Aqueduct: Agave Kiss to face only four in Cicada

Post positions were drawn Wednesday for Saturday’s pair of six-furlong stakes for 3-year-olds, the Grade 3, $150,000 Cicada and the $100,000 Fred “Cappy” Capossela.

Agave Kiss, who has won her first three starts by a combined 20 lengths, will be odds-on to stay unbeaten against four other fillies in the Cicada Stakes.

The Rudy Rodriguez-trained Agave Kiss has not started since winning the Ruthless Stakes under a hand ride Jan. 14. She will break from post 2 and carry 122 pounds, giving four pounds to Alydarla (post 1), Nitara (post 3), Princess Reyana (post 4), and Corderosa (post 5).

Corderosa, a close second in the Dearly Precious Stakes last time out, will be second choice.

The Cicada is carded as race 4 on a 10-race program, and is thus not part of the pick six.

The Fred “Cappy” Capossela drew a competitive field of seven, including uncoupled entries from Chad Brown and Tony Dutrow. From the rail out, the field is: How Do I Win, Hardened Wildcat, Beggarthyneighbor, Christopher’s Joy, Perfect Trippi, Copy My Swagger, and Ancient Rome.

The Capossela is race 9, and the third leg of a $250,000-guaranteed late pick four.

Cicada S. (G3), Post Time: 2:22 pm ET Saturday

Purse: $150,000; 6 furlongs

Post	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	ML Odds
	Alydaria	J. Chapman	D. Cohen	6-1
	Agave Kiss	R. Rodriguez	R. Curatolo	3-5
	Nitara	E. Reed	C. Velasquez	15-1
	Princess Reyna	G. Contessa	S. Camacho, Jr.	30-1
	Corderosa	D. Donk	J. Alvarado	2-1