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Will Zandon break his string of close-but-no-cigar finishes Saturday in the Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap? Who will pick up points for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks?
We’ll find out this weekend when Aqueduct and Del Mar offer eight graded stakes, which also include the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby and Matriarch.
Here’s an early look at the likely fields.
Saturday
Cigar Mile Handicap (G1), Aqueduct, 1 mile, 3-year-olds and up
Zandon has finished in the money in each of his eight career starts but hasn’t won in four graded-stakes starts since the Blue Grass (G1) in April. Last out he was beaten three lengths by Taiba in the Pennsylvania Derby (G1), where White Abarrio, also expected here, finished fifth. In Mind Control’s last six starts, three have been at a mile, and they were the only three he won in that stretch. Double Crown and Baby Yoda meet again after finishing 1-2 in the Kelso (G2) here last month.
2022 Cigar Mile G1
| Fin | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status |
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Zandon
Upstart |
8.02 | Chad C. Brown |
2nd, 2022 Pennsylvania Derby G1
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
2nd, 2022 Pennsylvania Derby G1
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White Abarrio
Race Day |
7.35 | Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. |
5th, 2022 Pennsylvania Derby G1
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
5th, 2022 Pennsylvania Derby G1
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O Besos
Orb |
6.57 | Gregory D. Foley |
5th, 2022 Breeders' Cup Sprint G1
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
5th, 2022 Breeders' Cup Sprint G1
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Mind Control
Stay Thirsty |
7.12 | Todd A. Pletcher |
1st, 2022 Parx Dirt Mile LS
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
1st, 2022 Parx Dirt Mile LS
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Get Her Number
Dialed In |
6.01 | Peter Miller |
7th, 2022 Pat O'Brien Handicap G2
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Possible | |
| Last Race |
7th, 2022 Pat O'Brien Handicap G2
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Double Crown
Bourbon Courage |
5.34 | Norman L. Cash |
1st, 2022 Kelso Handicap G2
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
1st, 2022 Kelso Handicap G2
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Baby Yoda
Prospective |
4.93 | William I. Mott |
2nd, 2022 Kelso Handicap G2
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
2nd, 2022 Kelso Handicap G2
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Remsen (G2), Aqueduct, 1 1/8 miles, 2-year-olds, 10-4-3-2-1 Kentucky Derby points
Tuskegee Airmen is 2-for-2, including a stakes win. Prove Right has the most experience, with eight starts. He broke his maiden on second try in June and hasn’t won since, losing his lead in the Nashua (G3) last out after weakening late. Arctic Arrogance has a record of 3: 2-1-0, with a 4 1/2-length win last out over Quick to Accuse, also expected here.
2022 Remsen G2
| Fin | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status |
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Tuskegee Airmen
Street Sense |
0.00 | John C. Servis |
1st, 2022 Rocky Run LS
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
1st, 2022 Rocky Run LS
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Quick to Accuse
Accelerate |
4 | Horacio DePaz |
2nd, 2022 Sleepy Hollow RS
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
2nd, 2022 Sleepy Hollow RS
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Prove Right
Justify |
4 | James K. Chapman |
3rd, 2022 Nashua G3
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
3rd, 2022 Nashua G3
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Midnight Trouble
Midnight Lute |
0.00 | Anthony Pecoraro |
2nd, 2022 Rocky Run LS
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
2nd, 2022 Rocky Run LS
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Dubyuhnell
Good Magic |
4 | Danny Gargan |
1st, Aqu MSW (10/2/22-R2)
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
1st, Aqu MSW (10/2/22-R2)
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Arctic Arrogance
Frosted |
5 | Linda Rice |
1st, 2022 Sleepy Hollow RS
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
1st, 2022 Sleepy Hollow RS
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Demoiselle (G2), Aqueduct, 1 1/8 miles, 2-year-old fillies, 10-4-3-2-1 Kentucky Oaks points
Julia Shining is a Curlin filly who won her only start by 2 3/4 lengths over 11 rivals. Foggy Night is 1-for-4, and Tribal Queen broke her maiden last out in her third try.
2022 Demoiselle G2
| Fin | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status |
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Tribal Queen
Bolt d'Oro |
4.45 | Anthony W. Dutrow |
8th, Sar MSW (8/7/22-R5)
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
8th, Sar MSW (8/7/22-R5)
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Julia Shining
Curlin |
4.27 | Todd A. Pletcher |
1st, Kee MSW (10/16/22-R6)
2022 Demoiselle G2 |
Probable | |
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Last Race
Next Race |
1st, Kee MSW (10/16/22-R6)
2022 Demoiselle G2 |
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Foggy Night
Khozan |
0.00 | Robert E. Reid Jr. |
2nd, 2022 Tempted LS
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
2nd, 2022 Tempted LS
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Go For Wand (G3), Aqueduct, 1 mile, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
Battle Bling has a record of 9: 4-4-0 this year and has won three straight. She led gate to wire to win the Turnback the Alarm (G3) here last out. Love in the Air has a two-race win streak and has finished in the money in each of her six starts this year.
2022 Go For Wand Handicap G3
| Fin | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status |
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Love In The Air
Constitution |
4.12 | John C. Servis |
1st, 2022 Plum Pretty RS
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
1st, 2022 Plum Pretty RS
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Flight To Shanghai
Shanghai Bobby |
5.09 | Jane Cibelli |
4th, 2022 Obeah LS
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
4th, 2022 Obeah LS
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Dr B
Liam's Map |
4.45 | Robert E. Reid Jr. |
2nd, 2022 Pumpkin Pie LS
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
2nd, 2022 Pumpkin Pie LS
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Battle Bling
Vancouver |
5.67 | Rob Atras |
1st, 2022 Turnback The Alarm G3
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Probable | |
| Last Race |
1st, 2022 Turnback The Alarm G3
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Hollywood Derby (G1), Del Mar, 1 1/8 miles (turf), 3-year-olds
Cabo Spirit caught Speaking Scout to win the Twilight Derby (G2) last out. Celestial City has a record of 9: 3-2-2, with all of his starts this year. His Hill Prince (G2) victory last out was his first graded win. Evan Harlan is coming off a maiden win in his fifth start, all in-the-money finishes. Wit was caught by a neck last out in the Bryan Station (G3).
2022 Hollywood Derby G1
Jimmy Durante (G3), Del Mar, 1 mile (turf), 2-year-old fillies
Look for a full field of 14 in this one. Private Credit won her maiden by 4 1/4 lengths going one mile on her second try last out. Pleasant Wave also is coming off a maiden victory, winning by a neck at five furlongs on this track. Another second-start maiden winner is Ragtime Rose, scoring at six furlongs on the Santa Anita turf.
2022 Jimmy Durante G3
Sunday
Matriarch (G1), Del Mar, 1 mile (turf), fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
Regal Glory, winner of last year's Matriarch, is looking for her first win since the Just A Game (G1) in June. Wakanaka bounced back from his seventh-place finish in the Woodbine Mile (G1) to win the black-type Fall Harvest at Keeneland. Bipartisanship got her first win of the year last out in her second start off the bench, a come-from-behind score in the black-type Kathryn Cosby on this track. Dolce Zel moved to Chad Brown’s barn this year after racing in France, and he has guided her to a 5: 2-1-2 record, including wins in the Florida Oaks (G3) and Lake George (G3).
2022 Matriarch Stakes G1
Cecil B. DeMille (G3), Del Mar, 1 mile (turf), 2-year-olds
Classical Cat won his debut, finished seventh in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) and came back with a win in a Santa Anita allowance last out. Disdainful raced twice in the United Kingdom before coming to Graham Motion and finishing second in a Keeneland allowance. Lloyds Logic has raced only at Emerald Downs, winning his last two.
2022 Cecil B. DeMille G3
Probables were not available for the Valedictory Stakes (G3) at Woodbine on Sunday.
