Decision Due on G3 De Francis for Defending Champ Laki
At 0h45, on August 16, 2021 • By PIMLICO
A decision is coming this week on the route Hillside Equestrian Meadows’ multiple stakes winner Laki will take to defend his title next month in the $200,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (G3) at Laurel Park.
Laki breezed an easy half-mile in 50.40 seconds Sunday at historic Pimlico Race Course, his first work following a fourth-place finish in Pimlico’s six-furlong Challedon July 31, where he was beaten less than two lengths by Mucho.
“I was happy with it. He just ran a few weeks ago so I wasn’t looking for too much. I just wanted to expand his lungs a little bit,” trainer Damon Dilodovico said. “It ended up being on the slower side, but we never really push him anyway.”
“I’m not sure if we’re going to be doing Colonial or just move on to the De Francis. We’ll decide in the next few days,” Dilodovico said. “[The De Francis] is a graded race, so we’ll get some shippers there. We’ll see. If he’s good, maybe we’ll just keep going with it.”
