Gotham winner Deterministic tries turf in Manila Stakes

Trained by Christophe Clement, the Liam’s Map dark bay colt was on the Kentucky Derby trail earlier this year after a two-length score in the one-turn mile Gotham over sloppy and sealed footing on March 2. The impressive effort came from a nearly seven-month layoff following a sparkling debut maiden score in August at Saratoga where he overcame a troubled start to win by a half-length.

Deterministic finished off-the-board traveling nine furlongs over the Big A main track in his most recent two outings when eighth in the Wood Memorial (G2) on April 6 and fifth last out in the Peter Pan (G3) on May 11.

He worked five-eighths in 1:01.22 on June 14 over the Spa’s Oklahoma training turf.

“He worked well. I’m happy with him,” Clement said. “He won the Gotham on a wet track and he was disappointing in the Wood. I’ve wanted to try him on the turf ever since, and now we’ve had the chance to train there. He moves like a dream on the grass. He’s a good horse and I have not given up on him.”

Deterministic followed up Friday morning with a five-eighths work in 1:03 flat over the Oklahoma dirt training track.

Bred in Kentucky by Hinkle Farms, Deterministic was a $625,000 purchase at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale and is out of the winning Speightstown mare Giulio’s Jewel. His third dam, the turf stakes-winning Amelia, produced graded stakes-winning turfers Rainha Da Bateria, Assateague and Kindergarden Kid.