Social Inclusion breezes for Haskell

Rontos Racing Stable's Social Inclusion breezed a half-mile

out of the Gulfstream Park starting gate in :47 2/5 Thursday morning in

preparation for a planned start in the Grade 1, $1 million Haskell Invitational at

Monmouth Park on July 27.

The three-year-old son of Pioneerof the Nile was credited with a three-furlong

breeze over Gulfstream's good track in :35 3/5 on his way to his half-mile clocking, and galloped out five furlongs in 1:01 3/5.

"It was an easy breeze. He was fine in the gate," said

Rontos Racing's Ron Sanchez, whose colt has had his issues with the starting

gate in the past.

The classic-placed Social Inclusion finished a distant third behind run-away

winner Bayern in the seven-furlong Woody Stephens at Belmont Park on June 7 last

out.

"Bayern ran a big race in the Woody Stephens," said Sanchez, who reported

that Social Inclusion had breezed a half mile in :49 1/5 a week ago in a workout

that was not officially recorded. "We've given our colt a rest since his last

start. He looks better than he did in New York. He's relaxed. We think he's

really maturing."

Social Inclusion launched his career at Gulfstream last

winter with back-to-back victories, including a 10-length allowance score over

highly regarded Honor Code in a 1 1/16-mile track record time of 1:40.97 on March 12. The Manny Azpurua-trained colt made the jump to Grade 1 company in

the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, where he finished third behind Wicked

Strong, losing a berth in the Kentucky Derby when he was nosed out for

second by Samraat. He subsequently finished third after a rough trip in the

May 17 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.