Onetime claimer-turned-graded stakes winner Point Dume heads to Saturday’s Churchill Downs Stakes having outrun his claiming tag.
With both Laurel Park and Aqueduct hosting stakes Saturday, some connections are zigging and some are zagging in search of the best spot.
Undefeated in two starts this year, last-out General George winner Point Dume is likely headed to the Grade 2 Carter for his next start, his trainer said.
Once a pricey yearling and then a mid-priced claimer, Point Dume has become something else: easily best in Saturday’s General George.
Quint’s Brew and Point Dume, winners in a pair of $100,000 contests at Laurel Park Saturday, could meet in next month’s General George.