Tiz the Law has first work since earning a 90 Beyer in his debut

ELMONT, N.Y. – Tiz the Law, who registered the highest Beyer Speed Figure (90) of any 2-year-old at the Saratoga meeting, breezed a very easy half-mile in 49.60 seconds immediately after the renovation break at Belmont Park on Friday under exercise rider Heather Smullen. Tiz the Law, a New York-bred son of Constitution trained by Barclay Tagg, won his only start by 4 1/4 lengths going 6 1/2 furlongs at Saratoga on Aug. 8.

“Just an easy half in his first work back and he went nicely,” said Tagg. “He had the start of a little shin. We ran him on it and it didn’t get any worse, but I just didn’t want to be fighting the thing later on so we gave him some time after his first start.”

Tagg said he hopes to start Tiz the Law twice locally before departing for Florida at the end of November. The Grade 1 Champagne is among the options, he said.

Junior Alvarado, who rode Tiz the Law to victory in his debut, will miss a week after suffering a sprained right wrist in a riding mishap here Thursday, according to his agent, Mike Sellitto. Alvarado was aboard Deft, who broke down while on the lead in a maiden claiming race on the turf. Deft had to be euthanized as a result of the incident.