OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Funny Guy should appreciate turning back in distance, while My Boy Tate should appreciate running back at Aqueduct when the two head a five-horse field entered in Sunday’s $100,000 Thunder Rumble division of the New York Stallion Stakes going seven furlongs. The Thunder Rumble goes as race 3 on a 10-race card that also includes the $100,000 Staten Island division of the NYSS for fillies and mares, also at seven furlongs. That race, which drew seven, goes as race 9. Funny Guy, a son of Big Brown, won the Commentator at mile at Belmont and the John Morrissey going seven furlongs at Saratoga to begin his 4-year-old campaign this year. He ran a respectable fourth as the favorite in Grade 1 Forego, run over a quagmire of a Saratoga main track, before finishing second to Firenze Fire in the Grade 2 Vosburgh. :: Click to learn about our DRF's Free Past Performance program. Funny Guy was sent off the favorite in the Empire Classic, but the 1 1/8 miles of that race may have proven too far for Funny Guy, who finished fourth, 6 1/2 lengths behind winner Mr. Buff. “The pace didn’t unfold early,” said John Terranova, trainer of Funny Guy. “The horses that you thought would set a quicker pace didn’t go up there, so it didn’t work out well – had nothing to kick into. Mr. Buff is such a good horse, especially when he’s loose like that. But that’s all right. He came back well, he’s worked back well a couple of times. We’ll set our sights on this.” Joel Rosario rides Funny Guy, the 124-pound highweight, from post 3. My Boy Tate, a 6-year-old gelding by Boys At Tosconova, returns to Aqueduct where he has a 5-1-1 record from eight starts, including a win in this same race in 2019, which came off a 13-month layoff. He then lost five straight races, including two won by Funny Guy, before shipping to Parx Racing where he won an open allowance race by 5 1/2 lengths on Sept. 23. “It looked on paper there were some decent horses in there,” said Michelle Nevin, trainer and part-owner of My Boy Tate. “He showed up and ran a big race.” My Boy Tate was scratched from the Oct. 24 Hudson Stakes at Belmont Park in large part because the horse has never won at Belmont. Nevin said My Boy Tate used to be an aggressive horse, but now “he’s more relaxed, more manageable, he’s not so hard on himself or his handlers, and you could see that in his races, too.” Manny Franco rides My Boy Tate from post 4. T Loves a Fight, Bankit, and Binkster are a combined 0 for 22 in 2020, but have all run races in the not-too-distant past good enough to win this race. T Loves a Fight was second between Funny Guy and My Boy Tate in the Morrissey at Saratoga. He finished second to My Boy Tate in this race last year. Binkster could try to use his speed to wire this field. Bankit has five runner-up finishes in his last 12 starts. :: Start earning weekly cashback on your wagering today. Click to learn more. NYSS Staten Island Stakes Prairie Fire finished second as a longshot to Collegeville in the Iroquois Stakes at Belmont last month, and she figures a much shorter price in Sunday’s $100,000 Staten Island division of the NYSS for fillies and mares. Prairie Fire is running as far as seven furlongs for the first time, but her last three races, all since blinkers were added by trainer Linda Rice, seem to be her best. Prior to her runner-up performance in the Iroquois, she finished second to Motivated Seller in an open allowance race and won a New York-bred allowance by 3 1/2 lengths. Sadie Lady looms the one to catch under Kendrick Carmouche. She won twice over Aqueduct’s main track during the winter when able to get loose on the lead, and it’s unclear where her early pace competition will come from in this spot. Prairie Fire is trained by Rob Atras, who also sends out Officer Hutchy, who won a division of the New York Stallion Stakes on Sept. 3 at Saratoga. Espresso Shot, Bankers Daughter, Steal My Heart, and Fight On Lucy complete the field.