Monkey Maybe for Saturday
Update: The Green Monkey is entered in the fourth, a six furlong maiden special on the dirt, at Belmont on Saturday. With only five others entered, the Pletcher trainee catches a short field. Planning to be at the track? Get your T-shirt now.
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The Green Monkey may finally make his long awaited debut on Saturday at Belmont and owner Michael Tabor couldn’t be more nonchalant about his $16 million folly’s first start:
“I hope I’m looking forward to it,’ Tabor said.
Tabor said he hasn’t been preoccupied thinking about when and if The Green Monkey would make it to the races.
“Frankly, I’ve got plenty of other things to keep me occupied,” Tabor said. “It’s something you put on the back burner. It’s not something you drive yourself crackers with, is it?” (DRF)
Fortunately for Tabor, any disappointment the Monkey incurs will likely be forgotten later Saturday afternoon by the even more anticipated return of Rags to Riches to the races. The Belmont winner is set to make her first start in more than three months in the Gazelle.
