![]() ![]() Headlining that card is the $750,000 Grade 1 Cigar Mile. The Remsen is one of four graded stakes on Aqueduct’s Saturday card. They may get company from two other pacesetters: Midnight Chrome and Mr. Judge Davis adds blinkers and he - along with Fromanothamutha - figure to set the pace early. That too, came at the expense of Fromanothamutha, who joins the Remsen fray after losing to Judge Davis by three-quarters of a length. He broke his maiden on second asking in a 1 1/16-mile race at Belmont Park. Judge Davis comes in off a third in the Grade 3 Nashua at Belmont Park a month ago. ![]() Combined, they’re still one behind Shug McGaughey, who sends out Judge Davis (5/1).Īside from the fact the Distorted Humor colt has three races under his tack, he also has something Mo Donegal and Zandon lack: graded-stakes experience. Pletcher owns two: Bluegrass Cat (2005) and Overanalyze (2012). I was quite impressed by that because I don’t think that’s what he wants to do at all.” McGaughey reigning Remsen conditionerīrown owns one Remsen victory, courtesy of Leave the Light On in 2014. I thought he would’ve been a late-running horse that would have needed a start, but he won. “The fact he was able to go three-quarters, I was quite impressed. “He ran one time going six furlongs and he won, but I’ve always thought of him as a pure route horse,” Brown said. It also came after the Upstart colt hit the gate on the break.īrown said Zandon too, will enjoy stretching out to nine furlongs. That came with an 80 Beyer and 86 Equibase. Favorites haven’t won the Remsen since Mohaymen in 2015.Īs for Zandon, he comes in off an impressive debut score in a six-furlong maiden special weight in early October. Mo Donegal ran a 75 Equibase in his 6 1/2-furlong debut third to Varatti and Triple Elvis in a September maiden special weight at Belmont Park. It seems like the further he goes, the better he gets.” Mo Donegal needs space to run “He had a good work at Belmont last week. “We feel like the mile and an eighth will suit him well,” Pletcher told the New York Racing Association. That sent him past pacesetter Fromanothamutha for a 1 1/2-length victory that came with an 82 Beyer Speed Figure and a 97 Equibase Speed Figure. It came via a furious rally in deep stretch, where the son of Uncle Mo responded to heavy urging from jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. That came in an October maiden special weight at Belmont Park. Mo Donegal figures to draw much of the betting interest due to the Pletcher factor and due to the fact he’s already won at 1 1/16 miles. Which isn’t surprising, considering both horses are trained by New York’s top two trainers: Todd Pletcher (Mo Donegal) and Chad Brown (Zandon). And most of the attention in this year’s Remsen focuses on the aforementioned Mo Donegal and Zandon. With that said, the Remsen does provide some reconnaissance into 2-year-old Derby hopefuls at a time where any information is welcome. Regardless of Derby recency, Remsen provides info Just understand the Remsen’s place on the Derby trail and realize this first-Saturday-in-December race likely won’t predict happenings the first Saturday in May. So yes, there are 10-4-2-1 Derby points up for grabs to the top four finishers in the 1 1/8-mile event. Now, go back 22 more to Johnstown (1938). Go back another 20 years to Carry Back (1960). From there, go back to Pleasant Colony (1980). Remsen winner Go for Gin captured the Derby two years earlier. That happened in 1995, meaning the Remsen’s Derby predictor function has been on the fritz for more than a generation. He’s the last Remsen winner to find the Churchill Downs winner’s circle the first Saturday in May. He’s the 8/5 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s Grade 2 Remsen at Aqueduct. In October, Kentucky Derby prospect Mo Donegal broke his maiden in his second try - and longest race. But while you’re getting to know 8/5 favorite Mo Donegal and 5/2 second choice Zandon, re-acquaint yourself with another pertinent name. As the latest stop on the Kentucky Derby trail, Saturday’s Grade 2 Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct introduces new faces to the Derby trail.
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