Leave the Light On Training at Palm Meadows
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Trainer Chad Brown Jan. 8 said Remsen Stakes (gr. II) winner Leave the Light On is expected to return to the work tab within at week as the colt trains at Palm Meadows Training Center in preparation for the Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II).
The $400,000 Fountain of Youth, a traditional prep for the Besilu Stables Florida Derby (gr. I), is scheduled for Feb. 21 at Gulfstream Park.
A 3-year-old son of Horse Greeley , Leave the Light On has won two of three starts and earned $285,375 for owners Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence. Seventh on a sealed muddy track going six furlongs at Belmont Park in his career debut, Leave the Light On stretched out to a mile with success, winning his second start by 4 1/2 lengths in a hand ride before taking the Remsen.
By winning the Remsen, Leave the Light On earned 10 points on the "Road to the Kentucky Derby."
"We gave him a little breather after the Remsen, and now he has been galloping steady for about the last three weeks here at Palm Meadows," Brown said. "He looks good. He's galloping really well.
"He really has gotten better with every start. His first start was sprinting and in the mud, but he got a good education from that. His second and third starts, both wins going long, he really figured things out and ran well, and he seems to have gotten bigger and stronger since we've brought him here to Florida. So we're excited about him this year."