Belmont Park
X Y Jet makes comeback in Vosburgh
Barbara D. Livingston After being sidelined with a chip in his knee, X Y Jet is set to make his return in the Vosburgh.
ELMONT, N.Y. – X Y Jet, who recorded two dynamic stakes victories in the winter at Gulfstream and ran a terrific second in the Dubai Golden Shaheen, returns from an eight-month layoff in Saturday’s Grade 1, $350,000 Vosburgh at Belmont Park.
X Y Jet came out of the Golden Shaheen needing surgery to remove a chip in a knee. Prior to that, he won the Sunshine Millions Sprint and the Grade 3 Gulfstream Park Sprint in impressive, front-running fashion.
X Y Jet, trained by Jorge Navarro, drew post 6 in an eight-horse field for the Vosburgh that includes A. P. Indian, who has won two consecutive Grade 1 races at Saratoga, Holy Boss, Joking, Dannie’s Deceiver, Green Gratto, Stallwalkin’ Dude, and Weekend Hideaway.