September Ranch, Union Park Thoroughbreds, Storytellers Race and Jonathan Wilmot’s Hot little thing will begin for the first time outside her hometown of Indiana at the end of a five-month layoff with the $100,000 Cicada Stakes on March 18. The Cicada is a six-stage sprint for freshmen. two at Aqueduct race track.
Hot Little Thing, the daughter trained by Rudy Brisset army mule came in far third as the routing favorite in Miss Indiana Stakes on October 5 at Indianapolis horseshoe. Driven by Alex Achard, she showed her usual front-run strategy in the back lane and held a clear advantage at the top of the ramp but retreated and completed a 10 1/4 duel. the winner owes rock .
Her better efforts have come in three sprints, two of which resulted in split wins, including in the 2022 Back Home Again Stakes over her Indiana compatriots.
Brisset said: “She didn’t want to go twice. We knew that last time, but at the end of the day you have to know for sure by the afternoon,” Brisset said.
Hot Little Thing has worked extensively at Keeneland leading to her return. Her most recent job was to travel half a mile on the main track there on March 11 in: 48 3/5 seconds.
“We knew we were going to have a big layoff,” Brisset said, “but she’s ready to run and she’s really changed a lot physically. She’s gained a lot of weight.”
Achard will keep the mount from post 2.
Darryl Abramowitz’s Half-Pennsylvania Tappin Josie won three races on her New York debut for coach Horacio De Paz, who claimed anchor down dirty with $50,000, three starts back from a 4 and a half long win on Jan 20 at laurel park. She followed with two more wins, winning an optional claimant on February 11 in Laurel before moving in. The Parx . Race to win the Society Hill Stakes on March 6.
De Paz said he’s not 100% committed to running and will monitor her energy levels through Saturday.
Boasting a consistent 5-2-1 record in 10 starts, Tappin Josie has the highest bankroll on the scene at $200,200. She draws card 1 to be ridden by Kevin Gomez.
Coach Linda Rice will reassure the two-time winner naughty city center (Lesson 3, Jose Lezcano) and Azteca’s favorite (Lesson 6, Dylan Davis). Formerly owned by Lady Sheila Stable, Downtown Mischief was a 7 3/4 length winner in her January 14 debut on the good main Aqueduct before returning to the same oval to scored against the winners on February 17 on the sloppy mainline and sealed off the track. Both wins came against people from the same state who went the Cicada distance.
A family in New York by into naughty Downtown Mischief is out Sightstown mare mother city center half-sister with graded bet winner alpha kittens . She can be popular on Saturday.
by Ronald Stewart Azteca’s favorite via Sharp Azteca , was asked for $20,000 by Rice during a nine-day, one-mile walk on January 22 at the Aqueduct. She followed with a win that slashed it to 6 1/2 after less than two weeks of rest before the option claims company began. She envisioned as a lasting influence in Cicada.
The remaining participants in the short field are Great humor And musicmansandy both have risen to the next level after their recent wins.
The Cicada is scheduled to be the ninth race in Saturday’s 10-race program at the Aqueduct. First post is 1:20 p.m. ET.
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Aqueduct race trackSaturday, March 18, 2023, Race No. 9
- STK
- 6f
- dust
- 100,000 USD
- 3 year old sister
- 5:32 pm (local)
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