Mon, 12/23/2024 - 11:56

Field of 10 expected for Bay Ridge as racing resumes

Sterling Silver wins Johnstone Mile at SAR Aug 7 2024
Barbara D. Livingston
Sterling Silver wins the Johnstone Mile at Saratoga. She had to await racing room in her last start, a nose defeat in the Empire Distaff.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Sterling Silver will seek her fifth career stakes victory while hoping to inch closer to millionaire status when she heads a bulky field of New York-bred fillies and mares entered in Friday’s $100,000 Bay Ridge Stakes as racing resumes at Aqueduct following an 11-day holiday break.

Twelve were entered in the one-mile Bay Ridge, but at least two will come out as Khali Magic was entered back for a $100,000 allowance here Sunday and Cruise to Catalina will not run, according to trainer Riley Mott.

Mon, 12/23/2024 - 11:50

Sarah's Dream goes for fifth straight; late pick five has $217K carryover

Barbara D. Livingston
The streaking Sarah's Dream headlines Friday's feature at Gulfstream, which could be moved from the turf to Tapeta due to forecasted rain.

Sarah’s Dream will go for her fifth straight win Friday at Gulfstream Park in a starter allowance scheduled for 1 1/16 miles on turf. There is a 70 percent chance of rain Friday, and a potential switch to the Tapeta track certainly wouldn’t hurt Sarah’s Dream.

Of interest to bettors, the Friday late pick five has a carryover of $217,084.

Sarah’s Dream, trained by Jose D’Angelo, is 3 for 3 over the Tapeta surface during her current four-race win streak. Sarah’s Dream did win a first-level allowance on turf by a nose Sept. 29.

Mon, 12/23/2024 - 11:47

Mr. Prospector comes up tough for Mufasa's rebound try

Barbara D. Livingston
Vosburgh winner Mufasa will face a tough field in the Mr. Prospector, including 2023 Breeders' Cup Classic winner White Abarrio.

White Abarrio’s presence in Saturday’s Grade 3, $165,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes didn’t seem to scare anybody away from the entry box as he will have 11 opponents in the seven-furlong race.

Among the more intriguing challengers is Mufasa, winner of the Grade 2 Vosburgh at Aqueduct in September who finished 11th in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile on Nov. 2 at Del Mar.

Mon, 12/23/2024 - 11:44

Mott unsure Pegasus World Cup distance will suit Rocket Can

Barbara D. Livingston
Citing distance limitations, Bill Mott has not committed Rocket Can to the Pegasus World Cup after his Harlan's Holiday win.

Trainer Bill Mott’s primary concern about Rocket Can, as it relates to a potential start in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational, is the colt’s ability to succeed at 1 1/8 miles. It is the primary reason Mott was noncommittal to the Pegasus following Rocket Can’s 1 1/4-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 3 Harlan’s Holiday Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

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