Grass workout to determine if Cool Catomine runs in Breeders’ Stakes
TORONTO — Trainer John Ross will let Cool Catomine decide Wednesday whether he’ll run in the $400,000 Breeders’ Stakes.
The Prince of Wales winner is scheduled to train on Woodbine Racetrack’s E.P. Taylor turf course in the morning. And how Cool Catomine handles the grass will essentially determine whether the Spring At Last-Smart Catomine colt heads to the starter’s gate Sunday for the mile-and-a-half final jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown.
The surface — not the distance — is Ross’s biggest concern. Cool Catomine has never run on grass in five career starts, and while he’s won his last two races they’ve been on Woodbine’s Tapeta course and dirt at Fort Erie Racetrack.
Cool Catomine worked on Woodbine’s training turf course last week. Ross said while that went well, Wednesday’s session on the main grass circuit will be telling.