Lugan Knight remains on schedule for G3 Gotham

At 0h15, on February 27, 2023 By AQUEDUCT

Trainer Michael McCarthy reported that BG Stables’ Kentucky homebred Lugan Knight is training forwardly towards his anticipated engagement in next Saturday’s Grade 3, $300,000 Gotham, a one-turn mile for sophomores at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The Gotham is the penultimate local prep on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, and awards the top-five finishers points based off a 50-20-15-10-5 scale.

Lugan Knight, a bay son of Goldencents, will return to the site of his last conquest, where he displayed grit and determination to capture the $150,000 Jerome on January 7 going the Gotham distance.

Lugan Knight’s Jerome victory earned him 10 points on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard, where he is currently 17th.

Lugan Knight has been training with McCarthy’s division at Churchill Downs Trackside Training Center, recording a five-furlong bullet on in 59.80 Sunday.

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