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Dr. Marbooz Romps Away To Victory At Aiken Trials

An authoritative victory by Sisu Racing Stable's Dr. Marbooz in the City of Aiken Trophy was a highlight among five Thoroughbred races Saturday at the 79th annual Aiken Trials at the Aiken Training Track in Aiken, South Carolina.

The Aiken Trials are a rite of spring in the area, and an estimated crowd of 10,000 were on hand for the festivities, which were canceled in 2021 due to COVID-19. The day also included pony races, a ladies sidesaddle race, tailgaiting, and the induction of the late Arlington Park owner Richard L. Duchossois into the Aiken Training Track Ambassador's Club.

New York-bred Dr. Marbooz, ridden by Kathleen Hogan, won by a wide margin from his lone rival, Fearless Kitten, Dede Biles of the Aiken Standard reported. He finished 4 ½ furlongs in :57 4/5. The two squared off after the scratch of So You Are.

A 5-year-old Bourbon Courage gelding, trained by Brad Stauffer, is a homebred Carolyn Karlson of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. His win was especially meaningful.

“I was there when he was foaled,” Karlson told the publication about Dr. Marbooz, who has won races at Belterra Park and Finger Lakes. “I toweled him off.”

Trainer Peter Pugh sent out two winners Saturday: Livingstone and Say It Loud, both guided by Bernie Dalton.

Livingstone, a 3-year-old Pioneerof the Nile gelding, won the 4 ½ furlong Coward Trophy in :59 2/5, and Say It Loud, a 3-year-old Midnight Storm gelding took the Iselin Hall of Fame Trophy in :54 1/5. Both are owned by Cherry Knoll Farm.

Two-year-old filly Time for Ta Kela, owned by Allen Poindexter, captured the Von Stade Trophy under Ismael Gonzalez. The Iowa-bred daughter of Not This Time, trained by Cary Frommer, finished a quarter mile in :25 4/5.

Jett North Racing's Shinook, a 2-year-old Protonico filly, captured the quarter-mile Gaver Trophy with Crystal Ryan aboard for trainer Marcus Ryan. Time was :23 2/5.

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Eddie’s New Dream Nails Favorite On Line In Irish O’Brien

It took every inch of Santa Anita's 6 ½-furlong hillside turf course, but Reddam Racing's homebred Eddie's New Dream was indeed to up to nail previously unbeaten Becca Taylor right on the money in Saturday's $100,000 Irish O'Brien Stakes.

Trained by Ben Cecil and ridden by Mario Gutierrez, Eddie's New Dream, a 4-year-old filly by Square Eddie, got the official distance of about 6 ½ furlongs on turf in 1:13.63.

The Irish O'Brien, for older fillies and mares bred or sired in California, is part of the lucrative Golden State Series, which is sponsored by the CTBA.

Forwardly placed throughout, Eddie's New Dream was a joint third, about two lengths off pacesetter Becca Taylor at the half mile pole and she had a half-length disadvantage to overcome with about 70 yards to run, but found a way and was up by the thinnest of noses on the wire.

“I didn't think she was going to get there to be honest, but Mario gave her a great ride and she's such a tough, consistent filly,” said Cecil. “This is not her trip, she is a mile-plus (type of filly) and she got sick a week ago and missed about a full week of training, so I knew she'd be kind of fresh in here…I think that might've helped her a little bit. She deserves a stakes win…I'm glad we got it done.”

Most recently third behind multiple stakes winner Leggs Galore in her first career try down the hill in the Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint Jan. 15, Eddie's New Dream was off at 3-1 in a field of seven and paid $8.

“I didn't know if I was (going to be) able to catch that filly…She was fighting pretty good in the end, so I was hoping we did,” said Gutierrez, who has been aboard for all 12 of Eddie's New Dream's starts. “Thank goodness is worked out. I think the key is the distance. We sprinted her seven furlongs on the dirt and then down the hill once before too. So I think those two kind of let her adjust to the pace of the shorter races, I think that was the key for her.

“I was hoping I got up. Sometimes you think you got the head bob and you come back and they've got the other horse's number up. So you never know.”

Three-times stakes placed, Eddie's New Dream knocked down her first stakes win today, improving her overall mark to 5-3-2 from 13 starts.

Out of Reddam's Tapit mare Walkingonadream, she picked up $60,000, increasing her earnings to $346,760.

For Becca Taylor, a two-time stakes winner who brought a six-game winning streak into the Irish O'Brien, she lost nothing, in terms of stature, in defeat as she led every jump while coming up a millimeter short. Trained by Steve Miyadi and ridden by Flavien Prat, she was off at 4-5 in her first hillside appearance while finishing two lengths better than Sensible Cat.

Ridden by Juan Hernandez, Sensible Cat was reserved off the early pace but never threatened late, finishing one length in front of She's Devoted.

Fractions on the race were :22.49, :45.17 and 1:07.65.

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Ageless Rated R Superstar Strong In Second Essex Win

Nine-year-old Rated R Superstar, who was a multiple graded stakes winner before being claimed by his present connections for $50,000 in January 2021, proved he can still run with the best of them with his second stakes victory of the meet in Saturday's $500,000 Essex Handicap (G3).

The victory marked the first career graded stakes win for four-time leading Oaklawn owner Danny Caldwell and trainer Frederico Villafranco.

Under a confident ride by David Cabrera, Rated R Superstar, who earlier in the meet won the Fifth Season Stakes, raced in sixth early as Plainsman and Thomas Shelby battled on the front end through fractions of the :23.20 and :47.18 for the first half mile.

The winner was four wide turning for home, gained command inside the furlong marker and kicked clear late to win by 2 ¼ lengths over Plainsman in 1:43.12 for 1 1/16 miles over a fast track.

Beau Luminarie came flying late and just missed second by neck for third. Thomas Shelby fought hard to finish a neck back in fourth.

“We got a clean trip down the stretch,” Caldwell said. “I knew at the top of the stretch, I looked at my wife and said, 'We've got a chance.' The first thing I told Federico (Villafranco) when I walked into the paddock, I said: 'There's closers coming in today, so it gives us a good shot.'

“The horse was doing good. I was at the barn yesterday and he tried to bite me, so I knew he was doing great. He's a classy horse. Like I've said, I'm blessed to have him in our stable. He's been a blessing to us. As long as he wants to run, we're going to let him run and if he's doing really good, we're going in the Oaklawn Handicap (G2).”

The Oaklawn Handicap, at 1 1/8 miles, carries a $1 million purse and is set for April 23.

Rated R Superstar, a son of Kodiak Kowboy who won the Essex Handicap in 2019 for other connections, improved his career record to 11-10-8 in 59 starts and has now made $1,589,014 in career earnings. In his second start following his claim by Caldwell, he finished second in the 2021 Essex. He returned $18.

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Bob’s Edge Swoops To First Graded Win In Whitmore

Bob's Edge remained undefeated in 2022 when he came from last to score his first career graded stakes in Saturday's $200,000 Whitmore Stakes (G3) before a crowd of 37,500 at Oaklawn Park.

Last month, he won Oaklawn's $150,000 King Cotton Stakes for owners Michael and Patricia Freeny and Jennifer Grayson Taylor.
In the Whitmore, 5-2 favorite Hollis, who earlier in the meet set a track record, grabbed the early lead and proceeded to set the pace of :21.81 and :45.07 for the first half mile.

Bob's Edge was swung five wide by jockey Luis Quinonez turning for home and he quickly took control through the stretch to finish one length in front of late running Tulane Tryst in 1:09.42 for six furlongs over a fast track. Greeley and Ben edged Hollis by a neck for third.

Bob's Edge, a 4-year-old Competitive Edge gelding trained by Larry Jones, improved his career record to 6-1-4 in 13 starts and he has earned $516,428. He returned $7 as the 5-2 second choice.

“I think Bob is getting smart on us,” Jones said. “He's figured out it's better to run a quarter mile than it is five-eighths. So, he just waits until the quarter-pole and says, 'Here I come.' We thought he would be behind that first tier, but he just kind of sat back today and waited. We've learned with Bob, don't hustle him.”

The Whitmore Stakes, formerly the Hot Springs Stakes, is named in honor of the 2020 champion sprinter and seven-time Oaklawn stakes winner Whitmore, who won the Hot Springs four times.

Whitmore, who was retired last August, made a special appearance on the track and led the post parade for the race.

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