Telekinesis on track for stakes debut in Lexington

The talented Ontario-bred 3-year-old colt Telekinesis finished third Friday night while racing against older horses in his second start and first try around two turns.

Telekinesis went to the lead under Florent Geroux in the 1 1/16-mile race but was hooked at the half-mile pole by 4-year-old Silver Dust, the pair slugging it out around the turn and into the homestretch. Telekinesis held firm until about the eighth pole, where he began to tire, eventually finishing third, beaten 1 3/4 lengths. He got an 87 Beyer Speed Figure following a 90 sprinting in his debut victory.

Trainer Mark Casse said Telekinesis remained on track to make his stakes debut April 14 in the Grade 3, $200,000 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland. Telekinesis’s owner, Stonestreet Stables, sponsors the Lexington.

“That’s still the plan,” Casse said Sunday. “That’s why we ran him where we ran him. Like I said before, I’m not a fan of running 3-year-olds against older horses this time of year. I thought he hung in there pretty well. I thought the race served its purpose, and he should improve for it.”