Healthy Green Light Go returns in Roar Stakes

Grade 2 winner Green Light Go will make his second start of 2020 when he meets five 3-year-olds in Saturday’s $75,000 Roar Stakes at 6 1/2 furlongs.

Green Light Go, winner of the Saratoga Special last summer, ended his 2-year-old campaign with a runner-up finish to Tiz the Law in the Grade 1 Champagne at Belmont. In his lone start this year, he finished third behind Mischevious Alex in the Grade 3 Swale on Feb. 1. Mischevious Alex did come back to win the Grade 3 Gotham at Aqueduct, while Shivaree, second in the Swale, came back to run second in the Florida Derby.

Trainer Jimmy Jerkens said Green Light Go got a little sick following the Swale.

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“It took a little while to get him going,” Jerkens said. “He looks like he’s on the engine now.”

Green Light Go has a spirited work tab, including a half-mile move in 47.40 seconds from the gate May 7.

Also entered in the Roar are With Verve, upset winner of the Hutcheson Stakes on Feb. 29 at Gulfstream; Cajun Casanova, winner of the Texas Glitter on turf; Ournationonparade, winner of the Maryland Million Nursery; Double Crown, who beat Ournationonparade in a maiden race at Laurel last September; and Ricki Ticki Taffi, second in the Limehouse Stakes.