Barbara D. Livingston
Point of Entry, scratched from the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic due to soft turf at Churchill Downs, is being pointed to the Manhattan.
ELMONT, N.Y. – After having scratched out of the Grade 1 Woodford Reserve due to less than firm turf, trainer Shug McGaughey said that Point of Entry would run in Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Manhattan at Belmont Park regardless of course condition.
There is a forecast for rain Friday, carrying over into Saturday morning.
“Obviously, I’m a little concerned, but he’s going to run anyway,” McGaughey said Wednesday.
McGaughey said that 1 1/4 miles at Belmont is a different type of race than 1 1/8 miles at Churchill, where the Woodford Reserve was run.