Napoleon Solo Continues Preparations, Next Target Still a Question Mark

Napoleon Solo Continues Preparations, Next Target Still a Question Mark

Grade I winner Napoleon Solo (Liam's Map) continued preparations for his next Kentucky Derby qualifier with a strong work at Palm Meadows last Friday, but the question remains as to which race the grey will be pointed for at the end of the month. Cruising through five panels in 1:01.45, marking it the fastest work of five at the distance, the colt worked in company with Saffie Joseph Jr. trained Ruleroftheuniverse (Sharp Azteca). The latter post…

Napoleon Solo targets Fountain of Youth or Gotham as next prep

Grade 1 Champagne winner Napoleon Solo worked five furlongs in company Friday at Palm Meadows in 1:01.45 to the outside of Saffie Joseph Jr.'s Ruleroftheuniverse (1:02.15) as trainer Chad Summers and Gold Square weigh a Feb. 28 Kentucky Derby prep. The Liam's Map gray could remain in Florida for the 1 1/16-mile Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park or ship to New York for the one-turn mile Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct – both 50-25-15-10-5 Kentuck…