OCEANPORT – This is the part of training thoroughbreds that runs the gamut of emotions for Kelly Breen, with equal parts of anticipation, excitement and anxiety.
Monmouth Park will hold its first 2-year-old races of the year during the June 4 twilight card – a pair of 4½-furlong dashes for Maiden Special Weight fillies – and Breen will send out a “baby” in each one, according to a press release.
He’s confident that Rosemary Potatoes, who goes in the first race, and Next Tuesday, set for the third race, are as well prepared as they can be for their debuts. But he knows you can never be sure with 2-year-olds.