Tax should pull nice trip from rail in Discovery

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Tax, who had post 12 in the Grade 1 Travers, will break from the rail in an eight-horse field entered Wednesday for Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Discovery Stakes at Aqueduct.

Tax had a wide trip throughout in the Travers when he finished seventh, 5 3/4 lengths behind winner Code of Honor. That shouldn’t be an issue Saturday when he returns to Aqueduct where he won the Grade 3 Withers from the rail in February.

Tax’s main rival in the Discovery figures to be Performer, who makes his stakes debut after winning three straight races this year. Performer, trained by Shug McGaughey, breaks from post 6 under Joel Rosario.

Outside of Tax are Mubarmaj, Air Attack, En Wye Cee, Majid, Performer, Carlos L, and Grumps Little Tots.

Also on Saturday’s card is the $125,000 Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship, which drew a field of seven. From the rail out, the field is Gidu, Nice Tune, Jammer, Lonhtwist, Fully Vested, Dubini, and Vici.