Hard Spun) also tuned up for the Fountain of Youth with a half-mile breeze in :48.72 (37/115) at Gulfstream Park. The Dale Romans-trainee is slated to make his 2025 debut next Saturday after taking the Ed Brown Stakes to finish out 2024.
In New Orleans, reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) tossed up a bullet work ahead of her expected start in the GII Azeri Stakes at Oaklawn March 8. The 4-year-old Kenneth McPeek trainee drilled five furlongs in 1:00.20 (1/32).
At Sanita Anita, Journalism (Curlin) and Romanesque (Practical Joke), both nominated to next weekend's GII DK Horse San Felipe Stakes for 3-year-olds, worked Saturday.
Work of the Day from @santaanitapark—Journalism (Outside), 1:01.00, and Phosphorescence, 1:01.20, worked 5 Furlongs on February 22nd, 2025, for trainer @mwmracing. #DKHorseSanFelipe pic.twitter.com/QOazBd8dNR
— 1/ST TV (@Watch1ST) February 22, 2025
Journalism, trained by Michael McCarthy, drilled five furlongs in 1:01 (17/30) and hasn't started since winning the GII Los Alamitos Futurity in December. Romanesque worked four furlongs from the gate in :47.20 (1/3) for trainer Bob Baffert.
Three horses nominated to the GI Frank E. Kilroe Mile–Mi Hermano Ramon (Creative Cause), Formidable Man (City of Light) and Grand Aspen (Dialed In)–also worked. Mi Hermano Ramon earned a bullet when working five furlongs on the training track in :59 (1/14) for trainer Mark Glatt. The 5-year-old gelding most recently finished fourth in the GI Pegasus World Cup Turf Jan. 25 at Gulfstream Park. Also exiting the Pegasus Turf, Grade I winner Formidable Man worked four furlongs on the main track in :47.60 (5/40) for McCarthy. Grand Aspen, trained by Jonathan Thomas, worked four furlongs on the training track in :48.80 (7/8).
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