Mr. Crow eyes bigger game after second impressive win of meet

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Mr. Crow recorded his second blowout win of the Saratoga meet when he won a seven-furlong allowance race by 6 1/4 lengths here on Wednesday. Mr. Crow finished in 1:22.07 and earned a 104 Beyer Speed Figure.

On July 22, Mr. Crow won a six-furlong maiden race here by 11 1/2 lengths, running the distance in 1:09.44 and earning a 109 Beyer.

Trainer Todd Pletcher said he will consider running Mr. Crow in a stakes next out and has not ruled out the Grade 1 Vosburgh at Belmont on Sept. 30.

In his Wednesday victory, Mr. Crow wore front bandages for the first time and didn’t change leads for the second time.

Pletcher said Mr. Crow sustained abrasions on his ankles, known as “running down,” in earlier races. As far as failing to change leads, Pletcher said he told jockey Luis Saez: “If the horse is running, just let him go ahead and run, and if you can get it, fine. If you can’t, as long as he’s still accelerating underneath you, don’t make a big issue of it.”

Pletcher added, “He actually, after the finish line, he got him to do it.”