Hillwood Secure’s Breeders’ Cup Grime Mile (G1) runner-up Publish Time resumed coaching Nov. 7 at Honest Hill Coaching Middle, and if he continues to coach properly, he might race subsequent within the Dec. 7 Cigar Mile Handicap (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack, coach Brittany Russell stated.
A 4-year-old grey and/or roan son of Frosted , Publish Time completed 1 1/2 lengths behind upset winner Full Serrano within the Nov. 2 Grime Mile at Del Mar, his third grade 1 putting this yr to go together with stakes wins within the Basic George Stakes (G3), Polynesian Stakes, and Jennings Stakes at Laurel Park and Carter Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct. He additionally ran second within the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) and third within the Whitney Stakes (G1), each at Saratoga Race Course.
“With how he is doing proper now it is sort of arduous to essentially cease on him. I really feel like we have taken fairly excellent care to house his races and issues like that. It is as much as him. That is sort of how we have gone with him all yr,” Russell stated. “We acquired fortunate, and he dealt with all the pieces fairly properly, and he sort of requested for the following step.”
Publish Time has two wins—the Polynesian and Jennings—and three seconds in 5 tries at one mile and has raced twice at Aqueduct, following his Carter victory with a runner-up end within the Might 3 Westchester Stakes (G3).
“(The Cigar Mile) is 5 weeks from his final one and the best way he appeared to have traveled residence, we’ll preserve that on our radar and positively think about it,” Russell stated. “And if now we have to take a seat and wait, he’ll get no matter he wants. It may be as much as him. We’re simply going to see how he trains and go from there.”
Publish Time turned a fan favourite and social media darling through the Breeders’ Cup for his beauty and persona, which frequently sees him energetic and playful each earlier than and after his morning train.
“He is simply entertaining. He is pure leisure, and he is aware of everyone’s taking a look at him. He loves that,” Russell stated. “Apart from his quirks within the morning, it was like fairly stress-free. He is simply good, so it was somewhat bit much less of a fear for me. As soon as Emma (Wolfe) survived getting him to the racetrack every single day it was nice.”
Already the richest horse the 35-year-old Russell has educated since going out on her personal in 2018, Publish Time turned her first millionaire following the Grime Mile. He earned $170,000 for second, pushing his bankroll to $1,167,910.
“How about that,” Russell stated. “Now I must get him to $2 million.”
This press launch has been edited for content material and magnificence by BloodHorse Workers.
