Dr. Schivel on track for Golden Shaheen

ARCADIA, Calif. - Dr. Schivel, second in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Del Mar in November, worked a half-mile in 48.40 seconds at Santa Anita on Sunday for a scheduled start in the Group 1 Golden Shaheen Stakes at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on March 26.

Trained by Mark Glatt, Dr. Schivel has not raced since he finished last of seven in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes for 3-year-olds at seven furlongs on Dec. 26. He was diagnosed with an illness following that race.

Sunday’s workout was the third for Dr. Schivel since the Malibu. Glatt said he was left impressed by Dr. Schivel’s workout, considering the colt worked alone and does not always exert a top effort in such circumstances.

“He’s the kind of horse that when he works by himself he’s not a great workhorse,” Glatt said. “He knows when to turn it on.”

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Dr. Schivel has won 5 of 9 starts and earned $876,500. Dr. Schivel has won two Grade 1 races in his career, both at Del Mar – the Del Mar Futurity in 2020 and the Bing Crosby Stakes last July.

In other Sunday workouts, Pinehurst, second in the Grade 2 San Vicente Stakes at seven furlongs in his 3-year-old debut on Jan. 29, worked five furlongs in 59.20 seconds, the fastest of 68 works at the distance.

Slow Down Andy, winner of the Grade 2 Los Alamitos Futurity in December, worked five furlongs in 1:01 for a scheduled start in the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds on Saturday.