Dr. Schivel will be pointed to Del Mar meet

Dr. Schivel, third in the Group 1 Golden Shaheen Stakes for sprinters in Dubai on March 26, will be rested in coming weeks for an expected return to racing at the Del Mar summer meeting.

Trainer Mark Glatt said Friday that the Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes at six furlongs on July 30 at Del Mar is a goal. The $400,000 Bing Crosby is the leading sprint race at the track’s summer meeting.

Dr. Schivel won the 2021 Bing Crosby and later was second by a nose in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Del Mar last November.

Dr. Schivel has won 5 of 10 starts and earned $1,076,500. A 4-year-old colt, Dr. Schivel is co-owned by Red Baron’s Barn, Rancho Temescal, Reeves Thoroughbreds, and Bill Branch.

“When we made the decision to go to Dubai, the plan afterward was to give him a break and gear him up for the second half of the year,” Glatt said. “We’re hoping he bounces back in good order. We might give him a few weeks off at Rancho Temescal and gear back toward the Bing Crosby.”

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In the Golden Shaheen at six furlongs, Dr. Schivel ran on the inside part of the track and rallied between horses in the stretch to finish 2 1/4 lengths behind Switzerland.

“He could have won that race with a better trip,” Glatt said.