Saratoga
Upstart probably will run next in Kelso
Barbara D. Livingston Trainer Rick Violette said he is leaning towards running Upstart in the one-mile Kelso on Oct. 8 at Belmont Park.
Trainer Rick Violette said Wednesday he is now leaning toward bringing Upstart back in the one-mile, Grade 2 Kelso rather than the 1 1/4-mile, Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup, which, like the Kelso, will be decided Oct. 8 at Belmont Park.
“We’ve gotten to the point we’re thinking he’s not a mile-and-quarter horse,” Violette said. “So while I’m not entirely ruling out the Gold Cup, I think it would be more likely we’ll bring him back in the Kelso and then point for the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile.”
Upstart finished a distant third behind Frosted, although beaten just a length for second by Anchor Down, in the one-mile Metropolitan Handicap. He also finished third, once again to Frosted, in the 1 1/8-mile Whitney at Saratoga earlier this month.
