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Pegasus World Cup Turf Runner-Up Largent Could Surface In Tropical Turf

Grade 2 winners Largent, unraced since a runner-up finish in the 2021 Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1), and stablemate Mutasaabeq, who captured the 2021 Mucho Macho Man, head a list of 14 horses nominated to the $100,000 Tropical Turf (G3) for 4-year-olds and up going one mile Jan. 8 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

Twin Creeks Racing Stables and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' Largent owns four wins and two seconds in six career tries over the Gulfstream turf, including a victory in the 2020 Fort Lauderdale (G2). The multiple stakes winner was beaten a neck in last winter's Pegasus Turf by Colonel Liam, also trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, and shows six works at Palm Beach Downs since late November.

Shadwell Stable's Mutasaabeq, another Pletcher trainee, went to the sidelines after capturing the one-mile Mucho Macho Man on dirt last January at Gulfstream. The Into Mischief colt has raced twice previously on the grass, including a victory in the October 2020 Bourbon (G2) going 1 1/16 miles at Keeneland.

Mutasaabeq worked five furlongs in 1:00.23 Sunday at Palm Beach Downs, the fastest of four horses, in his eighth timed breeze since mid-November.

Another horse nominated off a long layoff is Paradise Farms Corp.'s Bemma's Boy, a 6-year-old Into Mischief gelding that has not raced since his neck victory over Mike Maker-trained stablemate Zulu Alpha, winner of the 2020 Pegasus Turf, in the March 2020 Pan American (G2) at Gulfstream. Bemma's Boy returned to the work tab last September at Ellis Park and has breezed steadily since, his last five coming at Gulfstream.

Maker also nominated Three Diamonds Farm's Field Pass, last out winner of the 1 1/16-mile Seabiscuit Handicap (G2) Nov. 27 at Del Mar. The 4-year-old son of Lemon Drop Kid also has four Grade 3 victories to his credit including the Baltimore-Washington International Turf Cup at historic Pimlico Race Course last June, and won the 2020 Dania Beach in his only previous try over the Gulfstream turf.

Also prominent among nominees are 2019 Virginia Derby (G3) winner English Bee, 2020 Fred Hooper (G3) winner Phat Man, and stakes winners Belgrano, Flying Scotsman and Value Proposition.

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Ride A Comet Continues ‘Amazing’ Comeback With Tropical Turf Score

John Oxley and My Meadowview Farm LLC's Ride a Comet made a triumph return to turf for the first time in more than two years to capture Saturday's $100,000 Tropical Turf (G3) at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

The Tropical Turf headlined an 11-race program that also featured a mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 pool that had swelled to more than $1 million and generated $5.5 million in handle Saturday.

Mark Casse-trained Ride a Comet stamped himself as a turf star of the future when he captured the Del Mar Derby (G2) Sept. 2, 2018, but immediately went to the sidelines. The 5-year-old son of Candy Ride returned to action over Woodbine's synthetic surface with a two-length victory in an Oct. 16 optional claiming allowance before capturing the Nov. 21 Kennedy Road (G2).

“He came down well-prepared from Woodbine from our crew up there. The story behind this horse is just truly amazing. A lot of the credit goes to our team in Ocala and to the owners, especially, for having the patience with him,” Casse's assistant trainer Nick Tomlinson said. “He's rewarding us every time he goes out there.”

Ride a Comet ($6.20) saved ground while settling a few lengths behind pacesetter Frostmourne, who was pressed by defending champion Tusk past fractions of 24.09 and 47.78 seconds for the first mile of the mile event from 4-year-olds and up. Frostmourne continued to show the way under John Velazquez into the turn entering the homestretch while meeting a new challenge from Casa Creed who slipped off the rail under Junior Alvarado for the stretch run. Tyler Gaffalione guided Ride a Comet off the rail entering the stretch, making a three-wide drive that carried his mount to victory by a half-length over Casa Creed.

“He's push-button. He's all class. Mark was very excited about this race,” Gaffalione said. “When I got to the paddock, Nick said, 'This is a good one.' They knew what they had. I just rode him with a lot of confidence, and he got the job done.”

Casa Creed finished second, 2 ½ lengths ahead of Frostmourne. Ride a Comet ran a mile over a firm turf in 1:33.62.

“We were very confident in him. His last work was just unbelievable. It takes a really good horse to do what he does. He goes out there and shows it every morning,” Tomlinson said. “He's such a class act. Just to be around him every day is truly a blessing.”

Ride a Comet, who was a slight favorite over Casa Creed, has won eight of 13 career starts.

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Weekend Lineup: Gulfstream’s Tropical Turf Part Of Rainbow 6 Mandatory Payout Sequence

There are only three American graded stakes races this weekend, the Tropical Turf Stakes at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., and the La Canada and Las Cienegas Stakes at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. All are Grade 3 events run on Saturday.

Here is a brief look at all three races. All times are Eastern.

Saturday, Jan. 9

4:49 p.m. – $100,000 Tropical Turf Stakes at Gulfstream Park

The Tropical Turf, for 4-year-olds and upward going one mile on turf, features the return of Analyze It, coming off a career worst performance in the G1 Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland on Oct. 3. Off for nearly two years from November 2018 until September 2020, the 6-year-old Point of Entry horse trained by Chad Brown finished eighth as the favorite under Tyler Gaffalione. Irad Ortiz Jr. has the mount on Saturday. Prior to that effort, he won his comeback race, the G3 Red Bank Stakes at Monmouth Park. Three years ago, Analyze It was only beaten three-quarters of a length by Expert Eye when third in the G1 Breeders' Cup Turf Mile. Ride a Comet came back for his own two-year layoff for trainer Mark Casse to win consecutive races at Woodbine on synthetic, including the G2 Kennedy Road. He won the G2 Del Mar Derby in 2018 before going on a lengthy hiatus.

The Tropical Turf will be the fifth race in the Rainbow 6, which will have a mandatory payout on Saturday and is expected to have a wagering pool in the millions of dollars.

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6:35 p.m. – $200,000 La Canada Stakes at Santa Anita

Fighting Mad has quietly compiled a record of five wins, one second and one third from nine starts for trainer Bob Baffert. The 5-year-old mare by New Year's Day threw in the towel last out when overtaken by both Harvest Moon and Hard Not to Love in the G2 Zenyatta Stakes, but she figures to be out winging on the front end again on Saturday.

Trainer John Shirreffs is going with the up-and-coming jockey Ricky Gonzalez on Hard Not to Love, the quirky Hard Spun mare who has been ridden by Mike Smith in her last seven starts. She's won five of 10 lifetime but has lost four straight after winning the G2 Santa Monica over seven furlongs last February. Chilean-bred Sanenus, a G1 winner in her native country, returns to California after making two starts at Churchill Downs last fall and could spring a surprise.

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7:05 p.m. – $100,000 Las Cienegas Stakes at Santa Anita

Intriguing lineup with Brazilian-bred Jolie Olimpica back to defend her title for Richard Mandella, who also has up and comer Superstition in the line-up for this filly and mare turf sprint. If the race sets up for a closer, watch out for Neil Drysdale-trained Oleksandra, the Australia-bred 7-year-old mare who will be flying late under Joel Rosario. Lighthouse was a dynamo on the Kentucky Downs turf course in September, winning the Music City Stakes by 1 1/2 lengths and Umberto Rispoli rides the turf as well as any jockey in the game.

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Guaranteed $1.4-Million Rainbow 6 Jackpot Awaits Horseplayers At Gulfstream Park

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $1.4 million Wednesday at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

The popular multi-race wager went unsolved for the 10th racing day in a row Sunday, when multiple tickets with all six winners were each worth $16,706.94.

The jackpot pool is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

Ride A Comet Tops Tropical Turf (G3) Nominations
John Oxley and My Meadowview Farm LLC's Ride a Comet is prominent among 20 nominations for the $100,000 Tropical Turf (G3) Jan. 9 at Gulfstream Park.

The 6-year-old son of Candy Ride has won seven of 12 career starts, including four of five races on turf. The Mark Casse trainee captured the 2018 Del Mar Futurity (G2) before heading to the sidelines for 25 months. He came back in the fall to win both starts, including the Kennedy Road (G2) over Woodbine's synthetic surface.

Ride a Comet has won seven of 12 career starts, including four of five races on turf.

Jordan Wycoff's Tusk has been nominated to defending his 2020 victory in the Topical Turf, a mile turf stakes for 4-year-olds and up. The 8-year-old son of Tapit went to the sidelines for 11 months before returning to action in the Claiming Crown Emerald, a race in which the Saffie Joseph Jr. trainee prepped for last year's victory.

William Lawrence's Analyze It, a multiple graded-stakes winner, was on the sidelines for 10 months after finishing third in the 2018 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1), returning to capture the Red Bank (G3) at Monmouth in September. The Chad Brown-trained son of Point of Entry finished off the board in the Shadwell Mile (G1) at Keeneland in his most recent start.

Amerman Racing LLC's Admission Office, who ran in last year's Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1), has been nominated to the Tropical Turf. The Brian Lynch-trained 6-year-old has been idled since the winning the Louisville (G3) at Churchill June 20. The son of Point of Entry finished second in the Fort Lauderdale (G2) and Mac Diarmida (G2) last season.

WHO'S HOT: Two-time defending Championship Meet titlist Irad Ortiz Jr. enjoyed a three-win day Sunday, scoring aboard Kasim ($5.20) in Race 2, Search Results ($5.60) in Race 6, and Bad Beat Brian ($4.40) in Race 7.

Edgard Zayas notched a double with Under the Couvers ($8.60) in Race 1 and Swirling Candy ($12.40) in Race 5.

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