Adventist, Unified Meet in Peter Pan

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Photo: Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand
Unified wins the 2016 Bay Shore Stakes.

Adventist, who did not make the field for the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) after winding up in the top 25 on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard, will get his chance to run May 14 in the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) at Belmont Park.

Third in the April 9 Wood Memorial Stakes (gr. I), Gotham Stakes (gr. III), and Withers Stakes (gr. III), Treadway Racing Stable's Any Given Saturday colt will need to step up his game against Centennial Farm's recent Bay Shore Stakes (gr. III) winner Unified, though that one does stretch out to 1 1/8 miles for the first time for trainer Jimmy Jerkens.

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Both could find a legitimate threat in Jump Sucker Stable and Oak Bluff Stables' Governor Malibu, who crossed the line first in the April 9 Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park with a powerful, sustained run—but was disqualified and placed second behind Awesome Speed for coming over into his inside rival in deep stretch. 

Trainer Christophe Clement could try the same move with Governor Malibu that he tried with Tonalist  , who won the 2014 Peter Pan and then took the Belmont Stakes (gr. I). 

Trainer Todd Pletcher, who won the Peter Pan last year with Madefromlucky and also won in 2006 with Sunriver, sends Decorated Soldier to this spot. Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' son of Proud Citizen   won the April 16 Northern Spur Stakes going a mile and 40 yards at Oaklawn Park last time out.

Maiden winners Wild About Deb, Lost Iron, and Supah Czech complete the field along with maiden Singleton.


Peter Pan S. (gr. II)

Belmont Park, Saturday, May 14, 2016, Race 9
  • 1 1/8m
  • Dirt
  • $200,000
  • 3 yo
  • 5:45 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Supah Czech (FL) Jose Lezcano 116 Michael E. Gorham 30/1
2 2Singleton (KY) Manuel Franco 116 Nicholas P. Zito 20/1
3 3Adventist (KY) Irad Ortiz, Jr. 116 Leah Gyarmati 4/1
4 4Decorated Soldier (KY) John R. Velazquez 120 Todd A. Pletcher 6/1
5 5Governor Malibu (NY) Joel Rosario 116 Christophe Clement 10/1
6 6Wild About Deb (KY) Trevor McCarthy 116 Philip D'Amato 8/1
7 7Unified (KY) Jose L. Ortiz 116 James A. Jerkens 4/5
8 8Lost Iron (KY) Junior Alvarado 116 William I. Mott 15/1