Twin Creeks Racing Stables’ Kentucky homebred Warrant will look to double up on stakes scores in Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Brooklyn, a 12-furlong main track marathon for older horses, at Belmont Park. Trained by Brad Cox, the 5-year-old Constitution chestnut finished second to Fearless in this event last year and has already posted a pair of wins this campaign, including a prominent neck score over returning rival Red Run last out in the 1 1/2-mile Isaac Murphy Marathon Overnight on May 3 at Churchill Downs.
Warrant has breezed back twice, including a five-eighths effort in 1:00 flat on June 3 over the Churchill main track in company with graded-stakes winning stablemate Angel of Empire, who will contest Saturday’s Grade 1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets. “He ran well in the Brooklyn last year. Hopefully, he steps up and can get the job done this year,” Cox said. “He’s coming off a big run at Churchill and he’s been working heads up with Angel of Empire the last few weeks and they’ve been great company for one another. He’s set up for a big effort.”
Warrant, who made the grade in the 2021 Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park, will exit post 7 under Flavien Prat.
The Brooklyn is slated as Race 6 on Saturday’s lucrative Belmont Stakes Day card. First post is 11:20 a.m. Eastern.
The FOX Sports family of networks will present expansive coverage and analysis of Belmont Stakes Day beginning with America’s Day at the Races on FS1 at 11 a.m. Coverage then shifts to FOX, where America’s Day at the Belmont and Belmont Day on FOX will air from 3-7:30 p.m.
America’s Day at the Belmont Stakes will complement the FOX broadcast with parallel coverage geared to the avid and experienced horseplayer from 4-7:30 p.m. on FS1. For the complete broadcast schedule, visit https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/tv-schedule.
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