Look Forward preps to stretch back out in Acorn

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Look Forward, who made a successful turnback in distance winning the Grade 2 Eight Belles Stakes at seven furlongs at Churchill Downs on May 2, will again try to stretch out when she starts in the Grade 1, $500,000 Acorn Stakes on June 6 at Saratoga.

On Friday, Look Forward worked a half-mile in 47.21 seconds over Saratoga’s main track, going in splits of 23.96 for the opening quarter and galloping out five furlongs in 59.92 seconds, six furlongs in 1:13.07, and seven furlongs in 1:27.92.

Following her victory in the Eight Belles, trainer Michael McCarthy said that Look Forward had difficult trips in both the Grade 1 Ashland at Keeneland and the Grade 3 Honeybee at Oaklawn Park. In her first start for McCarthy, Look Forward ran a respectable second to Tenma in the Grade 2 Starlet going 1 1/16 miles at Los Alamitos.

In the Acorn, Look Forward will be facing, among others, the undefeated Kentucky Oaks winner Good Cheer.

:: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.