Brown has plenty of options for Gift Box

Trainer Chad Brown said he will get together with owner Will Farish to map out a summer plan for Gift Box, who made a smashing 3-year-old debut Thursday at Belmont Park, winning a first-level allowance race by 4 1/4 lengths.

Parked four wide throughout, Gift Box ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:41.42 and earned a 98 Beyer Speed Figure.

Gift Box hadn’t run since finishing third to Mohaymen in last November’s Grade 2 Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct.

Brown said Gift Box hadn’t wintered well in South Florida, but turned the corner when he returned to New York in late February.

“He had been training very, very well,” Brown said. “It was nice to see him go out there and do it. We always thought a lot of this horse.”

Among the likely options Brown and Farish would consider for Gift Box are the Grade 2 Dwyer at Belmont on July 9 or the Grade 2 Jim Dandy at Saratoga on July 30.

“Everything’s on the table,” Brown said. “He showed the ability to run well fresh, and a little extra time in between races might not be a bad thing. It gives us options to pick out the race we want. I’ll speak to Mr. Farish about it.”