Mor Spirit Breezes at Santa Anita Park
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Photo: Courtesy of Zoe Metz
Mor Spirit Works March 24, 2016
Michael Lund Peterson's Mor Spirit worked four furlongs March 24 in :47 4/5 at Santa Anita Park, and earned the "breezing" tag in preparation for the $1 million Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) April 9.
Working in company with last-out maiden winner Hoffenheim, who was clocked in :48, the at-times recalcitrant Mor Spirit worked under Martin Garcia outside of his Bob Baffert-trained stablemate and was timed in :35 2/5 for three furlongs, with a five-furlong gallop-out time in 1:00.
"He went really nice," Baffert said of the son of Eskendereya who finished second behind Danzing Candy in the San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) March 12. "He was a willing participant today, which is good."
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Also working Thursday morning for the Santa Anita Derby was San Felipe fourth-place finisher Uncle Lino for Gary Sherlock, with Fernando Perez aboard. The son of Uncle Mo covered four furlongs in :47 4/5.
Trainer Cliff Sise said Danzing Candy is scheduled to work five furlongs under Mike Smith March 26 at Santa Anita.