Seymourdini needs more time

No horse has come closer to defeating Mohaymen than did Seymourdini, who finished a half-length behind Mohaymen when both debuted at Belmont Park last Sept. 19.

While Mohaymen has gone on to win four graded stakes and become the early Kentucky Derby favorite, Seymourdini went on to win a maiden race in November but has yet to run since.

Seymourdini, a son of Bernardini, returned to the work tab Feb. 27, and trainer Linda Rice said the colt is at least six weeks away from returning to the races.

“He broke his maiden pretty impressively, but then he was showing signs of stress,” Rice said. “He backed off his feed, wasn’t eating as well as we wanted him to, so we sent him out. He’s a May foal, and I thought the time would help him.”

Seymourdini is a half-brother to Cali Star, a graded stakes winner who was scheduled to run here in Saturday’s Heavenly Prize Invitational.