Curlin's Approval preps for Inside Information

Curlin’s Approval got back to some serious work at Gulfstream Park on Friday, breezing five furlongs in 1:00.39 and galloping out six furlongs in 1:14.02 with jockey Luis Saez aboard. The work was her first since capturing the Grade 2 Royal Delta in impressive fashion two weeks ago.

“She had a nice, easy breeze this morning,” said owner and breeder Happy Alter, who was on hand, as always, to oversee the work.

“I’ve decided to keep her here for the seven-eighths race,” Alter added, referring to the Inside Information on March 18. “Even though I don’t like to go backwards now that she’s won at a mile and one-sixteenth, the race is right here, so there’s no shipping, and it’s a Grade 2 worth $200,000.”

Alter said if all goes well after the Inside Information, he will point Curlin’s Approval, who is trained by Marty Wolfson, to the Grade 1, 1 1/16-mile La Troienne at Churchill Downs on the Kentucky Oaks undercard May 5.

“Down the road, I would really rather run her around two turns because I think in the long run, it’s much easier on a horse rather than having to run hard from start to finish in sprint races,” said Alter. “But for the short term, I think the race here is our best option.”