What do you do with a horse who finishes next to last in the Kentucky Derby? One option is to try working him on turf, which is what trainer George Weaver did with Tencendur on Saturday morning at Belmont Park.
With jockey Manny Franco aboard, Tencendur breezed five furlongs in 1:02.67 around the dogs, finishing well after walking through an opening three furlongs. He finished a head behind workmate High Noon Rider at the wire.

Joe Bravo became the 31st rider in history to win 5,000 races in North America when he won the sixth race at Monmouth Park on Saturday aboard Boss Man for trainer Jason Servis.

Bravo, who has led the Monmouth rider standings 13 times, is the third rider to reach 5,000 North American wins this year. Alex Solis won his 5,000th race in January and Gary Stevens turned the trick in February. Both are Hall of Famers.

After his milestone win, Bravo made a point to thank everyone who helped him, especialy when things were not going well for him.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Several members of trainer Chad Brown’s turf brigade were out for morning workouts Saturday at Belmont Park, led by the Grade 1-winning duo of Stephanie’s Kitten and Ball Dancing, who are targeting graded events during Belmont Stakes week.

Stephanie’s Kitten, who scratched out of the Woodford Reserve on Derby Day, and Ball Dancing, who won the Grade 1 Jenny Wiley at Keeneland, went five furlongs in 1:02.11, with a final quarter of 22.75 seconds over the inner turf course.

It is likely Frammento will be one of the longest shots on the board in the Belmont Stakes on June 6, when American Pharoah will attempt to become Thoroughbred racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner. But before you dismiss Frammento and his 1-for-8 record, just look who trains the chestnut son of Midshipman.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Gary Sciacca looks well armed to have a big Memorial Day when he runs Saratoga Snacks in the $200,000 Commentator Stakes and Wincoma in the $125,000 Mike Lee Stakes.

The Commentator and Mike Lee are two of six stakes on Big Apple Showcase Day, a 10-race card entirely devoted to New York-breds at Belmont Park.

Tapiture will be making his first start in Texas on Monday when he runs in the Grade 3, $200,000 Lone Star Park Handicap, but he should feel right at home. His trainer, Steve Asmussen, has a division at the Dallas-area track. Asmussen also has a residence near Lone Star and ranks as the track’s all-time winningest trainer. Asmussen also notched a Lone Star Handicap win in 2013 with Master Rick.

AUBURN, Wash. – An anticipated rematch between the speedy 3-year-olds Prime Engine and Trackattacker will have to wait. Prime Engine will start Sunday in the $50,000 Auburn Handicap at Emerald Downs, but Trackattacker, the fastest 2-year-old at Emerald last summer until Prime Engine eclipsed him in the season-ending Gottstein Futurity, will not.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Last year, John Velazquez won the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap with a horse who had won the Belmont Stakes with a different rider the previous year.

Velazquez is hoping to do the same thing this year when he rides 2014 Belmont Stakes winner Tonalist in the $1.25 million Met Mile on the undercard of the June 6 Belmont Stakes. Velazquez will ride Tonalist for the first time in the Met Mile, replacing Joel Rosario, who was aboard for victories in last year’s Belmont Stakes and Jockey Club Gold Cup, and Joe Bravo, aboard for a win in the Grade 3 Westchester on May 2.

Southern Honey will be making her first start since finishing sixth in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint last fall when facing nine others here in the Memorial Day feature, the Grade 3, $100,000 Winning Colors Stakes.

Trained by Rusty Arnold, Southern Honey shows six workouts at Keeneland toward her seasonal debut as defending champion in the Winning Colors. The daughter of Colonel John won the Winning Colors last spring as a 3-year-old.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Ride On Curlin, runner-up in the 2014 Preakness, is on another break after coming out of his last start “a little banged up,” according to trainer Billy Gowan.

Ride On Curlin finished last of nine, beaten 22 lengths, in the Grade 2 Alysheba on the May 1 Kentucky Oaks program.

“He’s just got some wear and tear,” said Gowan. “We’re giving him 60 days on the farm and will evaluate him from there.”