Aqueduct | Race 7 | Post Time 3:18 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
Aqueduct | Race 7 | Post Time 3:18 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
$250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, Jan. 1, 2023 (10 qualifying points for first, 4 for second, 3 for third, 2 for fourth, and 1 for fifth)
Winner: Victory Formation, by Tapwrit
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Flavien Prat
Owner: Spendthrift Farm and Frank Fletcher Racing Operations
Beyer: 91
Distance - time: 1 mile – 1:38.14
Win margin: 3 lengths
Aqueduct | Race 9 | Post Time 4:16 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
Grade 1, $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Keeneland, Nov. 4, 2022 (30 qualifying points for first, 12 for second, 9 for third, 6 for fourth, and 3 for fifth)
Winner: Forte, by Violence
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Irad Ortiz, Jr
Owner: Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable
Beyer: 100
Distance – time: 1 1/16 miles – 1:43.06
Win margin: 1 1/2 lengths
Aqueduct | Race 7 | Post Time 3:45 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
Road to the Derby Kickoff Day next Saturday at Fair Grounds, Pegasus World Cup Day on Jan. 28, but slim pickings this second Saturday of 2023. A short American stakes schedule includes several short fields, but maybe there’s just enough meat on the bone to make a meal.
Fifth Season
Pick a horse, any horse – besides Ginobili. The track morning line has the 7-year-old pegged at 7-5, which feels about right, and, for me, he’s a great play-against.
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Mr Fisk