Justify has settled in at Churchill Downs, was scheduled to return to the track for training on Thursday, and will have at least one workout there in preparation for the Belmont Stakes on June 9, when he tries to become the sport’s 13th Triple Crown winner and the second for his trainer, Bob Baffert.

Baffert, back at his California base at Santa Anita this week, said Justify would have “one work for sure” prior to the Belmont, but he would not come up with a definitive plan until a quick visit to Churchill Downs this holiday weekend to check in on Justify, who is at Churchill Downs under the day-to-day care of Baffert’s top assistant, Jim Barnes.

“He’ll probably work the Saturday, Sunday, or Monday before the Belmont,” said Baffert, who said Justify “didn’t lose an ounce” coming out of his hard-fought Preakness victory on Saturday at Pimlico.

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