Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted February 23, 2019 Journalists Share Posted February 23, 2019 Signalman (General Quarters), third-place finisher in the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and a last out winner of Churchill’s GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. Nov. 24, breezed five furlongs in 1:01.75 (15/44) at Gulfstream Park Saturday. He is slated to kick off his sophomore campaign in next Saturday’s GII Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth S. “It was a nice solid workout,” trainer Kenny McPeek said. “We wanted a maintenance breeze. We didn’t want to work too fast at this point in the season. We still have a couple months for the big races. This is a prep. This will be his first race of the season. This is a nice horse. He galloped out good.” Signalman worked in company with Harvey Wallbanger (Congrats), whom McPeek saddled for a 29-1 upset victory in the GII Fasig-Tipton Holy Bull at Gulfstream Feb. 2. Harvey Wallbanger was also clocked in 1:01.75. “We’re going to wait on Harvey,” McPeek said. “He still needs to get a little bigger and stronger for that next step. We’ve got plenty of time. We’re going to wait probably for the [GI] Florida Derby [Mar. 30].” Dale Romans-trained Fountain of Youth nominees Everfast (Take Charge Indy) and Admire (Cairo Prince) also breezed at Gulfstream Saturday morning. Everfast, runner-up at 128-1 in the Holy Bull, worked five furlongs in 1:02.52 (30/44). Admire, fifth in the GIII Withers S. Feb. 2, covered the same distance in 1:00.82 (7/44). “I’m not sure which one is running, but I’ll figure it out in the next day or two,” Romans said. “They both worked well enough to run.” View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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