Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Sovereignty Gets Back to Work, Has First Breeze Since Jim Dandy Win

Saratoga Notebook, Presented by NYRA Bets: Sovereignty Gets Back to Work, has First Breeze Since Jim Dandy Win

SARATOGA SPRINGS – As Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott watched Sovereignty (Into Mischief) gobble up ground on the Oklahoma Training Track from afar Saturday morning, his mind drifted back to maybe the best horse he ever trained. Sovereignty, working for the first time since winning the GII Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga on July 26, went four furlongs in :48.99 (117/65) and galloped out in 1:02 2/5. Assistant trainer Neil Poznansky was on board. Mot…

Sovereignty returns for 1st work since Jim Dandy win

Dual classic winner Sovereignty returned to the work tab Saturday over Saratoga’s Oklahoma dirt training track for the first time since a one-length win in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy on July 26. The bay colt is targeting the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers on Aug. 23 at the Spa. Guided through the exercise by Neil Poznansky, Sovereignty hit the track around 7:30 a.m. and was escorted clockwise around the oval by his Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott aboa…