Scalable continued her resurgent 5-year-old campaign by earning her second straight stakes victory at Aqueduct on Sunday, powering away from Snowyte to win the $175,000 Top Flight by 1 3/4 lengths. Both of her recent victories have come at 1 1/8 miles, a distance trainer Todd Pletcher was slowly working toward late last year. “She just keeps inching forward,” assistant trainer Stu Hampson said, per the New York Racing Association. “Since we stretched her out, she’s done nothing wrong. We’ll see what the next steps hold. We’ve very excited and very proud of her. She’s a filly that’s been around a long time and she’s definitely a barn favorite.” As a juvenile and 3-year-old, Scalable showed early appreciation at longer distances, winning the Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks at 1 1/16 miles in 2024. When she returned from a long layoff in September last year, however, Pletcher brought her back at 6 1/2 furlongs in the Grade 2 Gallant Bloom. After a distant defeat in that race, Pletcher said bringing her back as a 5-year-old relied on her ability to prove herself going longer. He added distance in three consecutive starts, culminating in a 2 1/4-length victory in the $135,000 Ladies at 1 1/8 miles last month. Another six-horse field at the same distance Sunday certainly seemed familiar for the mare. :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. Jockey Kendrick Carmouche, who has now ridden her in three of her four career stakes victories, had to handle a stiff wind exiting the far turn in the Top Flight. Scalable tossed her head slightly at the top of the stretch, but once she and Carmouche straightened out, it didn’t take long for her to surge ahead. She completed the 1 1/8-mile distance in 1:51.93 and paid $5.16 to win. “She loves [going nine furlongs],” Carmouche said. “My words don’t speak how much she loves going the distance. She goes so easy until you just reach and push her and all of a sudden, she’s out of there.” Carmouche went on to win both stakes and three total races on the Sunday card. When pacesetter Bernietakescharge wilted on the far turn, having completed the opening quarter-mile in 24.67 seconds and half-mile in 50.09, Danny Gargan-trained filly Snowyte made the first move for command. Tucking in toward the rail under Jose Lezcano, she was the only challenger by the time Scalable advanced into contention from fourth. Gargan’s filly kept things competitive when Scalable hesitated slightly swinging into the stretch, but she ultimately proved to be no match in second. Lost Horizon, bet down to 5-2 in her stakes debut for Chad Brown, closed from fifth but never seriously challenged, finishing 4 1/2 lengths behind Snowyte. She won a photo for third over 44-1 longshot Low Country Magic. Haynesfield Stakes Last year, Radio Red was all but a lost cause for trainer Danny Gargan as a mean, miserable, and regressing horse posing dangers to himself and those around him. On Sunday, he became a New York-bred stakes winner. With a determined ride from Kendrick Carmouche, who swept the stakes double on the Aqueduct card, Radio Red landed in front of a six-horse jumble to win the $135,000 Haynesfield Stakes by three-quarters of a length, completing the mile in 1:37.35. “This horse, I didn’t think he would make the distance,” Carmouche said. “I stayed very quiet on him, very patient. I knew I had an eighth of a mile to get it out of him and he held on.” Undefeated in two starts as a gelding this year, Radio Red entered the Haynesfield off a career-best performance, winning a $50,000 claiming race with a 96 Beyer Speed Figure last month. Gargan said gelding the 6-year-old and giving him an eight-month break helped to level him out, putting him on a winning trajectory. “He had some issues, got real sour,” Gargan said. “And after cutting him and giving him the time, he’s come back fresh and he's 2 for 2.” Gargan bristled at the notion that Radio Red might be ill-prepared for the Haynesfield without Lasix, which was mentioned on the NYRA broadcast when the gelding drifted down to 3-1 and again when he went up to 9-2 shortly before the race. In the end, Gargan and those who supported his gelding were rewarded when Radio Red handled the stakes conditions with gritty determination. He paid $11.32 to win. “He’s probably better a little shorter,” Gargan said. “He doesn't really want to go a mile. He just gutted it out.” Donegal Surges, the 6-5 favorite trained by Todd Pletcher, was the only horse in the statebred field of seven who did not contend in the stretch, fading well back at the end. The six-horse drama began on the far turn, when 53-1 longshot Dr. Kraft dug in to take command from Pletcher-trained pacesetter Prince Valiant, who completed the opening quarter-mile in 23.02 seconds but had to quicken through a half-mile in 45.15. As the top two continued warring in a stubborn duel, they inadvertently set the table for Radio Red. Carmouche seemed to sense pressure from behind and managed to get the jump on a slew of late closers, taking over with a plugging charge from third. Peter Synnefias-trained outsider Quick to Accuse and 24-1 shot General Banker tried their best to close the gap from the back, but their belated bids came up just short at the wire. Thanks in large part to a masterfully balanced ride from Carmouche, Radio Red avoided the massive blanket finish behind him. “Kendrick rode him perfect because he broke and sat the perfect trip,” Gargan said. “He kept him clear, made the move at the right time. Kendrick rode him as good as you could ride a horse.” Quick to Accuse finished a half-length clear of General Banker, who outran his odds for trainer James Ferraro. The 50-cent trifecta paid $150.92. General Banker, Dr. Kraft, Russian Realm, and Prince Valiant all finished a head clear of one another between third and sixth. Russian Realm, Gargan’s other runner in the field, could have done more but lacked running room closing from last. Gargan entered three horses in the Haynesfield but ultimately decided to scratch National Identity, who will instead go for his fifth straight victory in the Grade 3 Commonwealth at Keeneland on April 4. Splitting his New York-breds seems to be paying off so far. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.