Main Sequence on course for UN title defense

Dual Eclipse Award winner Main Sequence (Aldebaran) will return to Monmouth

Park and defend his title in the United Nations S. (G1) in his next start

on July 5 going 1 3/8 miles on the turf.

Last seen finishing seventh in the March 28 Dubai Sheema Classic (UAE-G1),

the Niarchos Family homebred turned in his first work back on Friday, touring a

half-mile in :50 3/5 over a fast main track at Fair Hill.

"We've been very conservative with him since coming back from

Dubai," trainer Graham Motion said. "He shipped well and handled it well. I

could have breezed him three or four weeks ago, but we're taking our time and

will try and plot the same path we did last year."

The 2014 Horse of the Year finalist started his path in the United

States last year at Monmouth, where he scored a victory over Twilight Eclipse

(Purim) by

a neck in the UN, starting a four-race, all Grade 1s, win streak, capping it

off with a win in the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1).