Thunder Snow to remain at Spa for Woodward

Thunder Snow will be pointed to the Grade 1 Woodward on Aug. 31 after scratching from Saturday's Whitney due to an elevated temperature diagnosed following a brief training session the morning of the race.

While trainer Saeed bin Suroor returned to England, Thunder Snow remained in Saratoga, moving from the quarantine barn on the Oklahoma side of Saratoga to the Greentree training facility adjacent to the backstretch of the main track. Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum, owner of Thunder Snow, owns the Greentree property.

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Thunder Snow jogged on the main track Monday morning.

“He recovered good, no problem, he will run at the of the month,” Suroor said by phone from England. The horse is super fit. He’ll be ready.”

Others who could possibly make the Woodward are Gunnevera, second to Yoshida last year, Catholic Boy, the 2018 Travers winner, and Tom’s d’Etat and Wooderson, the 1-2 finishers in Friday’s $100,000 Alydar Stakes.

Vino Rosso, third in the Whitney, could point to the Woodward or wait for the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont on Sept. 28, according to owner Mike Repole.