$250,000 Holy Bull Stakes, Feb. 4, 2023 (20 qualifying points for first, 8 for second, 6 for third, 4 for fourth, 2 for fifth)
Winner: Rocket Can, by Into Mischief
Trainer: Bill Mott
Jockey: Junior Alvarado
Owner: Frank Fletcher Racing Operations
Distance / time: 1 1/16 miles / 1:44.97
Win margin: 3/4
Beyer: 82
RACE 4: LOYAL TO A FAULT (#1) tried stakes foes last time out and found those waters too deep. SMOOVE AS SILK (#2) comes off a string of decent turf miles. She adds blinkers and moves to sprinting. SMILING AMY (#4) was a good third in a race like this here Oct. 10. (3)
On a solid Saturday of American racing, I wanted to get involved in Tampa turf stakes, but favorites in the Endeavour (Market Segmentation) and the Tampa Bay (Chez Pierre) look too tough and won’t offer value. Ice Orchid in the Bayakoa at Oaklawn narrowly missed the cut here; I fear she’ll be considerably lower than her 4-1 morning line. Earls Rock is a stealth contender in the Thunder Road at Santa Anita.
But on to the actual plays.
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Aqueduct | Race 7 | Post Time 3:55 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
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$750,000 Southwest Stakes, Jan. 28, 2023 [20 qualifying points for first (not awarded), 8 for second, 4 for third, 3 for fourth, and 2 for fifth]
Winner: Arabian Knight, by Uncle Mo
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: John Velazquez
Owner: Zedan Racing Stables
Distance / time: 1 1/16 miles / 1:43.50 (sloppy, sealed)
Win margin: 5 1/2
Beyer: 96
Aqueduct | Race 9 | Post Time 4:16 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
