Mind Your Biscuits Emerges Well From Bullet Work

Multiple grade 1 winner Mind Your Biscuits emerged from a June 23 bullet breeze in good shape as he nears his stateside return in the $350,000 Belmont Sprint Championship (G2) July 8 at Belmont Park, trainer Chad Summers reported June 24.

A three-length winner of the Dubai Golden Shaheen Sponsored by Gulf News (G1) at Meydan Racecourse last time out March 25, Mind Your Biscuits covered five furlongs on the Belmont main track in :58.19 under regular jockey Joel Rosario, the fastest of 10 works at the distance on the day. New York Racing Association clockers caught the 4-year-old New York-bred through a quarter-mile in :22 and a half in :45 2/5.

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"(It was) a little bit faster than we were looking for, but he did it the right way," Summers said. "It was about as easy a :58 as there'll ever be. He galloped out (to six furlongs) in 1:11. It was a good, fine dress rehearsal for what's going to come July 8. He's in the best form of his life. He came out of Dubai great. The time off was good for him. He's raring to go.

"When they work that fast you always have to be a little bit cautious. I came back to the barn about 9:45 last night just to make sure that the feed tub was empty and it was, and he walked good this morning. We're very excited about where we're at."

The breeze was the fourth for Mind Your Biscuits since settling into Summers' Belmont base in early May following a brief freshening at Taylor Made Farm in Kentucky. During his sophomore campaign last year, the chestnut son of Posse hit the board in eight of his nine starts for previous trainer Robert Falcone Jr., including victories in the Amsterdam Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course and Malibu Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park, as well as being elvated to a second-place finish in the Twinspires.com Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) via disqualifcation. Mind Your Biscuits races for a partnership that includes J Stables, Head of Plains Partners, and Summers.

"The biggest thing with him lately is his maturity," Summers said. "When he was a 2-year-old, he was very playful. He still is, but he was a handful at 2, 3, until maybe after the Malibu, then he kind of settled down a little bit. Since he's turned 4, he's been so much more professional. He's been much easier on himself and on me, thankfully. Before, he used to beat me up pretty good.

"At the end of the day, we just think he's a remarkable horse. He's taken us to remarkable places and we're just excited that the ride continues. We're looking forward to getting him back to start the second half of the year."