Open field at Connally Turf Cup, Texas Turf Mile

The amount will be increased to get at Sam Houston Racing Park January 30 when two low-ranking races to the $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic (G3), the $200,000 John B. Connally Turf Cup (G3T) and the $200,000 Bob Bork Texas Turf Mile drew full attention turf fields don’t have any obvious favorites.

Coach Mike Maker sent a quartet to Texas to compete in the Connally Turf Cup, with two of those athletes leaving the H. Allen Jerkens on Dec. Gulfstream Park. The third member of the Maker clan, Sea tides , started his first since a disappointing attempt in Red Smith Stakes (G2T) on November 20 at Aqueduct race track. The British Channel’s 6-year-old son has won three of his seven starts in the Connally Turf Cup in the 1-and-a-half mile, including victory at Laurel ParkThree matches of Japan Turf Cup start back to the opponent Hierarchy . Owned by Three Diamonds Farm, Tide of the Sea became a classified winner last January when he finished first in the WL McKnight Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park. Tyler Gaffalione has a call.

Long distance love Ajourneytofreedom , who had not run a race shorter than a mile and a half since November 2020, reached the Connally Turf Cup after a two-mile effort at H. Allen Jerkens. The Spin hard gelding, claimed by Paradise Farms for $80,000 as a 3-year-old in summer 2020 at Del Mar, is a narrow second to Spooky channel in this race last year after being late to a rally. Joel Rosario will board the ship on Sunday.

Unlike Ajourneytofreedom, the stable friend Malthael found H. Allen Jerkens’ two miles a bit too far for his liking and faltered in the extended final race to finish sixth. Claimed by Paradise Farms for $35,000 in June at Belmont Park, the Sublime Mission gelding recorded the highest Equibase Speed ​​Number of his career, 111, three started back in passing the 1/2 mile permit contest at Keeneland after a troublesome trip. Reylu Gutierrez rides.

Paradise Farms and David Staudacher co-own Ajourneytofreedom and Malthael.

Maker’s fourth intern, Deuce Greathouse’s Shady McGee , being included in the list is also eligible.

Participating in the Maker brigade are high-weight races Another mystery , winner of the November 27 Bob F. Wright Memorial at Fair Grounds & Slots two re-starts for coach Chris Block and three-time winner Logic legend .

Earlier on the card, Maker was represented by Three Diamonds Farm and Greathouse’s Facility is stolen , as well as the last option claimant Totally panicked and the last and first special weight class winner Grantham at the Texas Turf Mile for 3-year-olds.

As the only contender in the field with decentralized odds, Stolen Base rallied strongly in the Castle & Key Bourbon Stakes (G2T) last October in Keeneland, failing 3/ 4 length compared to catch time Tiz the Bomb at the wire. Stolen Base then finished seventh in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T), despite beating only four stages. With fellow Texas rivals Turf Mile Dowagiac Director , Chanceux , and barn mates Totally panicked speed display on user interface, Bodemeister Colt should have plenty of speed up front in preparation for his final kick.