Zo Impressive works toward Alabama

Zo Impressive was one of three contenders for Saturday's Grade 1 Alabama on the worktab on Monday, turning in a 1:01 4/5 five-furlong breeze on Saratoga's fast main track.

"She worked very well this morning," trainer Tom Albertrani said. "It looks like she's keeping in good form, and that's all we can ask for."

Zo Impressive, winner of the Grade 1 Mother Goose at Belmont, will attempt to turn the tables on Questing in the Alabama. In the Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks on July 21, Zo Impressive was second to Questing by 4 1/4 lengths.

"I don't think (Zo Impressive will) have a problem with (the Alabama's 1 1/4-mile distance)," Albertrani said. "It looked like she was finishing in the last eighth of a mile in the Coaching Club. She was gaining a little bit late in the race. Maybe that was from (Questing) starting to get tired and drifting out, but I don't see why she wouldn't go a little farther. She's been very consistent; she's been 1-2 in all of her starts. Hopefully she'll run her race again."