Noted: May 9
– Trainer Bob Holthus said Lawyer Ron will likely skip the Preakness because of some inflammation in a hind ankle. “We’re probably going to have to give him a little time off,” said Holthus. “It’s nothing serious but we’re probably going to have to pass up the Preakness.”
– Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Shirocco made an impressive return to racing on Sunday, winning the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket by 3 1/2 lengths. “This was a good start,” said trainer Andre Fabre. Shirocco is being pointed to the Arc d’Triomphe and may start in the Turf again this year.
– In his first recorded US workout since finishing second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Henny Hughes breezed three furlongs in :37.1 at Belmont on Monday.
