News O’Neill Weighs Options For Hot Rod Charlie June 11, 2021 Hot Rod Charlie (Credit: Ernie Belmonte) News O’Neill Weighs Options For Hot Rod Charlie June 11, 2021 By: Press Release email Share: share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin email this article ARCADIA, CA – Trainer Doug O’Neill’s Hot Rod Charlie, game runner-up to favored Essential Quality in the Belmont Stakes (G1) last Saturday, enjoyed his first day back on the track this morning at his home base of Santa Anita. “He jogged a mile and 1/2 and looked fantastic,” O’Neill said. “He was happy and full of energy.” Essential Quality Outlasts Hot Rod Charlie to Win Belmont Stakes The hard-hitting son of Oxbow arrived Wednesday night from the East Coast; now, Team O’Neill is pondering the future. “Deciding on his next race is a group effort,” O’Neill said. “No one wants to say much right now . . . it’s the old cliché, ‘We’ll see where Charlie takes us,’ and we really can’t know that until we see how he is on the track, eating, and all that stuff, so in a couple weeks, we’ll have a better idea. “The Pacific Classic at Del Mar is a possibility (August 21), the Haskell at Monmouth is possible (July 17), as is the Pennsylvania Derby (September 25 at Parx),” all of which are Grade 1 dirt routes. “There are tons of possibilities and options.”
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