Tyler's Tribe Breezes at Oaklawn Park Toward Comeback

Iowa-bred sensation Tyler's Tribe  breezed five furlongs in 1:00 at Oaklawn Park March 11 as the speedy 3-year-old trains toward a return to racing.

The workout was third for Tyler's Tribe since he received a break of approximately a month following a third-place finish in the $150,000 Advent Stakes for 2-year-olds at 5 1/2 furlongs Dec. 9 at Oaklawn.

Martin said he backed off the multiple stakes winner after his horse bled during the race, the second consecutive time he had done so. In the Advent, he raced with Lasix, a diuretic used by horsemen with the aim to prevent respiratory bleeding, after racing without it when eased in the Nov. 4 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1T) at Keeneland. Race day medication is prohibited at the Breeders' Cup.

"I'm just kind of working him and seeing where we're at. Working him and scoping him, and he's looking good so far," co-owner and trainer Tim Martin said earlier this week before Saturday's workout.

Martin said he hopes to run Tyler's Tribe before the Oaklawn meeting ends May 6, though he has no specific race in mind for the Sharp Azteca   gelding's 3-year-old debut.

"I want to make sure he's right," Martin said.

Tyler's Tribe won his first five starts, all dirt sprints at Prairie Meadows in Iowa, by a combined 59 3/4 lengths, for Martin and co-owner Thomas Lepic before his two recent defeats.