Yorkiepoo Princess puts winning streak on line in Saturday's Busher

by Brian Bohl

Yorkiepoo Princess will go for a third consecutive stakes win in leading a field of 10 in the 38th running of the $150,000 Busher for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles on the inner dirt track on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Trained by Edward Baker, Yorkiepoo Princess has won three of her last four starts, including an impressive 7 ½-length victory in the Ruthless on January 14 on her first inner track start at the Big A and a front-running win in the Furlough on November 24.

Irad Ortiz, Jr., who is 3-for-3 piloting the Danny Chen-owned filly, will ride again from post 3.

No Sweat, one of two entries for trainer Todd Pletcher, finished third in her stakes debut, rallying in the Busanda on January 15 after breaking her maiden on November 12. Owned by Starlight Racing, No Sweat will break from the outside with Cornelio Velasquez. 

Thirstforthecup, also for Pletcher, will start her first stakes race after a maiden-breaking victory on February 11 at Parx Racing. Owned by Repole Stable, she will exit post 7 with Manny Franco. 

Full House, 1-0-2 in three career starts, will enter her first stakes after registering a Beyer Speed Figure of 82 in breaking her maiden on February 4. That speed figure is the highest of any in the field, and the Jimmy Jerkens trainee will look to build on that effort in drawing post 5. Rajiv Maragh will ride from post 5.

Tiz Rae Anna, coming off a runner-up performance in the Ruthless, is 2-1-1 in her last four starts for trainer John Toscano. Jockey Rosario Montanez will leave from the rail.

Banty's Girl, for trainer Tom Albertrani, was third in the Ruthless in her first stakes start and will return to the inner track after going 1-0-1 in her first two starts on the surface. Antonio Gallardo will have the call from post 6.

Rounding out the field will be four additional horses making their stakes debuts: Tiz Rude, for trainer John Servis, from post 2; Heavenly Score, trained by John Terranova, from post 4; Spanish Harlem, who recorded a win and a runner-up finish in her first two starts, for trainer Danny Gargan; and Bride Street, who will leave post 9 for Kiaran McLaughlin.