Mo Town fires bullet work at Saratoga

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Mo Town, the Grade 2 Remsen winner who has yet to find his form at 3, worked a strong five furlongs in 59.33 seconds Wednesday morning over the Oklahoma training track.

With Javier Castellano aboard, Mo Town went in splits of 12.37, 24.16, and 35.85. He got his last quarter in 23.48. He galloped out six furlongs in 1:12.53 and seven-eighths in 1:25.96.

“He worked very good,” Castellano said. “I liked the way he galloped out.”

Castellano said Mo Town got distracted by some puddles near the finish wire, which is why he tapped him on the shoulder at that point.

In two starts this year, Mo Town finished fifth in the Grade 2 Risen Star at Fair Grounds and seventh in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct. Following the Wood, Mo Town went for a complete physical evaluation, but nothing was found to be physically wrong with him.

Trainer Tony Dutrow said he is targeting a seven-furlong allowance race Aug. 5 for Mo Town’s return.