Todd A. Pletcher
Trevor McCarthy
Bridlewood Farm, Magnier, Mrs. John, Smith, Derrick and Tabor, Michael B.
Brushwood Stable
Marconi |
Tapit | Pulpit |
| Tap Your Heels | ||
| Ponche de Leona | Ponche | |
| Perfect and Proud |
| Sale / Hip / Type | Buyer / Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|
KEESEP2016Hip 561 | Yearling |
|
$2,000,000 |
It can be a difficult task to find marathon races at certain times of the year, but on this busy stakes-filled weekend trainer Todd Pletcher found a 1 1/2-mile test for Marconi in the $200,000 Greenwood Cup (G3) Oct. 5 at Parx Racing.
Marconi overcame a slow start to lead a talented six-horse field through a romping wire-to-wire score Sept. 7 in the $300,000 Grand Prix American Jockey Club Invitational at Belmont Park.
After securing a breakthrough graded stakes win racing 1 1/2 miles on the Belmont Park dirt, Marconi will return to that distance Sept. 7 when he starts in the inaugural edition of the Grand Prix American Jockey Club Invitational Stakes.
When all is said and done at the end of the year, the $700,000 Suburban Stakes (G2) could turn out to be a pivotal moment.
Since returning from a lengthy layoff, Marconi has successfully stretched out and taken three consecutive stakes races. The Tapit colt made the grade for the first time June 8 in the $400,000 Woodford Reserve Brooklyn Invitational Stakes (G2).
