Hero Status makes his two-turn debut tomorrow afternoon at Del Mar, an $80,000 maiden special weight going one mile on the dirt. Post time for Race 4 is 3:30 PM PST. Edwin Maldonado returns to ride for trainer Mark Glatt.
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Hero Status had his final breeze this morning over the seaside oval, covering five furlongs in 59.00 seconds (5/64).
Jockey Edwin Maldonado was pleased with the way the 3-year-old colt breezed, mentioning, “He settled much better this week early on in the work. He had a pair to target which worked out well and galloped out strong past that duo.”
Hero Status is ready to go and the entire Glatt team is excited to see him stretch out in distance on Thursday, August 4th. A reminder entries will be taken tomorrow, July 30th
Hero Status got to stretch out his legs for the first time at Santa Anita Park this morning working a very easy unrecorded quarter-mile. This work was not timed, as that is not was not the purpose of this work at this stage of his training.
Aboard the colt this morning was long-time rider and the well-respected, Agapito Delgadillo. Delgadillo, also referred to as “Pito”, was a winner of 1,615 races in his career, riding his final race on September 7, 2020 at Del Mar. Recently, Delgadillo joined the Glatt barn to assist in galloping and working horses.
It will be baby steps for these first few works, but each week moving forward Hero Status will pick up the pace.
Hero Status will have his first “breeze” tomorrow morning at Santa Anita Park. While this will be considered a breeze, it will not be recorded as an official work. Trainer Mark Glatt will only allow the now 3-year-old colt to pick up the pace down the stretch, doing a little bit more than a normal gallop. Each week moving ahead, Hero Status will gradually pick up the pace.
Hero Status continues to look great on the track. The past week of weather and additional rain expected this week will likely delay us one week before having his first breeze at Santa Anita.
“The training schedule due to weather hasn’t been ideal of course but I’m very happy with him. He may still look a little soft, meaning fitness wise but that will come. Given we took it slow with him due to returning off some tendonitis, we are not too far off of the original schedule from when he first got in. Mentally, he is still catching our eye. He’s classy,” said trainer Mark Glatt.
In a perfect world, Hero Status may get his first minor breeze, which will be unrecorded, a week from today, Monday January 3rd.
