True North possible comeback spot for Secret Circle

ARCADIA, Calif. – Secret Circle, who won the $2 million Golden Shaheen in Dubai on March 28, resumed exercise at Santa Anita on Friday and could return to racing in early June in New York, trainer Bob Baffert said.

Baffert said Secret Circle is a candidate for the $250,000 True North Stakes at six furlongs at Belmont Park on June 5.

Secret Circle returned to Southern California last weekend, having been quarantined in Chicago following his return to the United States from Dubai. Baffert said Secret Circle showed enthusiasm in exercise Friday.

“It’s amazing what a little win can do,” Baffert said.

Owned by Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman, Secret Circle won the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Santa Anita in 2013. A 6-year-old by Eddington, Secret Circle has won 8 of 16 starts and earned $3,670,790.