Belmont Park: Suburban runners get to work

A trio of horses pointing to the Grade 2 Suburban here July 7 put in workouts Monday morning.

Stay Thirsty, last year’s Travers winner, went four furlongs in 47.85 seconds over Belmont’s main track in company with Dominus, who was credited with the same time. Dominus won last year’s Grade 2 Dwyer at Belmont, but has not run since finishing fourth in the Grade 1 King’s Bishop at Saratoga last August. Formerly with Steve Asmussen, Dominus is now with Todd Pletcher, the trainer of Stay Thirsty.

Pletcher said Stay Thirsty “is on schedule” for the Suburban. Pletcher said Dominus would likely be ready at the Saratoga meet.

Earlier in the morning, Hymn Book, runner-up in last year’s Suburban, worked four furlongs in 48.31.

At Aqueduct, Trickmeister, who defeated Stay Thirsty in an overnight stakes at Belmont on May 17, went six furlongs in 1:15.65 for trainer Richard Dutrow Jr.

◗ Awesome Maria, third in the Ogden Phipps, worked four furlongs in 47.21 seconds Monday morning. Pletcher is considering her for the $750,000 Delaware Handicap on July 21, but said a decision would be made based on how he feels about her getting the mile and a quarter and weight assignments. The Molly Pitcher, a 1 1/16-mile dirt race at Monmouth Park on July 29, also is under consideration, Pletcher said.