Kay Army, a 5-year-old horse trained by Bill Mott, will make his long-awaited North American debut in the Grade 2 Fort Marcy on Saturday at Aqueduct. The 11-race card also includes the $150,000 Elusive Quality, a six-furlong turf sprint. Undefeated in 10 starts in Chile, Kay Army has not raced since winning the Group 1 El Derby in March 2024. “We’ve had him in Florida all winter and he’s trained forwardly,” Mott said. “He has some impressive form, but I guess he hasn’t done it for us yet over here. I’m anxiously waiting to see how he does in his races over here.” The South American star completed his first timed workout for Mott in August, but the trainer said that he needed to take considerable time to prepare him for racing in the United States. Mott entered the horse in the Grade 1 Woodward last year but decided to scratch him. Instead of a dirt debut in North America, he will now run 1 1/8 miles on turf. Entering and then withdrawing from the Woodward seems to reflect more general uncertainty about the horse in Mott’s barn. He has plenty of questions to answer in a very classy spot. If the intriguing outsider doesn’t fire, trainer Christophe Clement seems to have a strong chance with two 4-year-old colts, Carson’s Run and Deterministic. :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. Carson’s Run, a two-time Grade 1 winner, will jump right back into graded stakes competition for his first start of 2025. Dylan Davis, who missed out on a mount in the Kentucky Derby this year, will return to ride one of his most successful runners. “We were thinking on initially running him at Laurel,” assistant trainer Miguel Clement said. “But with the unfortunate news that Dylan Davis will not be riding in the Kentucky Derby, we decided to do a switcheroo and change our entire plan for Dylan to ride him in the Fort Marcy in New York. The two of them have a very strong relationship.” Davis, a four-time Grade 1 winner, was aboard Carson’s Run when he won the Grade 1 Summer in 2023 and the Grade 1 Saratoga Derby Invitational in 2024. Deterministic, winner of two Grade 3 stakes last year, made his 4-year-old debut in April at Keeneland, finishing second in a $150,000 allowance that was taken off the turf. He has graded stakes victories on both surfaces, but he could improve as he returns to turf for his second race this season. Master Piece, a 9-year-old ridgling trained by Rick Dutrow, won the Fort Marcy last year but did not win again in 2024. The classy runner tailed off at the end of the season but will re-enter graded stakes competition to kick off his 2025 campaign. Elusive Quality Christophe Clement is loading up for the first weekend of the Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet and has entered two live runners in the Elusive Quality. Senbei, a 6-year-old gelding, and Apollo Ten, a 4-year-old colt, will both be making their first starts of 2025. Though neither horse raced in Florida this winter, both spent their layoffs with assistant Miguel Clement at Payson Park. “Apollo Ten has been training great. He’s ready to run,” Miguel Clement said. “He was ready to run but was unfortunately excluded in an allowance race at Keeneland, so he’s been sitting on go for a while. I expect him to be forwardly placed. It’s his first time against older horses, but I think he’s ready to take them on.” The Clement barn took a big swing entering Apollo Ten in the Grade 1 Franklin-Simpson at Kentucky Downs in September. It was his only finish outside the money in six starts as a 3-year-old. He bounced right back to finish second in a $130,000 allowance at Keeneland to wrap up his season. After switching to turf and gradually improving in allowances, Senbei took a big step up in October to win the Grade 3 Belmont Turf Sprint. He tailed off at the end of the year but will return to Aqueduct for his 2025 debut. :: Get the Inside Track with the FREE DRF Morning Line Email Newsletter. Subscribe now.  Alogon, a 6-year-old gelding trained by Ned Allard, lost to Senbei in the Belmont Turf Sprint but got his revenge when he won the $150,000 Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship. Allard has always thought highly of the gelding and even entered him in the Grade 1 Jaipur last year. “That was just a little dreaming,” Allard said. “If you don’t do some dreaming in this business, you shouldn’t be in it.” Nothing Better, an 8-year-old gelding trained by Jorge Duarte Jr., finished second in three straight stakes starts at the end of last year, including the Belmont Turf Sprint, when he finished between Senbei and Alogon. Horsepower, a 4-year-old gelding trained by Joe Orseno, is one of the few contenders who raced through the winter and most recently won a $70,000 handicap at Gulfstream Park. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.