Thomas on track for Bernardini clash

AIDAN O’BRIEN reports crack three-year-old Dylan Thomas to be in good order ahead of his American debut in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park in New York on Saturday night.

The Irish Derby and Champion Stakes winner is expected to be ridden by John Velazquez in the 10-furlong dirt race, in which he will clash with Preakness hero Bernardini, who runs in the colours of Sheikh Mohammed.

“He is already there and he seems to be fine,” said O’Brien. “He runs in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, which will be his first run on a dirt surface. We will see how he gets on there and how he is afterwards before making any decision about the Breeders’ Cup.”