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Approx. Post Time: 01 20 PM (Apr 25)
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by Najja Thompson
Returning to the inner dirt at Aqueduct Racetrack after her season opening third-place finish in January's Interborough for her second start of the year, Lady Shelia Stable's Hot City Girl picked up her first victory of the year, capturing the $100,000 Broadway for New York-breds on Saturday.
With Manny Franco aboard for the first time, the pair broke from post 6 as the odds-on favorite, stalked Court Dancer from second position as the leader set swift fractions of 22.55 seconds for the opening quarter-mile with the half going in 45.25 seconds.
At the quarter-pole, Hot City Girl was set down in full drive from the three-path. Overtaking Court Dancer at the eighth-pole, Hot City Girl extended away to the wire and held off a late charging Jet Majesty to secure the victory by 1 ¼ lengths.
The Linda Rice trainee completed the six-furlong distance in 1:11.56.
"Before the race, Linda told me Court Dancer had a lot of speed. I just tried to measure her as much as I could," said Franco. "She broke strong, but I was able to stay with the plan [and] sit just off of Court Dancer. I had the favorite horse in the race, and thankfully she got a good trip and we did it. She had a long stride heading towards the finish. She ran good."
Returning $4 for a $2 win wager, the 5-year-old daughter of City Zip boosted her career earnings to $668,150 earning her third career stakes win.
Following Jet Majesty in second was She's All Ready, Splendid Gold, Roman Ceres, Play Me a Memory, Court Dancer and Flatterywillgetyou to complete the order of finish.
Christian Abdo
Spirit And Glory earned her fourth career stakes win, leading every step of the way under jockey Jose Lezcano to capture Sunday’s Listed $150,000 Plenty of Grace, a one-mile inner turf test for older fillies and mares, at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Mary Eddy
Turf stakes season in New York kicked off in exciting fashion when Spirit of St Louis rallied late to lead a Chad Brown-trained exacta over the late-running Equitize in Saturday’s Listed $150,000 Danger’s Hour, a one-mile inner turf test for older horses, at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Mary Eddy
Mitre Box Stable, Clear Stars Stable and Eighth Note Stable’s Sunday Girl remained undefeated with a strong victory in Sunday’s $200,000 Park Avenue division of the New York Stallion Stakes Series, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for eligible New York-sired sophomore fillies, at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Keith McCalmont
Antonio of Venice secured his third career stakes score with an impressive pace-pressing performance under Manny Franco in Sunday’s $200,000 Times Square division of the New York Stallion Stakes Series, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for eligible New York-sired sophomores, at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Keith McCalmont
KimDon Racing’s Tizzy in the Sky broke alertly and made every pole a winning one to capture Sunday’s Listed $150,000 Top Flight, a nine-furlong route for older fillies and mares, at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Keith McCalmont
Emily Bushnell and Ric Waldman’s Resilience, under perfect handling by Hall of Famer John Velazquez, punched his ticket for the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby with a prominent score in Saturday’s Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino, at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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