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Saturday at Aqueduct

B/A Race 2 (1:04 p.m. ET/10:04 a.m. PT) — G3 $175K BEAUGAY STAKES at 1 1/16-mile on turf for fillies, 4YOs & up

#2 NEECIE MARIE (8-1 morning line) to upset the field in a tough turf test. Gal returns from a dull off-the-turf effort last Fall for trainer Robert Reid. Joel Rosario climbs aboard for the first time.

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B/A Race 4 (2:06 p.m. ET/11:06 p.m. PT) — G3 $175K RUNHAPPY STAKES at 6 furlongs for 4YOs & up

I #1 STRAIGHT NO CHASER (1-1 morning line) is not to be headed in a compact, fast field. Out-of-towner Juan Landeros gives HOFer Johnny Velazquez a leg up.

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B/A Race 6 (3:08 p.m. ET/12:08 p.m. PT) — G3 $200K PETER PAN STAKES at 1 ⅛-mile for 3YOs

#3 THE WINE STEWARD (5-2 morning line) to catch others in the stretch to capture prestigious stakes after a solid Place finish in Lexington Stakes. Mike Maker trains and Luis Saez retains the mount.

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Race 7 (3:39 p.m. ET/12:39 p.m. PT) — MAN OF WAR STAKES at 1 ⅜-mile on turf for 4YOs & up

three worth a shot in grass marathon: ultra-consistent #5 TAWNY PORT (6-1 morning line) for Clement-Ortiz Jr. combo; #8 SILVER KNOTT (3-1) for Appleby-Prat, and #9 NATIONS PRIDE (8-5) for Appleby and Dettori.

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Peter Pan Stakes 2024

With renovations ongoing at Belmont Park, the Peter Pan Stakes at Aqueduct Race Track is even more of a prep race for the Belmont Stakes than in years past. The Peter Pan is a Grade 3 race run at 1 ⅛ miles, which is normally a good bit shorter than the Belmont, but this year’s Belmont Stakes is 1 1 ¼ miles because it will be run at Saratoga.

This is considered the “local” prep race for the final leg of the Triple Crown and does have a field of seven horses this year for the Saturday, May 12 race with a 3:08 p.m. ET post time as Race 6 of 11 in the program.

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1. Protective (8-1): The first of two Todd Pletcher colts in the field, Protective draws the rail post for Irad Ortiz Jr., who gets the ride after Kendrick Carmouche rode to a show finish in the Wood Memorial last month. Pletcher is a four-time winner of this race and the son of Medaglia d’Oro and Grace Hall could be poised for a big run. His parents were 11-time stakes winners combined. This would make for one hell of a maiden and I think it’s possible with Ortiz in the mount.

2. Unique Insight (8-1): The son of Gun Runner and Raucous faces longish odds here, but 2024 has been good to Unique Insight. The stakes (pardon the pun) are raised here in the G3 Peter Pan, but Unique Insight won his maiden in February and followed up with a dominant performance at 1 ⅛ miles right here at Aqueduct in an April allowance. He’s a good early breaker and had no issues with the distance in two previous ‘24 starts. The difference here is a better cast of competitors, but a repeat of that April 12 performance could very well be good enough to win.

3. The Wine Steward (5-2): The most accomplished horse in this field is the Michael Maker colt with Luis Saez in the mount. The Wine Steward has three wins and two seconds in five career races, including a runner-up in the Breeders’ Cup Futurity last year and a second in the G3 Lexington Stakes on a six-month layoff. The homegrown son of 2019 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Vino Rosso will be very popular in a race short on accolades.

4. Lonesome Boy (20-1): Without big-name connections and speed figures comparable to the rest of the field, Lonesome Boy looked like one of the few horses that can be tossed in the Peter Pan Stakes. The bloodline is thin here as well. Not surprisingly, Lonesome Boy will run the Long Branch Stakes at Monmouth Park instead.

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5. Tuscan Gold (2-1): The morning line favorite will save his bullets for the Preakness at Pimlico next weekend. After a maiden win in February at Gulfstream Park, Tuscan Gold went to Fair Grounds and ran third in the Louisiana Derby. Kentucky Derby runners Catching Freedom and Honor Marie finished ahead of Tuscan Gold. Surely you’ll read about Tuscan Gold next week with our Preakness Stakes coverage.

6. Antiquarian (6-1): Pletcher’s other entry draws John Velazquez in the irons after finishing sixth in the G2 Louisiana Derby. That race was at 1 3/16 miles, so this one will be a bit longer. Antiquarian had a rough start to the LA Derby and faded with the distance. With the extra distance here, as impressive as the connections are, it’s a tough ask. The son of four-time New York stakes winner Preservationist and lightly-raced Lifetime Memory may get the benefit of the doubt with Pletcher and Velazquez, but I don’t see a board finish.

7. Deterministic (5-1): After a stellar performance in the one-mile Gotham Stakes, Deterministic was pointed towards the Wood Memorial. He finished eighth in a race that wound up being pretty unimpressive by time and speed. Traffic was a factor for rider Joel Rosario and he never seemed to find running room or a clear path. That was a 12-horse field and more physical of a race than we’re likely to see here. After being the odds-on favorite in the Wood, we might get a nice price here with some horseplayers having trust issues with the Christophe Clement’s lone entry.

8. Native Land (12-1): This will be the stakes debut for Native Land, who rides maiden and allowance wins at Oaklawn Park and Keeneland into this one. A win as a shipper had to be a positive sign for young trainer Riley Mott, son of legendary trainer Bill Mott. The 32-year-old Mott turns to Junior Alvarado here with a horse that has hit the board in all four races and seems okay with distance. It is a big step up in class, though, and a longer trip from the far outside.

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