Following a win in the Mahab Al Shimaal (G3), Gayego finished second behind stablemate Two Step Salsa in the Godolphin Mile (G1). Then everything slowed up. The former California-based runner and winner of the 2008 Arkansas Derby developed a fever in quarantine upon returning from Dubai.
Now, Gayego is slowly returning to the worktab for Godolphin at their New York-based Belmont Park operation.
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