Donna Wright and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s Crazy Mason breezed a solo half-mile in 51.20 seconds on Sunday at Tampa Bay Downs as he prepares for a title defense in the $300,000 Carter (G2) presented by NYRA Bets, a seven-furlong sprint for older horses, on April 4 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Trained by Gregg Sacco, the Coal Front gray awaits a possible 5-year-old debut in the Carter, which he rallied to win last year by a neck over Quint’s Brew. Crazy Mason employed the same late-running tactics in his five following starts, including a second in the local Grade 3 Vosburgh presented by Army Mule, as well as thirds in the Grade 1 Forego, Grade 3 True North at Saratoga Race Course and the Grade 2 Cigar Mile Handicap at Aqueduct.
“He’s been training very well, and he worked very well today. He’s thriving here in the sun,” Sacco said. “The first race back could be the Carter. We’ll see how he continues to move forward, but that’s definitely on the radar. We’ll take it work by work, the main focus is on races midsummer at Saratoga, but if we can make the Carter, we are going to try.”…