Headlines: July 5
– Lost in the Fog settles in at Calder. The undefeated three-year-old will start in the Carry Back Stakes next Saturday. Trainer Greg Gilchrist said that following the Carry Back, Lost in the Fog may run in the King Bishop’s Stakes at Saratoga and possibly in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. After that, “At some time, he’ll obviously need a long rest because we plan to race him as a 4-year-old” (Blood-Horse).
– A full field is expected for next Saturday’s Hollywood Gold Cup. Lava Man, Limehouse, and Perfect Drift are among the likely starters (LA Times) … Musique Toujours worked out on Monday in anticipation of the Cup, going six furlongs in 1:12.2. “Nice and smooth,” said trainer John Sadler of the work (Blood-Horse).
– A spill at Lone Star Park on Monday sent jockey Casey Lambert to the hospital with a broken jaw and cracked ribs. Lambert was on Eunever in the afternoon’s last race when the horse broke down in the stretch. Two other horses crashed into the fallen pair, but neither they nor their riders were seriously injured (Star-Telegram).
