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Posted on Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
Edgar Prado to visit Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, but before that, Prado ride Silver Train to a narrow victory over Sun King in the $600,000 Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park.
NEW YORK (AP) — Silver Train just loves Belmont Park, and having Edgar Prado aboard was a big boost, too.
Prado guided Silver Train to a narrow victory over Sun King in the $600,000 Metropolitan Handicap on Monday, the 4-year-old colt’s fourth straight win at Belmont, all with Prado in the saddle.
"He just loves this track, and that’s great for us," Silver Train’s trainer Richard Dutrow Jr., said of the horse. "He can do anything, and Edgar has such a knack for knowing what to do and when to do it."
The victory came a day before Prado was to visit Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro at the University of Pennsylvania’s George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals in Kennett Square, Pa.
Prado was aboard Barbaro when the colt shattered three bones in his right hind leg at the start of the Preakness on May 20. Barbaro had surgery the next day and remains on the road to recovery.
"I’m still devastated at what happened," Prado said, adding he’s glad to finally have time to see Barbaro for the first time since the Preakness.
Winning the Met Mile put a smile on Prado’s face, at least for a few minutes.
"My horse was going nice and easy," Prado said. "He just loves this track; he proved that last year in the Breeders’ Cup."
The son of Old Trieste took the lead from Mass Media on the turn for home and beat the fast-closing Sun King by a head in the race also known as the Met Mile, which drew a Memorial Day crowd of 14,864.
Silver Train, the slight 2-1 favorite, won the Breeders’ Cup Sprint in October in his previous start at Belmont, an upset over Lost in the Fog. The colt also won the Jerome Handicap and an allowance race at Belmont. Overall, Silver Train is 4-for-6 at the track.
The winning time for the Met Mile was 1:34.27, with Silver Train returning $6.60, $3.50 and $2.90. Sun King, trained by Nick Zito, paid $6.30 and $4.80. Mass Media was third and paid $5.
Bandini, coming off two straight wins, was fourth, followed by Wilko, Sir Greeley and New York Hero.
Silver Train, owned by Buckram Oak Farm, won for the first time in three starts this year and improved his career record to five wins in 13 races. The colt earned $360,00 to boost his bankroll to $1,127,345.
Next up for Silver Train is the Suburban Handicap on July 1 — at Belmont, of course.
"I have to look for as many good races for him here as possible," Dutrow said. "He’s not going to go up to Saratoga."
Zito came up short again. His Pie’s Prospect was second in the Donn Handicap and Wanderin Boy was second in the Pimlico Special. It was Sun King’s turn in the Met Mile.
"It’s like the freakiest thing ever," Zito said. "The horse ran great. He ran his guts out. This was a tough beat."
Bandini, trained by Todd Pletcher, was bumped into Sun King by Silver Train at the start. He still ran with the leaders, but had nothing left in the stretch.
"When we left there, he kind of got shuffled back," Bandini’s jockey Garrett Gomez said. "From then on, I was in everyone’s pocket. He had every chance to get it done, but they just kicked in."
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