Chester, PA — The 2015 Horse of the Year Wiggle It Jiggleit has now made it two of three winning qualifiers as he prepares to make it back to the races after an absence of three years, tallying Tuesday (Sept. 3) in 1:54.1 by 1-3/4 lengths at Harrah’s Philadelphia.

Montrell Teague was in his usual spot in the sulky of Wiggle It Jiggleit, directing the 7-year-old altered son of Mr Wiggles to the top and setting fractions of :28.3, :57.2, and 1:26. The winner of $3.9 million had a two length lead at the top of the stretch over Kiwi Ideal N, and basically maintained that advantage to the finish.

Clyde Francis trains Wiggle It Jiggleit in the George Teague Jr. stable for the ownership of George Teague Jr. Inc. and Teague Racing Partnership LLC.

The plan is for more preparatory work for the horse who has not raced since October of 2016 before he would see any pari-mutuel action and any further decisions would be made on his racing career.

Wiggle It Jiggleit scored in 1:54.1 by 1-3/4 lengths Tuesday at Harrah’s Philadelphia. James Witherite photo.

“He’s not in racehorse shape, he’s just in qualifying shape,” said George Teague Jr. prior to the qualifier. “You’ve got to start somewhere, and here’s the start.

“I’ve got (no expectations). I just hope he keeps progressing the right way and does what he does. There are no goals at all. He’s going to tell me; I’m not getting anxious either way. I’m not going to (race) him that much this year. If he comes back the way he seems so far, I’ll just set him up for next year. The long-term goal is next year.

“A horse like this you don’t come by every day. He doesn’t seem the worse for wear. He seems like the same horse that was racing, he just needs to build speed back up. It’s kind of hard to start off when you’ve been off for almost three years and they’re going in (1):47. How do you get prepared for that? It’s got to be in little steps.”

— James Witherite also contributed to this report