ELMONT, N.Y. - While many in the racing world will be focusing on the May 17 Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, horse trainer Dante Zanelli Jr. is in a New York state of mind.
Zanelli and his quality 3-year-old Tomcito arrived in New York from Kentucky on Sunday night to begin preparing for the $1 million Belmont Stakes on June 7. That preparation started with a gallop over Belmont's main track on Monday morning, and was to continue with an expected workout here on Tuesday morning before a start in Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes.