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Variable Winter Weather Wreaking Havoc With Racing
Winter weather conditions on the East Coast and the Midwest continue to impact racing operations at a variety of racetracks.
Parx Racing in suburban Philadelphia cancelled Monday's scheduled live program in the morning hours and by mid-afternoon, word was circulating that the live card for Tuesday was also called off. Temperatures well-below freezing prompted weekend cancellations at Aqueduct and Laurel and although temperatures in the region flirted with the 40-degree mark on Monday, the thawing and re-freezing of racing surfaces is surely causing nightmares for track superintendents.
Temperatures had once again sunk to sub-freezing by nightfall Monday, but the forecast is slightly more positive–albeit rainy–over the next 72 hours. According to weather.com, the lowest low temperature is 33 degrees during the overnight hours Tuesday into Wednesday, with a predicted high temperature of 61 degrees by Friday.
The next scheduled card at Parx is this Wednesday.
Officials at Oaklawn Park were forced to cancel its entire slate of racing last weekend and conditions were forecast to moderate over the coming days. That fact notwithstanding, training has not been taking place at the Hot Springs oval and according to a communique to the local horsepeople, the track will not open for training before 2 p.m. this Wednesday, Jan. 24. A further update was expected by 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Turfway Park was able to conduct live racing last Wednesday and Thursday, but were forced to cancel both Friday and Saturday's programs.
Racing is scheduled to resume Wednesday at Turfway and Friday at Aqueduct, Laurel and–tentatively–Oaklawn.
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Saturday Insights: Pricey Liam’s Map Colt Debuts for St. Elias
6th-GP, $89k, Msw, 3yo, 6f, post time: 2:39 p.m. ET
TURN UP THE TREES (Liam's Map) cost $100,000 as a foal at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale before St. Elias Stable paid $500,000 for the bay at Keeneland September less than a year later, the fourth-priciest of 58 of his sire's yearlings sold in 2022. A son of the Grade III-placed Clearbrook (Smart Strike), Turn Up the Trees descends from the family of stallions Sky Mesa and Bernstein. Sicilian Defense (Uncle Mo) is a maternal grandson of GSW/GISP Molto Vita (Carson City), herself the dam of SW & GSP Jaguar Paw (Giant's Causeway), SW/MGSP Venetian Mask (Pulpit) and Grazie Mille (Bernardini), whose produce include GISW Mo Town (Uncle Mo) and SW & MGSP 'TDN Rising Star' Justique (Justify). TJCIS PPs
1st-AQU, $80k, Msw, 3yo, 6f, post time: 12:20 p.m. ET
Peter Blum homebred AMBITION (Street Sense) is the latest to the races from the five-time stakes-winning Inspired (Unbridled's Song), also the dam of Grade II-placed juvenile Carmel Road (Quality Road) and SP Night Time Lady (Midnight Lute). A daughter of the late stakes-placed Proposal (Mt. Livermore), Inspired is a full-sister to SW & GSP Silver City; and a half to SW & GSP Elope (Gone West), SW Initiation (Deputy Minister) and Treasure (Medaglia d'Oro), herself the dam of GI Preakness S. hero National Treasure (Quality Road), SW Ultimate (Speightstown) and Grade I-placed 'TDN Rising Star' Pirate (Omaha Beach). Third dam Lady of Choice (Storm Bird) produced MGSW/GISP Multiple Choice (Mt. Livermore) and was a half-sister to GISW Well Chosen (Deputy Minister). A $200,000 Keeneland September purchase by Spendthrift Farm, the debuting Tuscan Sky (Vino Rosso) is a half-brother to Private Creed (Jimmy Creed), third in the 2022 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint and victorious in last year's GII Franklin-Simpson S. TJCIS PPs
9th-GP, $89k, Msw, 3yo, 1m, post time: 4:06 p.m. ET
MILITARY ROAD (Quality Road) is a son of 2013 GII Davona Dale S. third Private Ensign (A.P. Indy), also the dam of SW Great Sister Dane (Will Take Charge), whose then-yearling son of Quality Road was hammered down to Repole Stable for $725,000 at Keeneland September last year. Private Ensign is a half-sister to GSW 'TDN Rising Star' Ocho Ocho Ocho (Street Sense) and the undefeated champion Personal Ensign appears as this colt's fourth dam. Antiquarian (Preservationist) was the third most-expensive of his young sire's 47 first-crop yearlings reported as sold in 2022, hammering for $250,000 at KEESEP to the bid of Centennial Farms. A May 11 foal, the chestnut is out of a winning daughter of GSW Silver Reunion (Harlan's Holiday), the dam of GSW Speaktomeofsummer (Summer Front) and SW Proud Reunion (Proud Citizen). TJCIS PPs
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Cox Barn Celebrates Big Apple Stakes Double
It was a good day at the office Saturday for the Brad Cox barn, as it swept the two added-money features on the card at Aqueduct.
Gold Square LLC's Drum Roll Please (Hard Spun) stamped his authority on the $150,000 Jerome S., scoring by 3 3/4 lengths over a track that produced very slow times all afternoon. The $250,000 Fasig-Tipton October yearling was awarded a Beyer Speed Figure of 80 after stopping the clock in 1:41.91 and plans call for the chestnut, a latest third to Dornoch (Good Magic) and 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) in the GII Remsen S. Dec. 2, to remain in New York with his next start likely to come in the nine-furlong GIII Withers S. Feb. 3.
“He's lightly raced and the experience he gained yesterday was the main thing,” said Cox's Belmont-based assistant Dustin Dugas. “After Javier won on him [maiden victory over the Jerome course and distance Oct. 6], he was really excited about him and even after the Remsen, he said he would make the trip to ride him again. He really fits the horse well.”
Dugas said the longer the better for Drum Roll Please.
“The way he trains, it seems like he's the type who can go all day,” said Dugas. “He's a chunk and he's a fun horse. He's always been spunky in the mornings.”
Godolphin homebred Comparative (Street Sense) made it a clean sweep for the stable in the Ladies' S. later on the program. The full-sister to MGSW Shared Sense earned her first black-type victory by covering the mile-and-an-eighth distance in 1:55.83.
“I like her a lot and she's such a cool filly,” said Dugas. “She's happy to train and loves to do it. I'm not sure where she'll go next. Brad will talk with Godolphin and review it with them and go from there.”
Dugas was highly complimentary of the ride Manny Franco put on Comparative.
“Manny fits her so well, and he's such a strong rider,” said Dugas. “She needs that. She's a very nice filly, but she needs a strong, special rider. You always heard everyone talk on the backstretch about how strong Manny is, but I think everyone is noticing now. He's shining.”
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