Tom Fool-bound Share the Ride not letting quarter crack slow him down

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Share the Ride has hardly been slowed by a quarter crack this winter.

Share the Ride, winner of the Fall Highweight at Aqueduct in November and the General George Stakes two weeks ago at Laurel Park, will seek a third Grade 3 stakes victory when he starts as the 124-pound highweight in Saturday’s Tom Fool Stakes at Aqueduct.

In New York, Share the Ride starts under trainer Antonio Arriaga’s name. Outside of New York, he runs for trainer Miguel Penaloza, who oversees the gelding’s training at Parx Racing.

According to Arriaga, Share the Ride came out of his victory in the Fall Highweight with a quarter crack. While he did miss the Gravesend at Aqueduct in December, Share the Ride ran a sold second in the Fire Plug on Jan. 16. He came back two weeks later to finish third of five in the Grade 3 Toboggan on Jan. 30 before bouncing back to win the General George on Feb. 20.

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Share the Ride has done most of his training at Parx.

“When you got a quarter crack, it’s not easy on this track,” said Arriaga, referring to Belmont’s training track.

Share the Ride drew post 2 and will be ridden by Victor Carrasco, who rode him in the General George. Pete’s Playcall, the Gravesend winner, drew the rail. Outside of Share the Ride, in order, are Chateau, Happy Farm, Speed Pass, and Wendell Fong.