McCarthy nears comeback; will ride Ziaerati in Busher
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Trevor McCarthy, who is scheduled to return to race-riding next Friday after a three-month absence due to injury, already has a solid stakes mount lined up in Ziaerati, who runs in next Saturday’s $200,000 Busher Stakes for 3-year-old fillies.
Ziaerati, a daughter of Into Mischief, won her debut Jan. 15 by 8 1/4 lengths. Promiseher America, the runner-up from that race, came back to win her maiden next time out.
Dylan Davis was aboard Ziaerati for her debut win, but has committed to ride a horse for Chad Brown, presumably Shidabhuti.
Robert Falcone Jr. said he was not surprised how well Ziaerati ran first time out.
“She had trained well in the morning, it was good to see her transfer it to the afternoon,” Falcone said. “She’s really smart. She’s done everything good from the first day she came in.”
Others expected for the Busher include Asset Purchase, Capella, and Check Engine Light.
On Friday, Shidahbuti and Asset Purchase worked a half-mile together in 49.80 seconds over the Belmont training track.
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