Untapable breezes for Mother Goose

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky Oaks winner Untapable had her second breeze since her 4 1/2-length romp in the May 2 filly classic when going five furlongs in 1:02 early Monday over a fast track at Churchill Downs.

Working outside of stablemate Betweenhereandcool while staying on even terms throughout, Untapable went in splits of 12.40 seconds, 24.60, 37, and 49.60, with a six-furlong gallop-out time of 1:15.80, according to Churchill clocker John Nichols.

Untapable is skipping the Grade 1, $750,000 Acorn on the Belmont Stakes undercard Saturday at Belmont Park in favor of the Grade 1, $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes three weeks later at Belmont. Both races are around one turn, with the Acorn run at a mile and the Mother Goose at 1 1/16 miles.

Bred and owned by Winchell Thoroughbreds, Untapable has emerged as the undisputed leader of the 3-year-old filly division in North America. Although trainer Steve Asmussen and owner Ron Winchell have not ruled out a run against male rivals, Asmussen has laid out a tentative race schedule of Mother Goose, Coaching Club American Oaks, Alabama, and Cotillion leading up to the Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Santa Anita.