Aqueduct: Godolphin duo tops Excelsior

The Godolphin-owned entry of Long River, who drew the rail, and Romansh, who drew the extreme outside, heads the field of seven entered Monday for Saturday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Excelsior Stakes, the final stakes race of the inner-track season.

Long River, trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, has won his last three starts, including the Evening Attire on Jan. 18, while Romansh, trained by Tom Albertrani, returns to New York, where last year he won the Grade 3 Discovery over the main track. Romansh is coming off a last-place finish in the Donn Handicap.

In between the Godolphin runners in the starting gate are Mr Palmer, Praetereo, Percussion, Dawly, and Don Dulce.