Weyburn moving on to Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga

ELMONT, N.Y. – Weyburn, beaten a neck when second to Mandaloun in last Sunday’s Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park, will be pointed to the Grade 2, $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes on July 31 at Saratoga, trainer Jimmy Jerkens said Wednesday.

In the Pegasus, Weyburn was making his first start since running fourth in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 3, having missed some time – and a planned start in the Peter Pan on May 8 – due to illness.

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Jerkens said he was gratified to see the horse run a race similar to his effort in the Grade 3 Gotham, which he won by a nose in March.

“It was nice to see him run good,” Jerkens said. “He still seems to be a little confused by two turns. He runs in spots. Down the backside he was a little keen. When he inherited the lead, he spit the bit out and came on again. It was a good effort, that’s for sure.”