Jason Servis has varied plans for 3-year-olds

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Trainer Jason Servis has a trio of horses – Call Paul, Bronzed, and Clench – nominated to Saturday’s $100,000 Hutcheson Stakes, but said Monday he has no plans to run any of the three in the Grade 3 dash for 3-year-olds.

Call Paul is the best of the group, coming off a victory here earlier in the meet in the Grade 3 Swale.

“The owners want to run him in the Bay Shore,” said Servis. “He’s doing good, and I’m looking forward to trying him there. At the moment, I think he’s strictly a sprinter.”

The Grade 3 Bay Shore is run at seven furlongs and scheduled for April 6 at Aqueduct. The Hutcheson is at six furlongs.

Servis said he’s likely to start the undefeated Maximum Security in the Florida Derby on March 30. Maximum Security won his maiden under a $16,000 claiming tag here earlier this winter, and most recently won an optional-claiming starter allowance here with a Beyer Speed Figure of 102.

“He got knocked for a loop and lost some weight after his last win. I haven’t done much with him coming back, but I’ll let him stretch out a little Wednesday or Thursday,” said Servis.

With his regular rider Irad Ortiz Jr. committed to Bourbon War, Servis said Luis Saez has the call on Maximum Security in the Florida Derby.

◗ There will be a carryover of more than $1.9 million in the Rainbow 6 when racing resumes with a 10-race program here Wednesday. The afternoon’s main event, a $51,000 optional claimer for fillies and mares scheduled at five furlongs on the turf, will be run as the opening leg of the Rainbow 6 sequence.

◗ Friday’s card also features the return of leading rider Irad Ortiz Jr., who sat out a five-day suspension for careless riding last week. Although his lead shrunk decidedly while sidelined, Ortiz will still bring a 123-110 advantage over defending top rider Luis Saez in the race for the championship meet jockey title with two weeks left in the session.