Break Water Edison, Hello Broadway Work at Gulfstream Park For Hutcheson Stakes

Posted on Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Kentucky Derby hopefuls Break Water Edison and Hello Broadway worked at Gulfstream Park Wednesday morning for a likely start in the $150,000 Hutcheson Stakes (G2) on Friday, January 30, at Gulfstream Park.

SBG Global RacebookThe 7-furlong Hutcheson Stakes is one of the prep races for the 2009 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.

Trained by John Kimmel, Break Water Edison breezed 5 furlongs in 1:00 4/5 under jockey Alan Garcia while Barclay Tagg trainee Hello Broadway worked 6 furlongs in 1:15 3/5.

It was the first work of Eli Gindi’s 3-year-old colt Break Water Edison since race horse trainer John Kimmel shipped the son of Lemon Drop Kid from Payson Park to Gulfstream.

“We’ve given him the opportunity to grow up,” said Kimmel. “That’s going to be helpful in the difficult campaign. We just don’t want to knock him out in his first race back.”

The Hutcheson Stakes is 7 furlongs and race horse trainer John Kimmel and jockey Alan Garcia had an open discussion about choosing that race over the $150,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) at 1 1/8 miles on January 31. The trainer concluded that the advantages of starting with a sprint outweighed racing around 2 turns.

Online Horse Betting“I just think debuting at a distance you’ve never run before, and after three months off, is a little much to ask,” said Kimmel. “He’s raced well at seven-eighths before. The concern is getting too sharp in a sprint race and we have to be careful we don’t overdo it. There’s no doubt in my mind that longer will be better for this horse. He’s got great tactical speed.”

Break Water Edison has 2 wins from 5 starts which includes a win in the Nashua Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct last November 2 and a second-place finish in the Saratoga Special (G2) last summer.

Elizabeth Valando’s 3-year-old prospect for the Kentucky Derby, Hello Broadway, flew through the early part of his workout, but geared down considerably through the lane.

“It thought it was really good,” said race horse trainer Barclay Tagg. “I thought the track was a little slow today, so it was hard to judge, but he went quick early and slowed down. We’re glad to have that work under him. He’s still got a big work ahead of him.”

Hello Broadway, a half-brother of 2007 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) winner Nobiz Like Shobiz, will be making his fourth career start in the Hutcheson looking to build on a second-place finish in the Nashua Stakes.

Online Horse BettingThe Hutcheson Stakes will be a cutback in distance for the Kentucky-bred to 7 furlongs. That fact is prominent in race horse trainer Barclay Tagg’s mind as he plans a final workout next week and the overall winter/spring schedule.

“The fact that he dialed it down in today’s work helps,” said Tagg. “We don’t want him too tight. We want him to get just enough to show some quickness at seven-eighths, but we don’t want him burned up and on the muscle in that race.”

Tagg has projected Hello Broadway’s schedule to run from the Hutcheson to the 1-mile $250,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) on February 28 and the 1 1/8 miles, $750,000 Florida Derby (G1) on March 28.

Horse racing news edited from www.gulfstreampark.com.

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