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Super Chow completed his final preparation at Gulfstream Park on March 19 ahead of his scheduled tilt at the US$2 million Gr.1 Dubai Golden Shaheen on April 5 at Meydan Racecourse.
The Lea Farms' 5YO multiple graded-stakes winner, last seen claiming the Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes on February 22 for his eighth career stakes victory, breezed five furlongs in 1:01.28 over a fast main track.
"He worked very well," trainer Jorge Delgado said. "We worked him in company. We put him outside and tried to relax him a little bit and have him close and he did pretty good. The gallop out was extremely strong, and he was doing it basically on his own. He came back to the barn like he didn't breeze.
"I wanted to give him good final preparation, a strong five-eighths in company and he did it really good. He's ready for Dubai," he added. "He'll be traveling on Saturday, so I wanted to breeze him today and give him a couple of easy days before he has to go on the plane, because it's a long trip."
Though it will be the first overseas venture for Super Chow, the son of Lord Nelson is no stranger to life on the road. Through 24 career starts yielding 10 victories and US$892,145 in prize money, the battle-hardened sprinter has competed at 10 different tracks across eight American states.
Bred by Spendthrift Farm, Super Chow is aiming to become the second Gulfstream-based horse in three years to capture the Golden Shaheen following Sibelius in 2003. Delgado is scheduled to depart for Dubai on March 30.
"This horse has basically been traveling everywhere," Delgado said. "The last time he ran he came out of the race pretty good after facing a bunch of good horses. He's a horse that doesn't mind who he runs against or what the surface is, he's a warrior. I'm very happy."