Derby Hopeful Frammento Works at Keeneland
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On a fast main track after the renovation break at Keeneland the morning of April 24, Mossarosa's Frammento, fourth in the April 4 Toyota Blue Grass (gr. I), worked a half-mile in :48 under jockey Joe Bravo. Clockers caught the Midshipman colt in fractions of :12 1/5, :24, :48, and out in 1:02 2/5.
Frammento is 21st among point earners vying for a spot in the starting gate for the May 2 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), which is limited to 20 horses.
Trainer Nick Zito, a two-time winner of the Kentucky Derby, was pleased with the move, in which Frammento had company from stablemate Heliodoro and rider Alejo Carpio to his inside until the horses reached the top of the stretch, which Zito said "was just to make him pay attention."
"It was very professional, very even. That's what you want," Zito said about the breeze. "He's a true mile-and-a-quarter horse. If he gets in there, he'll do some damage going a mile and a quarter."
Zito said Frammento would ship to Churchill Downs April 27. If the colt does not run in the Derby, Zito said his next targets would be the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) and the Belmont (gr. I).