Immersive returns to Cox's Churchill barn

Undefeated Eclipse Award champion Immersive, who was given time off due to bone bruising, recently returned to trainer Brad Cox's barn at Churchill Downs.

Immersive last raced while winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies in November, capping an undefeated championship campaign in which she won three Grade 1 races. In early January, owner-breeder Godolphin announced that the filly had been sidelined.

“She’s moving awesome,” Cox said Monday at Keeneland. “We’re gonna take our time – we’re in no rush with her. We’ll just keep moving forward with her. Excited to have her back.”

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Cox and Godolphin still have the presumptive favorite for the May 2 Kentucky Oaks in Good Cheer, who remained undefeated winning the Grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks on March 22. She had her first work following that race on April 2 at Churchill, and breezed again on April 9.

“She’s doing fantastic,” Cox said. “She’s on it. We’ve got a little ways to go, but she’s good, she’s real good, and she’s really training well.”

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