Maximus Mischief has first work since Remsen
Top 3-year-old prospect and undefeated Maximus Mischief turned in his first work Saturday since shipping to South Florida following his impressive victory in the Grade 2 Remsen. He went four furlongs in a swift 46.97 seconds at Gulfstream despite flipping leads near the sixteenth pole and looking around quite a bit down the stretch.
“I had planned to work him Sunday, but I had to move it up a day because he’s been so keen," trainer Robert “Butch” Reid Jr. said. "He was so sharp Friday that I needed to let him blow off some steam. I thought the work went very well. He got to fooling around a little through the stretch and jumping shadows.
“He also has a habit of leaning right in on the rail, so the rider just allowed him to switch his leads there. He did the same thing right before the wire in the Remsen. But he won’t do that kind of stuff with other horses around him.”
Reid said he plans to work Maximus Mischief in company next week with jockey Jose Ortiz aboard. Ortiz is scheduled to replace Maximus Mischief’s regular rider, Frankie Pennington, when he makes his 3-year-old debut a week from Saturday in the Grade 2 Holy Bull.
