Disco Time could head to Dwyer following comeback victory

Disco Time has won stakes in Illinois and Louisiana and might soon land on the East Coast.

The unbeaten 3-year-old could be headed to New York next month for the $200,000 Dwyer at Aqueduct on Nov. 8, according to his trainer, Brad Cox.

Disco Time, who is based in Kentucky, has come under consideration for the one-mile race following his win in the $250,000 St. Louis Derby on Sept. 19 at Fairmount Park.

Disco Time’s win in the St. Louis Derby came in his first start since January, when he captured the Grade 3 Lecomte at Fair Grounds. Disco Time was freshened following the start, Cox said. For his comeback race, he popped a career-high Beyer Speed Figure of 102.

“He’s had one work since and we’re thinking about the Dwyer with him,” Cox said Monday.

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Disco Time breezed a half-mile in 48.40 seconds Oct. 6 at Churchill Downs.

In the St. Louis Derby, he set the pace, then powered home by 5 1/2 lengths under regular rider Florent Geroux.

“He was training like he’d run big, and you know, I thought he ran even bigger than expected,” Cox said. “He got some really good figures. We’re going to give him plenty of time out of that race.

“Good numbers off a layoff like that, you’ve got to make sure you give them plenty of time. Like I said, he’s had the one work since and it was a really good breeze. Overall, he came back really well this fall.”

Disco Time, who is now 4 for 4, is a son of Not This Time who races for his breeder, Juddmonte. His dam is Disco Chick, a multiple stakes winner of more than $700,000.

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