In Trouble all clear in Futurity

Team D's In Trouble stepped up to stakes company off his maiden win to take

down the Grade 2, $196,000

Futurity

Stakes at Belmont Park on Sunday.

"Having done this a long time, I was looking forward to today," trainer Tony

Dutrow said. "I was feeling that we have a talented horse and I'm not surprised

at what I saw. I wasn't predicting this, but I'm not surprised. He's pretty

good. I'd say within a week after his (maiden) race, (we pointed for) this race.

"It shows you a lot," Dutrow added. "This was the second race of his life and

he was able to relax and give up the lead and finish up against quality horses.

I think that's a big statement for him."

The two-year-old bay colt broke to a brief lead right out of the gate but

it was 9-5 favorite Corfu who took over on the outside to post swift opening

fractions of :22 and :44 3/5. In Trouble tracked the leader into the

stretch, slowly wore him down and finally drew even with a furlong to go. Corfu

did his best to hold on but In Trouble took over with about a sixteenth to go

and kicked away to win by 2 1/4 lengths.

"I just told (jockey) Joe (Rocco Jr.) that we've worked with him a lot in

the gate," Dutrow stated. "He's a rough horse in the gate. We've worked with him

a lot, and I think that's the only thing you've got to pay attention to."

Corfu held on for second, a length over third-place finisher Big Sugar Soda,

who was sixth lengths ahead of Financial Mogul in fourth. Sound of Freedom

brought up the rear. The Sanford winner Wired Bryan was scratched from the race

after capturing the New York Breeders' Futurity at Finger Lakes on Saturday

night.

"He kind of stumbled leaving there," said Todd Pletcher, trainer of Corfu.

"The ground broke away from him a little bit and it took him a minute to get his

legs back underneath him, but he finished up pretty well. Second-best. A very

solid effort. We were pleased with his try."

In Trouble stopped the teletimer in 1:09 3/5 for the six-furlong test over

the fast main track and paid his backers $7 to win as 5-2 second choice.

"He broke really sharp, and I'd rather be outside dictating when we can move

than be inside and be under someone else who can force us," Rocco said. "It

worked out when I saw I could get behind (Corfu) and get outside of him, that's

when I went outside and did it. So we had options. I didn't pull him back; I

just didn't ask him any more. He was very gentle to rate and did it kindly."

The son of Tiz Wonderful was coming off a win in his racing debut at Saratoga

on August 10 and now has $168,000 in lifetime earnings from two career starts.

"Part of the plan was, once we got by today, was on to the (Grade 2,

$200,000) Nashua (on November 3) at Aqueduct," Dutrow said.

Bred in Kentucky by Joseph Duffel, In Trouble is out of the Grand Slam mare

Ballpark Butterfly. His granddam is multiple stakes scorer Miss Lady Bug, who is

a half-sister to stakes winner Belle of Paducah.

In Trouble RNA'd as a weanling for $14,000 at the Keeneland November sale. He

sold as a yearling for $15,000 at the Fasig Tipton Kentucky Fall sale and then sold

again as a two-year-old in training for $120,000 at the OBS Spring sale.

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