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New Stakes Winner For Cracksman In Milan

Aloa (GB) (Cracksman {GB}) gave her Darley-based first-season sire his second stakes winner with a 1 3/4-length victory in Milan's Listed Premio Coolmore over 1500 metres on Saturday.

A debut winner locally in May, Aloa dropped to second in the Listed Premio Gino E Luciano Mantovani on June 25. Kept at 1400 metres, she won an allowance at Milan when she returned on Sept. 11 and was 9-2 in this step up in class and distance.

Glued to the fence while covered up through the early stages, the blaze-faced chestnut snuck up the inside on the bend and was poised to pounce 600 metres from home. She split rivals at the quarter-mile marker and wore down stretch leader Beirut (Ity) (Ectot {GB}) to win going away. Hey Honey (GB) (Adaay {GB}) launched a tardy bid to take third.

Picked up by Valfredo Valiani out of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 for 47,000gns, Aloa is a half-sister to the Italian stakes-placed Vento di Passioni (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and a weanling filly by Ghaiyyath (Ire). Her dam is a half-sister to G1 Irish 1000 Guineas and GI E. P. Taylor S. victress Just The Judge (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}), and two other stakes-placed runners. She is also kin to the group winner High Heeled (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}), who was third in the 2009 G1 Oaks.

PREMIO COOLMORE-Listed, €38,500, Milan, 10-1, 2yo, f, 1500mT, 1:35.70.
1–ALOA (GB), 121, f, 2, by Cracksman (GB)
                1st Dam: Amber Silk (Ire), by Lawman (Fr)
                2nd Dam: Faraday Light (Ire), by Rainbow Quest
                3rd Dam: Uncharted Haven (GB), by Turtle Island (Ire)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (47,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-Scuderia
Incolinx di Romeo Diego SRL. B-W. & R. Barnett, Ltd. (GB). T-A.
Botti. J-Dario Vargiu. €14,875. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0,
€36,075. *1/2 to Vento Di Passioni (GB) (Frankel {GB}), SP-Ity.
2–Beirut (Ity), 121, f, 2, Ectot (GB)–Barbarika (GB), by Mark Of
Esteem (Ire). O/T-Grizzetti Galoppo SRL. B-N/A (Ity). €6,545.
3–Hey Honey (GB), 121, f, 2, Adaay (Ire)–Emmuska (GB), by Sir
Percy (GB). (2,000gns RNA Wlg '20 TATNOV). O-Razza Latina
SAS. B-Willie Musson Racing, Ltd. & R D Musson (GB). T-E.C.
Racing Stable SRL. €3,570.
Margins: 1 3/4, 3, 2. Odds: 4.72, 4.25, 6.81.
Also Ran: Kinkawa (GB), Estrosa (Ire), Talentuosa (Ity), It Is Law (Ire).

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Weekend Lineup: Cigar Mile Featured At Aqueduct

The 32nd running of the Grade 1 Cigar Mile is the headliner of Saturday's card at Aqueduct which includes a pair of Grade 2, $150,000 nine-furlong events for juveniles in the Remsen and its filly counterpart, the Demoiselle which will offer 10-4-2-1 qualifying points to the top-four finishers towards the 2021 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, respectively.

Live coverage of Cigar Mile Day will be available with America's Day at the Races on FS2 from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. ET.

Saturday, Dec. 5

1:00 p.m.—$150,000 Grade 2 Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct on TVG

Already a winner at the nine-furlong distance, Known Agenda will attempt to give trainer Todd Pletcher a third Remsen triumph when heads up the five-horse field. Owned and bred by Vincent Viola's St. Elias Stable, Known Agenda rose to the occasion at second asking, breaking his maiden on Nov. 8 at Aqueduct over a fast main track. The chestnut son of Curlin and second offspring out of Grade 1-winner Byrama finished second to eventual stakes-winner Highly Motivated in his career debut on Sept. 27, going 6 ½ furlongs at Belmont Park.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/AQU120520USA4-EQB.html

2:07 p.m.—$100,000 Grade 3 Go for Wand Handicap at Aqueduct on TVG

Teresa Viola Racing Stables and St. Elias Stable's Nonna Madeline cuts back to one mile for the Go for Wand Handicap. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Nonna Madeline boasts a consistent record of 13-4-3-2 with purse earnings of $275,128. The 4-year-old Candy Ride (ARG) bay, bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm, broke through in stakes company this summer when capturing the restricted Summer Colony at nine furlongs on the Saratoga Race Course main track.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/AQU120520USA6-EQB.html

3:44 p.m.—$150,000 Grade 2 Demoiselle Stakes at Aqueduct on FS2

Shadwell Stable's Malathaat, undefeated in two starts for trainer Todd Pletcher, will look to make the grade in Saturday's Demoiselle. Out of the Pletcher-trained Dreaming of Julia, who captured the 2012 Grade 1 Frizette at Belmont Park, Malathaat boasts a golden pedigree that saw the filly purchased for $1.05 million at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. The precocious bay drew off to a 1 3/4-length score when sprinting seven furlongs in her Oct. 9 debut at Belmont Park and followed last out with a 7 3/4-length win in the Tempted at one mile.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/AQU120520USA9-EQB.html

4:13 p.m.—$250,000 Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap at Aqueduct on FS2

Performer has checked a lot of boxes while forging a five-race winning streak. Owned by Phipps Stable and Claiborne Farm, the 4-year-old son of Speightstown will face Grade 1 competition for the first time as part of a competitive nine-horse field in the Cigar Mile Handicap. Performer went 4-for-4 as a sophomore in 2019, including a victory in the Grade 3 Discovery going 1 1/8 miles last November at Aqueduct. Off an 11-month layoff, Performer picked up where he left off, registering a 1 3/4-length win over optional claimers in a one-turn mile on Oct. 17 at Belmont Park.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/AQU120520USA10-EQB.html

5:28 p.m.—$300,000 Grade 1 Starlet Stakes at Los Alamitos on TVG

Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella will seek his first win in the $300,000 Starlet Stakes at Los Alamitos when he sends out the undefeated Astute in the final Grade 1 of 2020 for 2-year-old fillies. Owned by LNJ Foxwoods, Astute, a daughter of Speightstown and the Langfuhr mare Discerning, went gate-to-wire in her Oct. 12 debut on turf, then moved to dirt and stretched out an extra eighth of a mile to win the 6 ½ furlong Desi Arnaz Stakes by 7 ½ lengths Nov. 14 at Del Mar.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/LRC120520USA5-EQB.html

Sunday, Dec. 6

5:30 p.m.—$100,000 Grade 3 Bayakoa Stakes at Los Alamitos on TVG

Having finished in a dead-heat for the win in the Tranquility Lake Stakes on August 28, Proud Emma and Message meet again in the Bayakoa Stakes going 1 1/16-miles. Trained by Bob Baffert, Message will be making her first start since that dead-heat triumph while Proud Emma enters off a seventh-place run in the Kathryn Crosby Stakes at Del Mar on Oct. 31.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/LRC120620USA5-EQB.html

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Four Stakes Races Highlight Closing Week At Indiana Grand

Indiana Grand is heading into the homestretch of its abbreviated 96-day racing season in 2020. With three days of action left, four stakes will be highlighted beginning Tuesday, Nov. 17.

The 23rd running of the $75,000 Miss Indiana Stakes and the 21st running of the $75,000 Indiana Futurity are slated for races eight and nine, respectively, on the Tuesday card. Featured in the Miss Indiana Stakes is the standout freshman filly Hungarian Princess from the Kim Hammond barn. The Pataky Kid filly, owned and bred by Swifty Farms, is three for four in 2020 with two stakes wins. She will begin from post seven with Sammy Bermudez aboard at odds of 7-5.

To the outside of Hungarian Princess is Timeless Glory and Geena Lucille, second choice on the morning line. The Harry's Holiday filly, trained by Anthony Granitz, steps into stakes action for the first time off an impressive maiden-breaking victory in early October. Owned by John Wallace and Granitz, Timeless Glory starts from post eight at odds of 7-2.

In the freshman colt and gelding ranks, Dillsboro Devil is favored in the Indiana Futurity. A son of Skylord, the John Langemeier-trained gelding is two for two, scoring the win in his last start in the Crown Ambassador Stakes. Marcelino Pedroza will ride from post 11 for Langemeier's Spooky Hollow Racing Inc. at odds of 3-1.

Joining Dillsboro Devil as an early favorite in the Indiana Futurity is Hard Luck Justice from the other end of the gate in post two. The Harry's Holiday gelding, owned by Joselyn Salazar and trained by Lonnie Hines, steps up into stakes action for the first time off a maiden breaking win Nov. 1. Sammy Bermudez has the call aboard Hard Luck Justice at odds of 7-2.

The older Indiana breds will be featured on the Wednesday, Nov. 18 racing card in the 24th running of the $100,000 Frances Slocum Stakes and the 23rd running of the $100,000 To Much Coffee, set as races eight and nine, respectively.

Piedi Bianchi gets the call as the early morning line favorite in the Frances Slocum at odds of 5-2 with Fernando De La Cruz aboard for trainer Cipriano Contreras. The five-year-old Overanalyze mare is among the state's top five all-time leading female Thoroughbreds in earnings with just over $522,000 accumulated. She will begin from post 10 in the full field of 12.

Unbridled Beast, the three-year-old standout from the Randy Matthews Stable, will tackle the older horses in the To Much Coffee Stakes. The Unbridled Express gelding had won four in a row prior to his last start over a sloppy track in the Unreachable Star Stakes. Unbridled Beast begins from post nine with Indiana's all-time leading jockey Rodney Prescott aboard at odds of 5-2.

The 2020 racing season will conclude Thursday, Nov. 19 with a 12-race card. The track is currently watching the progress of the Straight Fire Six (Jackpot Pick 6) which has a carryover of more than $92,000 heading into the Tuesday, Nov. 17 racing program. There is a mandatory payout for the wager if it goes untouched until Thursday's racing program.

First post for the final week of racing is 2:05 p.m. Dates for the 2021 racing season at Indiana Grand will be announced in December.

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