This Saturday is a big day in racing as folks wind down from their Thanksgiving feasts yesterday. Starting off with Saturday’s Grade 2 Remsen, at 1 1/8 miles at Aqueduct. One of the top 2 year old up and comers, Court Vision (see my Horse Watch List page), the 2 year old son of Gulch, looks to add another notch to his belt and should be tough to defeat here today. Court Vision demonstrated a lethal late running stretch kick last time out in the Iroquois G3 at Churchill and looks to capture his first G2 event this time out. Look for Court Vision to enjoy the added distance of the Remsen, which should tell us quite a bit about his ability to contend next year in the Triple Crown races. Something tells me we’ll hear this horse’s name quite a bit next Spring if he continues to step forward.
In the 8th race on the card at Aqueduct, Beyer Speed figure extraordinaire Midnight Lute looks to make it three straight G1 wins, including his triumph in the Breeder’s Cup Sprint at Monmouth last time out. ‘Lute ran an unbelievable 125 Beyer two races back, then proved he could handle the slop at Monmouth in romping to the Sprint championship. It’s tough to imagine either of these two horses losing today at Aqueduct, but then again anything is possible.
Keep an eye on these two in today’s races, and also don’t forget that Laurel Park hosts the Frank J. De Francis Memorial today, a G1 event featuring Benny the Bull (who ran 2nd to Midnight Lute two race back), Talent Search, and Miraculous Miss.
Lastly, since we cover the California circuit so often, be sure and take note of Massive Drama, who is now reportedly aiming for the Cash Call Futurity on December 22nd. The horse looked very impressive yesterday in defeating a very game Into Mischief in Hollywood Park’s G3 Prevue Stakes. Into Mischief fought hard to challenge, and looks like he could defeat most horses at this level with ease. He’s one to watch as well, but the honor and glory of the day has to go to Massive Drama, who has arrived on the scene and must be considered a major player if entered into the Cash Call Futurity next month.
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