No immediate plans for Napoleon Solo

There are no immediate plans for Grade 1 Champagne Stakes winner Napoleon Solo, who finished fifth, beaten 2 3/4 lengths, in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 4.

“He’s back on the track now. He came out of the race well. At this stage, we’re looking forward to the second half of the season wherever it takes us,” trainer Chad Summers said Friday. “Nothing we’re pointing to right now.”

Breaking from the rail in the Wood, Napoleon Solo set a pressured pace and was still in contention at the eighth pole before giving way in the final furlong.

“I was proud of his effort. I thought he put away the other speed horses in the race,” Summers said. “At the end of the day, maybe he’s going to be a better sprinter, but I don’t know.”

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