Carryover spices up Wednesday pick-six sequence

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – A carryover of $88,282 at Aqueduct on Wednesday spices up a pretty good pick-six sequence that includes three turf races and the rescheduled $125,000 Thunder Rumble division of the New York Stallion Series at seven furlongs on the dirt.

The Thunder Rumble, which goes as race 8 and is the penultimate leg of the pick six, was originally scheduled for Nov. 19, a card that was canceled due to strong winds. All six horses entered for the race that day have returned – including two-time defending race winner Loki’s Vengeance – and Fleet Irish joined the mix while coming back in two weeks.

Here’s a look at the sequence, which gets underway at 1:47 p.m. Eastern and should be run under dry conditions.

Race 4: Tizzelle, Amazing Anne, and Broken Border look to be the three major players in this second-level New York-bred allowance/optional $40,000 claimer, scheduled for 1 1/16 miles over the outer turf course.

Tizzelle finished second in this condition at Saratoga and has since run second to Fourstar Crook in the John Hettinger Stakes and fourth behind Fifty Five in the Ticonderoga, both at Belmont Park. Jose Ortiz picks up the mount for trainer James Bond.

Amazing Anne was disqualified from a win in this condition on Oct. 5 and then was beaten a neck by Lady Joan over this turf course on Nov. 3. Irad Ortiz Jr. takes over for Kendrick Carmouche.

Broken Border has actually won in this condition twice this year, including two starts back when offered for the claiming tag, as is the case Wednesday. She finished sixth in the Ticonderoga.

Race 5: Very Fashionable, Curiousncuriouser, and Mo Promise all drop into this $16,000 claimer for nonwinners of two races, scheduled for a mile on the dirt, having run for $40,000 on the turf last out.

Curiousncuriouser is the lone member of that trio to have won a race on a fast dirt surface. She is coming off a fourth-place finish on the turf racing in blinkers for the first time. She gets a rider switch to Jose Ortiz and might be the closest thing to a single there is in the sequence.

Race 6: Trainer Jason Servis has had a strong meet, and in Frosty Lady he has the horse to beat in this starter allowance scheduled for a mile on the inner turf course. Frosty Lady won twice in the $25,000 claiming ranks and ran well twice in the first-level statebred allowance conditions. She is versatile enough to lay up close to the pace or come from out of it.

Tisbury dead-heated for win in her first start off the $40,000 claim for trainer Linda Rice but is coming back on just 11 days rest.

Lion in Wait is 2 for 2 off the Brad Cox claim. but looks like she’ll have company on the front end from Zenbennie.

Race 7: Gift Box is the one to beat as he faces several turf horses in this second-level allowance/optional $62,500 claimer going a mile on dirt. However, he’s been a beaten favorite at 8-5 or shorter in four of his last five starts. Papa Shot is interesting as he shortens up to a distance at which he is 3 for 4, including a maiden win two years ago in his lone start over the main track. Shalako goes first off the claim and turf to dirt, both areas in which trainer Michelle Nevin does well.

Race 8: Loki’s Vengeance has won the Thunder Rumble division of the New York Stallion Series the last two years but hasn’t run since May. Rice, who was given the horse after trainer Mike Hushion retired, said the extra week allowed her to get another work into the 6-year-old horse, but overall she doesn’t think the added time was a benefit.

“I don’t think it helped my schedule, but if he’s good enough, he’s fit enough,” Rice said.

Loki’s Vengeance did draw the favorable outside post in the seven-horse field.

Gold for the King went from the outside to the rail. He went into last month’s Hudson Stakes having just overcome a foot issue that interrupted his training, and finished eighth that day. He has won two sprint stakes over the Aqueduct main track.

“I expect him to run back to his old self,” trainer Charlton Baker said.

Race 9: Lulu’s Pom Pom and Andretta look like the two best options in this New York-bred maiden turf sprint, which drew a full field. Cirque has the best Beyer Speed Figures, but his trainer, Bob Dunham, is 2 for 76 over the last five years.