Analyze This Jet will bring less to Prelude Stakes

Analyze This Jet will have a new look for his next start, which is to come in the $60,000 Prelude Stakes at Louisiana Downs.

Trainer Terry Eoff said the stakes winner has been gelded since running fourth in the $65,000 Prairie Mile at Prairie Meadows June 8. The Prelude, at 1 1/16 miles on the main track, will be run Aug. 4. Analyze This Jet came into the Prairie Mile off a fifth-place finish in an allowance at his base of Lone Star Park.

“We brought him home from Iowa and three days later he was a gelding,” said Eoff, who owns the horse with Johnny Evans. “It’s definitely changed his attitude. I think he’ll perform better.”

Analyze This Jet established his talent last fall when he won an off-the-turf maiden special weight at a mile at Remington Park, then came back in his next start to win the $75,000 El Joven at a mile on turf at Retama Park.

The Prelude will anchor a card of seven stakes next month at Louisiana Downs. The remaining six stakes are for Louisiana-breds and make up the annual Louisiana Cup.

Analyze This Jet could be joined on his trip to Louisiana Downs by Silvercents. She is a candidate for the $50,000 Louisiana Cup Juvenile Fillies, Eoff said. Silvercents was an impressive maiden special weight winner at Lone Star and on Sunday ran second in the track’s $100,000 fillies division of the Texas Thoroughbred Futurity.

Eoff said Sasha Risenhoover would have the mount on both horses at Louisiana Downs.

The Prelude is the local prep for the Grade 3, $300,000 Super Derby on Sept. 2 at Louisiana Downs.