The weekend between the first two races of the Triple Crown will probably include many debates among the owners and coaches of the best 3-year-old children while they approach the deadline for Monday for the preakness issues. The winner of Kentucky Derby, Sovereignty, is already planning to jump the race, just like third place Baeza, but finalist journalism could still appear in Pimlico.
It also marks the opening of the spring race for the Pimlico Race Race, with a card of nine races drawn for Friday, 10 races on Saturday and nine others on Sunday.
Live featured racing this weekend will include a quartet of classified challenges in Aqueduct on Saturday, including the traditional New York preparation for the Belmont Stakes: The G3 Peter Pan.
SATURDAY
1:47 p.m. – G2 Man O 'War Stakes at aqueduct
The triple winner of Grade 1 Far Bridge will seek to win his fifth career challenges in this 3/8 -mile interior lawn route for older horses. Trained by Christophe Clement, the 5 -year -old son of 5 years of 5 years was seen for the last time by displaying a score of the neck determined in the Pan American Pan American of 1/2 Mile de Grade 3 on March 29 at Gulfstream Park in his season arc.
Graked Winner Capture the flag (Post 4, John Velazquez) will try to turn the tables on Far Bridge after finishing eighth in the panardified. Formed by Todd Partcher, the quality road of 5 years tracked the rhythm in third under Irad Ortiz, Jr. before weakening in the track and finishing 12 lengths behind his return rival. A race before, he made the first lead and made each pole a rider winning under the rider back John Velazquez in the Mac Diarmida of Grade 2 on this distance on the Gulfstream grass on March 1.
Anglophile (Post 1, Javier Castellano) will try to rely on a last third at the end of the Elkhorn of Grade 2 traveling at 1 1/2 miles on April 19 in Keeneland. Trained by Brian Lynch, the 5 -year -old English channel won a better 97 Beyer in a career for the third 1/4 of the Utah beach, gathering ninth lengths of 12th and 8 1/2 lengths of the rhythm to display a strong tower in the honors of the track and the field. The effort has marked its best finish for a third in the cup of the preview of Kentucky Downs listed in August on its homonymous journey.
6:16 p.m. – G2 Ruffian Stakes at aqueduct
My mane greenhouse will return to his country of origin in pursuit of his third participation in participation after having scratched the G1 Derby City Distaff in Churchill Downs. Coach Mike Maker rather selected this test of a mile in a turn against 10 rivals on a track on which she won three challenges of state failure as late juvenile and second year.
My mane greenhouse enters the Ruffian from a third third place in the Madison of seven grades of seven years on April 8 in Keeneland, finishing 2 1/4 in length of the Victorious Positano Sunset. The effort, which collected a Speed figurine from 95 Beyer, a career summit, marked its second year 1 after finishing third in the test presented by Ticketmaster last summer at the Saratoga race race.
Gund Gun, winner of Guns (Post 9, John Velazquez) seeks to improve a third place when creating his seasonal arc in an optional assertion in a Mile Tour on March 13 in Gulfstream. Trained by Mark Hennig, the 4 -year -old daughter of the fireman's runner tracked up two lengths in second position under the renowned temple John Velazquez, and was less than 1 1/2 length of the advance during the three -quarter call, but faded in the track and settled for the third 3/4 lengths of the rear of the victorious food.
The pride of Jody (Post 8, Joel Rosario) is looking for a victory for the breakthrough after an off -edge final in the 2nd year Azeri in March at Oaklawn Park where she broke slowly and could never find her best stride in the event won by Thorpedo Anna. The 4 -year -old American Pharoah Dark Bay started her season with a very effort in the interior information of seven grades 2 in January in Gulfstream, going from 1 1/2 length of the rhythm under Luis Saez to take a narrow advance at the top of the track and miss just in third.
Several millionaire morning matcha classified at stakes (Post 2, Paco Lopez) will seek to improve a fourth place even in an optional complaint event of April 18, 6 1/2 Furlongs. Trained by Butch Reid, Jr. – who recently won his 1,000th race – The Pennsylvania Pennsylvanie Pennsylvanie Banker's daughter seeks her first victory noted after three efforts on board at this level, including a game finalist for the company of the company 2022 of the 1st year 1 of the Dellare 2022 handicap.
The Sterling money in New York in New York (Post 4, Javier Castellano) is looking for his first coup of participation classified on the course and the distance of April 6. Trained by the Hall of Famère Bill Mott, the 6 -year -old cupid, won five states with relief. The spa. She crossed the thread four lengths in front in the gallant flower of Grade 2 of 2023 here, but was disqualified and placed second.
6:46 p.m. – G3 Peter Pan Stakes in Aqueduct
Captain Captain Cook is one of the main competitors while seeking his third local victory in this nine Sophomore test, the traditional preparation of the Belmont Stakes which attracted a total of 10 participants. Trained by Rick Dutrow, Jr., the practical joke bay between a fourth as a favorite in the local nine-furlong Wood G2 memorial on April 5. There, Captain Cook followed the rhythm established by Rodriguez through the divisions of 23.31 seconds and 47.44 on the rapid main track, before getting rid of the fourth that this rival on Victory.
Dutrow, Jr. also sends McAfee (Post 5, John Velazquez, Blinkers On), who finished 1 1/2 length behind Captain Cook for fifth place in Wood Memorial. The Cloud Computing Dark Bay, which is a half-brother at 2024 horsepower of the year Thorpedo Anna of the uncle Ma Mare Sataves, also finished fifth in Grade 3 Gotham in a Tour de Tour in March here.
Hill Road, placed with grade 1 (post 4, Flavien Prat) was a high -level competitor for the G2 Wood Memorial, but was scratched due to a fever. Trained by Chad Brown, the last Quality Road Bay effort was a third of the 1/16 mile of Grade 3 of Tampa Bay Derby on March 8 when adding flashes.
The five -time Brown, awarded Eclipse Award, will also send the seigneury (Post 10, Dylan Davis). Canon runner Chestnut won his beginnings with a mile and 40 yards on March 22 in Tampa Bay Downs. There, he closed 7 1/2 lengths in fifth position on the way to a score of 1 1/4 more than three percent.
Surfside Moon (Post 3, Junior Alvarado) was a last third of 3 1/4 to pay Billy in the Federico Tesio of Nine Furlages on April 19 at Laurel Park. Trained by Chuck Lawrence, the chestnut of Malibu Moon returned from a layoff due to a virus after his second place in front of Captain Cook in the Withers.
Acing (Post 6, Kendrick Carmouche) added flashes to win a mile in an optional mile threesome of 1 length of 3/4 on the frame on a muddy band and sealed on April 6 here. Formed by the temple of reputation Todd Plertcher, the Curlin bay entered from a fourth in an optional prosecutor of six-and-jaks on March 2 at Gulfstream Park.
Plantcher also sends Vassimo (Post 1, Irad Ortiz, Jr.), who made a pair of 2nd year efforts on the Derby Trail in Fair Grounds Race, including a fourth of the nine furnam furlong stars in February and a sixth when adding blinissons in the 1 3/16 miles of Louisiane Derby in March. The Bay of Nyquist crossed the thread for the first time in its two other departures, an optional mile and 40 yards in January in Tampa and a young girl from a mile in December in Gulfstream (later disqualified and placed last due to a violation of drugs).
To complete the field, there is a pleasure to delight (Post 2, Paco Lopez) for the conditioner Louis Linder, Jr., the first New York launch (Post 7, Jose Lezcano) for coach Jose Jimenez and the Baytown of Brereton (Post 9, Marshall Mendez) for coach Paul McENEE.
