Decked Out on break, will return to training this spring
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ARCADIA, Calif. – Decked Out, unraced since winning the Grade 1 American Oaks at Santa Anita on Dec. 31, is getting a three-month break and will resume training in the spring, trainer Keith Desormeaux said Friday.
Decked Out has been at Piecefield Farm in Southern California since mid-February and will be there until May.
“She’s on a little break,” Desormeaux said. “We’ll point for a fall campaign.”
Decked Out had two recorded workouts at Santa Anita in early February before Desormeaux opted to give the filly a rest.
“She wasn’t recovering the way I liked,” he said. “She hadn’t had a break since her 2-year-old season. It was time. The Breeders’ Cup is at Del Mar, and we’ll set that as our goal.”
Owned by a partnership that includes Big Chief Racing, Head of Plains Partners, and Gene Voss, Decked Out has won 3 of 16 starts and has earned $480,859. The American Oaks was Decked Out’s second stakes win. She won the Grade 3 Providencia Stakes on turf last April.
Desormeaux said Decked Out’s latest win has changed the mind-set regarding the management of the 4-year-old filly by Street Boss. The BC Filly and Mare Turf at Del Mar on Nov. 4 is a long-term goal.
“A lot goes into the decision-making after a Grade 1 win,” Desormeaux said.
