Wood Memorial a possibility for Durkin's Call

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Durkin’s Call earned a career-best 87 Beyer Speed Figure for his 7 1/4-length victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Gander Stakes for New York-bred 3-year-olds at Aqueduct.

The victory was the third from nine outs for Durkin’s Call, who was making his first start since being privately purchased last month by owners Adam Wachtel, Peter Deutsch, and Christopher Dunn and turned over to Bill Mott.

The Gander was run as a one-turn mile, but it is likely Durkin’s Call will get a chance to stretch out around two turns in his next start, possibly the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct on April 6.

Wachtel also said he would talk to Mott about possibly making Durkin’s Call a late nominee to the Triple Crown series. The deadline for a $6,000 late nomination fee is April 1.

◗ When 60-1 shot Manifest Destiny won Sunday’s seventh race at Aqueduct, it created a two-card pick-6 carryover of $133,982 into Friday.

Friday’s pick-6 will begin on race 4 (3:15 p.m. Eastern) and includes three maiden races.

The six races in the sequence have fields of 8, 6, 8, 7, 8, and 10.