Mr. Money sitting on go for Pennsylvania Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Bret Calhoun said Mr. Money has been so eager in his training toward the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby next Saturday that he skipped a final pre-race work with the colt Friday morning at Churchill.

Instead, Mr. Money went a “two-minute lick,” getting a mile in an unofficial 1:52 and change, according to Calhoun.

Mr. Money worked five furlongs in 58.20 seconds on Sept. 5.

“Everything is right where we want it,” he said. “He went so fast last week and galloped out so strong that I didn’t want him to do something like that again. He’s very, very sharp right now, and I didn’t want him any sharper. He’s sitting on go.”

Mr. Money has won his last four races, all Grade 3 stakes, and faces his toughest task to date at Parx when he faces the likes of Maximum Security, War of Will, and Improbable. The Goldencents colt is booked on a charter flight Wednesday.