The connection of the two top finishers in the February 17 highlight race at Oaklawn Park Everyone sees the results their horses can build this season.
In a field reduced to four athletes after being scratched, Peggy Thompson’s Edge to Edge won his second straight win in the allowance race at Oaklawn as the 5-year-old son of Competitive advantage seemed ready for the first bet of his career.
Meanwhile Missile CZ made a solid effort on his debut at the age of 9 and his first race since finishing second in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) November 5 at Keeneland. While the veteran son of City Zip Without seriously challenging the leading winner, he tracked comfortably from second place through and continued well to the finish line. CZ Rocket, who was campaigned by coaches Peter Miller, Madaket Stables, Gary Barber and Tom Kagele, also finished second in the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Sprint in Keeneland.
Guided by Francisco Arrieta and coached by Chris Hartman, Edge to Edge broke out well to create a clear advantage after a quarter mile at: 23.37. Rated as a favorite of even money, he maintained that clear advantage at every call point on his way to completing six laps spanning 1:09.65 on the fast track.
Bred in Kentucky by Yeamans Racing Stable, the Edge to Edge won six of 24 starts and earned $377,385.
Videotapes: Race 8 (ALW) at OP on 2/17/23
