Gold Town trainer Charlie Appleby has said his horse has a chance to enter the Kentucky Derby.
Winning the UAE 2000 Guineas by a hugely impressive ten lengths, whispers around the prospects for the horse are growing ever-louder.
The UAE Derby on March 31 looms first for the stallion however, although his performance in the aforementioned race will see his price significantly shortened.
Appleby said:
I don’t want to sound too cocky, but we always expected him to improve for the switch to dirt,
He’s by Street Cry and while it wasn’t a guarantee he’d be running on World Cup night, we always thought he’d be competitive. We always thought he’d be better on a flat track whereas at home, while he always worked nicely, he wasn’t showing as much when he got to the course.
As to whether or not Gold Town had a chance to participate in The Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs, Appleby said:
Visually he’s been very impressive and he’ll be a very lively contender on World Cup night and should he be lucky enough to win, then we’ve made the supplementary entry for the Kentucky Derby and I’m sure Sheikh Mohammed will be keen to pursue that venture. He is exciting and he’s still got untapped potential, as he’s not been asked to extend over here as yet
