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Jockey Johan Rosado celebrated the new year in style by sweeping the early daily double and finishing with four winners on Friday's nine-race program that opened the 41-day winter meet at Laurel Park in Maryland.

The 22-year-old piloted Natty Beau ($23) to victory in the opener, a six-furlong claimer for 3-year-olds, and cruised to the wire first aboard Italian Dressing ($9.40) in Race 2, a 5 ½-furlong maiden claimer for 3-year-old fillies.

Rosado then guided Youngest of Five ($12) to a front-running victory in Race 4, a two-turn allowance for older Maryland-bred/sired horses going about 1 1/16 miles, and rode Makin' Out ($10.40) to a neck triumph over favored Nana's Shoes in Race 6, a one-mile starter optional claimer for older females.

Rosado's winners came for trainers Richard Sillaman, Hamilton Smith, Hugh McMahon and Henry Walters.

“I'm just lucky I got on the right horses today and had a good day,” Rosado said. “[I'm] just thankful for every horseman and their staff. If the opportunity comes you just try to take advantage of them and you can have big days like this.”

Rosado rode 15 winners at Laurel's 2020 winter meet which ended Dec. 31. He is the son of Roberto Rosado, a native of Puerto Rico who shared the 1997 Eclipse Award as champion apprentice with Phil Teator.

Johan Rosado won with his first career mount, Tripocha, Sept. 11, 2017 at Parx in a race where his father finished sixth. He finished with 15 wins at the Laurel winter meet that ended Dec. 31 and owns 180 career victories and more than $5.5 million in purse earnings.

Seven Maidens Seeking Diploma in Laurel Opener Saturday
Seven newly turned 3-year-olds will sprint seven furlongs in a wide-open maiden special weight that kicks off Saturday's nine-race program at Laurel Park.

First race post time is 12:25 p.m.

Ten Strike Racing's Arrio is the narrow 5-2 program favorite in his career debut. The gelded bay son of Grade 1 winner Paynter has been working steadily since mid-September at Laurel for trainer Brittany Russell, who won with eight of 23 first-time starters in 2020 (35 percent) and finished in the top three at a 70 percent clip (16-23).

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, William Freeman and Michael Valdes' Excursion, a son of two-time Horse of the Year and 2014 Hall of Famer Curlin who fetched $325,000 as a yearling in 2019, is listed at 3-1 on the morning line. The bay colt went winless in three off-the-turf starts in 2020 for trainer Graham Motion, who also entered Wertheimer and Frere's homebred Pitaman.

Oliver Fortune's Rippolino will cut back and add blinkers after respectively running third and second in a pair of fall maiden special weight events at Laurel going one and 1 1/16 miles. He is listed at 7-2 in the program along with Kathryn Nikkel, Pegasus Stud and trainer Kelly Rubley's Flight Map, a son of Liam's Map that ran third in each of his three 2020 starts.

Race 8 is a second-level optional claiming allowance for 4-year-olds and up going 6 ½ furlongs where Run To Win Stable and Jagger, Inc.'s Thundershook, a five-time winner from 10 starts last year, is favored at 5-2 on the morning line from outside Post 7. Also in the field are Great Camanoe, fourth in the Bert Allen on turf last fall at Laurel, and 2019 Maryland Juvenile Futurity runner-up Stone Courageous.

Factor It In Makes Successful Return in Laurel Friday Feature
Michael Scheffres' Factor It In, in his first start in more than five months, made a successful return to the races by sweeping to the front on the far turn and opening up down the lane for a 4 ¾-length victory in Friday's featured seventh race.

Ridden by Jevian Toledo for trainer Carlos Mancilla, Factor It In ($11.40) ran seven furlongs in 1:24.34 over a fast main track in the third-level optional claiming allowance for 4-year-olds and up. It was the sixth career win for the 5-year-old son of multiple Grade 1 winner The Factor, who ran sixth in the 2020 General George (G3).

Multiple stakes-placed Tybalt closed to be second with 2020 Private Terms runner-up My Friends Beer third. Grade 2 winner Still Having Fun, favored at 2-1, ran last of six.

Larry Rebold's Youngest of Five ($12) led from start to finish, putting away 6-5 favorite The Poser and holding off a late challenge from Toy to win Race 4, a two-turn allowance for Maryland-bred/sired 4-year-olds and up. The winning time for about 1 1/16 miles was 1:46.43. Mine Not Mine, second in the Miracle Wood and third in the Private Terms last winter, ran third in his first start in seven months.

Maxis Stable's Kewpie Doll ($5.80) took the lead on the far outside and powered through the stretch under jockey Lauralea Glaser to capture Race 5, an entry-level optional claiming allowance for newly turned 3-year-old fillies. Sent off as the 9-5 favorite against seven rivals, Kewpie Doll ran 6 ½ furlongs in 1:20.68 to earn her second career win and first since a maiden special weight triumph last August at Laurel.

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West Point Thoroughbreds and Melvin Delfiner's Jaxon Traveler, pressed from the gate by stakes winner Singlino, shook off his pursuer at the top of the stretch and once again approaching the wire to remain undefeated with a three-quarter length triumph in Saturday's $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Futurity at Laurel Park in Maryland.

The 39th running of the Futurity shared top billing on the nine-race program with Street Lute's victory in the 34th renewal of the $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship, both for Maryland-bred/sired horses sprinting seven furlongs.

Jaxon Traveler ($2.60) completed the distance in 1:25.07 over a fast main track to improve to 3-0 lifetime in his stakes debut. Based in New York with Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, he has raced exclusively in Maryland where he was bred by Dr. and Mrs. A. Leonard Pineau.

“It's been a real treat to watch him develop. Each time he's shipped down to Maryland he's been a total professional,” said Dawn Lenert, West Point's chief of marketing and director of partner relations. “We're very lucky to have a horse like this. Our partners have come out to watch him and cheer for him, both here and on TV. It's just been a super treat for them to be associated with this type of horse.”

The margin of victory was the smallest for Jaxon Traveler following a 10-length maiden special weight romp in debut Sept. 25 at Pimlico Race Course and a four-length optional claiming allowance score Oct. 23 at Laurel. All three of his wins have come in front-running fashion.

“This was the closest a horse had hounded him in his career and there was definitely a couple of nervous moments, but he showed his colors and stayed in front,” Lenert said. “He's definitely a little more tired today than he's been. I kept saying, 'Where's the wire?' ”

Sent off at 1-5 in a field of seven, Jaxon Traveler had First State Dash winner Singlino at his right hip through a quarter-mile in 22.56 seconds and a half in 45.61, with Maryland Million Nursery runner-up Alwaysinahurry, Doubleoseven and Ain't Da Beer Cold leading the second flight.

Jaxon Traveler and jockey Johan Rosado got the jump on Singlino turning into the stretch and created some separation before Singlino came with another surge. Latin Spice rallied to be third, followed by Ain't Da Beer Cold, Alwaysinahurry, Doubleoseven and Hunter Joe.

“We'll talk to Steve. I know we wanted to see how he did today at seven [furlongs],” Lenert said. “We could stretch him out in the Jerome going a mile; however, Laurel just put up that Spectacular Bid going seven furlongs in January. He proved he could go seven today, we'll see what he does next time.”

The newly created $100,000 Spectacular Bid for 3-year-olds sprinting seven furlongs is among six stakes worth $550,000 in purses scheduled for the Jan. 16, 2021 program at Laurel.

Street Lute Too Tough in $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship
Lucky 7 Stables' Street Lute sat a perfect stalking trip before powering to the lead and pulling clear, avenging the only loss of her career with her second straight stakes victory and fourth overall in Saturday's $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship.

Ridden by Xavier Perez for trainer Jerry Robb, Street Lute ($6) is a neck shy of being undefeated through five starts, caught at the wire when second in the Oct. 24 Maryland Million Lassie by Miss Nondescript, who never threatened Saturday and finished seventh.

“Everything worked perfectly. Jerry was on the phone with me. He told me he wasn't going to be able to make it,” Perez said. “The race before the horse went to the lead and kept going and he asked me to go the lead if we can without using her. That was the plan and then the other two horses went to the lead. I know my filly can settle and she did. We had just a perfect trip.”

Street Lute settled in third as Liam's Missy, a 10 ¼-length maiden special weight winner last out at Belmont Park, and Lassie third-place finisher Trip to Freedom battled through splits of 22.70 and 45.29 seconds for the half. Perez tipped Street Lute to the center of the track once straightened for home and hit the wire 1 ¾ lengths in front.

Juror Number Four, fourth to Street Lute in the Small Wonder Sept. 26 at Delaware Park, trailed the field early before coming with a late rally on the far outside for second. Maxine's Tap Room, Buckey's Charm, Targe, Liam's Missy, Miss Nondescript, Heartful and Trip to Freedom completed the order of finish.

“She's getting better. This week I was getting on her every morning and I got to know her a little more. She's just improving every single day,” Perez said. “This means a lot because Jerry has stood by me for my ups and downs and he put me on the map again. I've been riding for him for three years now and he trusts me and I trust him. Hopefully it stays like this for a long time.”

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