Stakes Winner Alwaysinahurry Back to Work

His name may suggest otherwise, but the connections of Mopo Racing’s Alwaysinahurry are taking their time bringing the now 4-year-old stakes winner back to the races.

Owned in a partnership led by Maury Povich, recently retired as the longest-running talk show host in television history with the final original episodes of his daytime program airing in September, Alwaysinahurry made his return to the work tab late last month.

The gelded bay son of six-time defending champion Maryland stallion Great Notion breezed three furlongs in 36.60 seconds March 27 at Laurel, the fastest of 14 horses. He followed up with a 36.40 move at the same distance April 3, ranking first of 22 horses.

“So far he’s coming along just fine. He’s in good shape,” trainer Dale Capuano said. “He had a nice rest and he’s just starting out with a couple three-eighths works, so we’ve got a little ways to go yet before he’s ready. Probably sometime at the end of May, first of June. I don’t know what kind of races will be available for him then, but so far so good.”

Alwaysinahurry took five tries to break his maiden, that coming in September 2020 at Delaware Park. He raced three more times at 2, running second to stablemate Kenny Had a Notion in the Maryland Million Nursery and fifth behind Maryland-bred champion 2- and 3-year-old Jaxon Traveler in the Maryland Juvenile.

As a 3-year-old Alwaysinahurry raced three times, running fourth in a June 9 starter allowance at Delaware to launch his sophomore campaign. He defeated Chick Lang (G3) winner Mighty Mischief by 4 ¾ lengths in the Concern July 4 and was second to Jaxon Traveler in the Star de Naskra Aug. 21, both sprinting six furlongs at historic Pimlico Race Course.