Aqueduct
Flexibility will stay in New York, point to Withers
Debra A. Roma Flexibility wins the Jerome Stakes by 4 1/4 lengths Saturday at Aqueduct.
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Flexibility, a 4 1/4-length winner of the Grade 3 Jerome Stakes last Saturday, could stay on the New York road to the Kentucky Derby, according to trainer Chad Brown.
The Grade 3, $250,000 Withers on Jan. 30 will be considered for his next start.
“There’s a good possibility we’ll keep going forward with him on the New York trail,” Brown said Monday. “He’ll be considered for the Withers. He seems to be in real good form right now. I’m happy with him where he’s at. I don’t see any reason to move him.”
Flexibility, a New York-bred son of Bluegrass Cat, earned a 90 Beyer Speed Figure for the Jerome, his second win from four starts. His two losses were runner-up finishes to Mohaymen in the Nashua and Remsen stakes.