Street Lute may take five-race win streak on the road

Street Lute emerged from her Wide Country victory at Laurel Park in “great” shape, according to trainer John Robb, and might be headed out of town.

“There’s really nothing else here,” said Robb. “That’s why I stayed because they had this string of races that I didn’t want to miss. But now I’m going to have to think of either stretching her out or going somewhere else. There’s nothing else here until August.”

Street Lute has compiled a record of seven wins and one second from eight starts. She is riding a five-race win streak. Robb was taken with her mid-race turn of foot in the Wide Country.

“The move was very impressive because I think they ran a half in 44 and she just rebroke,” he said.

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Robb mentioned that popular multiple stakes winner Anna’s Bandit will return for a 7-year-old campaign. A winner in 17 of 36 starts with earnings of $782,655, Anna’s Bandit hasn’t raced since a third-place effort in Delaware’s Dashing Beauty on July 11.

“She’s back in training,” Robb said. “As long as she stays sound, we’ll give her one more year anyway. She’s only been here a month. She’s a big, heavy filly so it takes forever to get her ready.”

◗ Street Lute was recently named Maryland’s champion juvenile filly of 2020. Jaxon Traveler, honored as champion 2-year-old colt, is back working at Oaklawn after missing time due to a foot issue.

“That foot bugged him for a little bit,” said Terry Finley, CEO of West Point Thoroughbreds. “I think we’re just taking it slow.”

Finley mentioned the $200,000 Bachelor Stakes at Oaklawn on April 24 as a potential goal for Jaxon Traveler.