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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Last summer, owner Fred Brei sent Jackson Bend to trainer Nick Zito before the Saratoga meet and wound up winning both the James Marvin and Grade 1 Forego stakes. Now Brei is hoping lightning can strike twice after shipping another of his talented homebreds, Fort Loudon, from south Florida to Zito for the upcoming meet.
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Fort Loudon is coming off the best performance of his career, a game victory over the multiple-graded-stakes-winning sprinter Trinniberg in Calder’s Grade 3 Carry Back on July 7. Like Jackson Bend, Fort Loudon had been under the tutelage of trainer Stanley Gold before joining Zito’s barn.
Zito will point Fort Loudon for the Grade 1 King’s Bishop on Aug. 25 but did not rule out the possibility of also running him next weekend in the Grade 2 Amsterdam.
“Fred wants me to look at the Amsterdam but to use my judgement,” said Zito. “The horse got here in good shape and is sharp right now. There’s a possibility I may work him Saturday to see how he came out of the last race. Stan did a great job with Jackson and a great job with this horse, and I just hope I can keep doing what he did.”
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HOLY SIMONE rallied five wide from sixth to finish second at this Louisiana-bred $12,500 maiden claiming level. A similar performance would probably make her a comfortable winner in this softer field at the same class level. RULERS STAR has already had 16 chances to graduate. She occasionally runs well enough to compete for a slot in the exotics, but she'll have to improve to scare the top selection. TRACAS should be in the mix for a minor prize here. The addition of blinkers can help as she improves in the second race of her form cycle, and drops from Louisiana-bred maiden special.
