Running in sixth in the G3 event wasn’t the best comeback imagined, but there’s still hope he’ll return to winning ways someday. McGaughey III trained colt scored the Fountain of Youth Stakes and finished third in Florida Derby, upon which he was on the sidelines until March 2022. has a black-type victory under his belt, Twelve Volt Man placed at the same stage, while Laughing Boy is yet to face the Graded company as last time out, he got bettered in an Allowance race by Commandeer, seventh in the Pegasus World Cup in January.Ĭapocostello enjoyed lots of successes in Panama, and after finishing fourth in an Allowance race, he’s expected to improve and have a say in the Graded races, which also applies to Greatest Honour, a former Kentucky Derby hope.
His victory would be a bit poignant, though, as Fearless is the son of Ghostzapper, the sire whose name this race bears. In 2022, he’s collected a couple of second places, hinting he’s still in form, but there’s a thing that could stop him on Saturday – the mentioned weight. The Todd Pletcher bound participant won the G2 Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes, added some places among the G3 and G2 company, and another G3 victory when concluding the 2021 season. The six-year-old gelding is about to carry the biggest weight due to his excellent results in the Grade scene. The purse of $100,000 is up for grabs in this G3 race, while Fearless is the name catching the most attention here. On the dirt surface, seven four-year-old and older horses will cover the distance of a mile and a furlong. Our Orchid Stakes Betting Pick is:įamily Way due to her fine run in the G3 The Very One Stakes she could emulate on Saturday. Champagne Ivy then scored an Allowance race in February, beating also Song of Innocenc in second. Moreover, she’s again about to carry the biggest weight in the field, unlike the remaining trio of contestants, especially Sister Otoole who hasn’t shown anything special in 2022, still, in 2021, she ran in second among the G3 company. She’s once again expected to set the pace, which she withstood in the G3 La Prevoyante Stakes in January but failed to repeat the victory next time out, fading out in the closing stages to settle for fourth. Four-year-old Harajuku finished third back then, while both of them decisively bettered Beautiful Lover. The five-year-old Brendan Walsh trained mare could still be able to progress, so together with Harajuku, she should deliver another pleasing result here. Subsequently, she was outrun by victorious Virginia Joy, but she managed to draw on her previous Listed triumph. The purse of $150,000 attracted a field of seven participants, including a duo placed in the G3 The Very One Stakes, where Family Way sat second throughout the race to take command in the final stretch.
The G3 turf race is open to four-year-old fillies and older mares who are about to clash at the distance of one and a half a mile. Besides a couple of G3 turf races, the card features the G2 Pan American Stakes, where great stayers Gufo and Abaan will face off, while dirt specialists will meet in the G3 Ghostzapper Stakes. We’ll cover four Graded races that are about to be held on Saturday as a part of the Florida Derby card.