St. Lewis to run maiden winner Informative in Gotham

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The Parx-based trainer Uriah St. Lewis on Friday was hoping for a big week in New York.

On Saturday, he runs Adventist in the $100,000 Bernardini Stakes. Next Saturday, he plans to run Informative in the Grade 3, $300,000 Gotham Stakes for 3-year-olds.

It took Informative eight tries to get his first win, and that victory came going a mile at Aqueduct on Feb. 8. The Gotham is also run at a mile at Aqueduct.

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St. Lewis said he thought Informative would benefit from more distance, but he did start him six times at six furlongs or shorter. He finally stretched him out in the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes, where he finished fourth, 10 1/2 lengths behind Shotski.

In his maiden win, Informative overcame a bobble at the break and some traffic in the stretch. Informative worked a half-mile in 48.05 seconds Thursday morning at Parx.

“He has a lot of ability, he’s a smart horse, and he just keeps getting better,” said St. Lewis, who has John Bisono to ride.

Meanwhile, St. Lewis said he is preparing the 7-year-old Discreet Lover, the 45-1 winner of the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup in 2018, for a return to the races.

Discreet Lover has worked three times at Parx in February.

“We’re just taking our time with him and we’ll try to find him a couple of allowance races where he could win,” St. Lewis said. “He’s coming along pretty good. We have no timetable for him.”