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Gormley may return in Shared Belief Stakes

Steve Andersen|Aug 04, 2017

Gormley in the paddock before the 2017 Belmont Stakes

Barbara D. Livingston Gormley, coming off a fourth-place finish in the Grade 1 Belmont, may make his next start in the Aug. 26 Shared Belief Stakes at Del Mar.

DEL MAR, Calif. – Gormley, the winner of the $1 million Santa Anita Derby in April, is tentatively scheduled to have his first start of the summer in the $100,000 Shared Belief Stakes at Del Mar on Aug. 26, trainer John Shirreffs said on Friday.

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The Shared Belief Stakes is for 3-year-olds at a mile. Owned by Jerry and Ann Moss, Gormley ran in two legs of the Triple Crown, finishing ninth in the Kentucky Derby on May 6 and fourth in the Belmont Stakes on June 10 in his most recent start.

Gormley has won 4 of 8 starts and earned $1,020,000. By Malibu Moon, Gormley won his career debut at the 2016 Del Mar summer meeting.

The Shared Belief Stakes is the only open stakes for 3-year-olds on dirt at the Del Mar summer meeting.

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