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'Fire' and 'Ice' face off in Majestic Light
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| Ruler on Ice (left) and Pants on Fire
are both entered to Saturday's Majestic Light at Monmouth Park
(Ryan Denver/EquiPhoto) |
It's been nearly two years since George and Lori Hall's
Ruler On Ice and Pants On Fire faced off in the 2011 Haskell Invitational. But this Saturday, the duo, collectively known as "Fire" and "Ice" are entered
in Monmouth's $75,000
Majestic Light
going a mile and 70 yards over the main track.
"I'm not certain that Pants On Fire will go," trainer
Kelly John Breen said. "He's still possible. We had to scratch on race day for the
(April 27) Westchester (at Belmont). He sliced his foot on the stall at Belmont
that day. He's coming along great, I'm just not certain right now whether we'll
run him on Saturday."
As for his Belmont Stakes-winning stablemate, "Ruler On Ice
is a go," Breen said.
After collecting his classic trophy in the 2011 Belmont in 2011,
Ruler On Ice went on to finish third in the Haskell, fourth in the Travers,
second in
the Pennsylvania Derby and third in the Breeders' Cup Classic. It was a rough go
for the Roman Ruler gelding in 2012, where he was shut out of the winner's
circle from four tries. He returned to the races on January 30, taking an allowance event
at Aqueduct, and in his most recent try was fourth in a tough allowance contest
at Parx. |
"I'm just putting a line through that last race," Breen
said. "He was back to his old ways of goofing off and just didn't have his head
on right that day. Since he's been back at Monmouth, though, he's been terrific.
He put in a solid breeze of :59 and four the other day and looked great doing
it."
That morning move was on May 18, fastest of 12 workers that
day. Prior to that the chestnut sported another bullet work, going four furlongs in :48
1/5 on May 4, the best of 46 on the work tab.
Pants On Fire is coming off a third-place finish in the
Skip Away at Gulfstream Park on March 30. The Grade 2-winning son of Jump Start is quickly closing in on
$1 million in earnings, having
banked $985,760 from a 19-6-3-3 career mark.
The dark bay five-year-old is a two-time
winner at Monmouth, having taken the Pegasus in 2011 and Skip Away
over the track last year.
Also entered in the Majestic Light are Grade 3 victor Buffum, last seen
finishing fourth in the November 24 Cigar Mile Handicap, and stakes debuter
Bowman's Beast, who's captured his past three by a combined 31 1/4 lengths.
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