Shared Belief's comeback unlikely to come in Laz Barrera

ARCADIA, Calif.- Shared Belief, the champion 2-year-old male of 2013 who has not raced since December, worked a half-mile in 49.60 seconds at Golden Gate Fields on Sunday, his third workout in the last two weeks.

A comeback race has not been selected, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said at Santa Anita on Sunday.

Hollendorfer said Shared Belief is not likely to be ready for the $100,000 Laz Barrera Stakes for 3-year-olds over seven furlongs at Santa Anita on May 10.

“In the back of my mind, I was looking at the Laz Barrera,” he said. “We’ll have to be patient.”

Hollendorfer said one possible early summer goal for Shared Belief is the $500,000 Los Alamitos Derby at the Orange County track on July 5. The Los Alamitos Derby over 1 1/8 miles will be the richest race of the track’s two-week summer-meeting.

Shared Belief missed training because of quarter cracks earlier this year. Owned by a partnership, Shared Belief is unbeaten in three starts, including the Grade 1 CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park last December.

Sunday’s workout was the first for Shared Belief over a half-mile. On April 15 and April 20, he worked three furlongs.