Weekend Stakes Rundown: A Graded Belmont Quartet
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Wake Forest will shoot for a repeat win in the Man o' War Stakes at Belmont Park
Each week BloodHorse.com looks forward to the weekend's biggest races. Consider this your weekly guide to the best stakes races in North America. This week we have a quartet of graded stakes at Belmont Park and grade 3 races at Arlington International Racecourse and Santa Anita Park. Races are listed in chronological order (all times Eastern) and full previews can be found through the hyperlink for each race.
Saturday, May 13
3:04 p.m.—$200,000 Peter Pan Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park
Master Plan enters the 1 1/8-mile test with stakes wins or placings in each of his last three starts. This year he won the OBS Championship Stakes (colts and geldings division) on the synthetic surface at Ocala Training Center, then shipped to Dubai, where he finished third in the UAE Derby Sponsored by the Saeed & Mohammed Al Maboodah Group (G2).
Peter Pan S. (G3)
Belmont Park, Saturday, May 13, 2017, Race 4
- 1 1/8m
- Dirt
- $200,000
- 3 yo
- 3:04 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Master Plan (KY) |
John R. Velazquez | 120 | Todd A. Pletcher | 2/1 |
| 2 | 2Timeline (KY) |
Javier Castellano | 116 | Chad C. Brown | 7/5 |
| 3 | 3Meantime (KY) |
Jose L. Ortiz | 116 | Brian A. Lynch | 5/1 |
| 4 | 4Impressive Edge (KY) |
Luis Saez | 116 | Dale L. Romans | 8/1 |
| 5 | 5Lookin At Blessing (KY) | Kendrick Carmouche | 116 | Nicholas P. Zito | 20/1 |
| 6 | 6Take Your Guns (KY) |
Joel Rosario | 116 | Chad C. Brown | 10/1 |
4:09 p.m.—$150,000 Beaugay Stakes (G3T) at Belmont Park
Trainer Graham Motion took great care to avoid a 2017 debut over a boggy Churchill Downs course last weekend with Miss Temple City. That marked the second delay in this year's campaign for the strapping bay, who gave her connections the slip one morning in March at Palm Meadows, returned with filling in a leg, and did not make a planned start at Keeneland in April as a result. Pre-entered in both the June 20 Queen Anne Stakes (G1) and the June 21 Duke of Cambridge Stakes (G2), Miss Temple City is running out of time to get a stateside race under her girth.
Beaugay S. (G3)
Belmont Park, Saturday, May 13, 2017, Race 6
- 1 1/16m
- Inner turf
- $150,000
- 4 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
- 4:09 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Rainha Da Bateria (KY) |
Joel Rosario | 119 | Chad C. Brown | 8/1 |
| 2 | 2My Sweet Girl (KY) | Manuel Franco | 119 | Barclay Tagg | 20/1 |
| 3 | 3Hawksmoor (IRE) | Julien R. Leparoux | 119 | Arnaud Delacour | 12/1 |
| 4 | 4Time and Motion (KY) | John R. Velazquez | 123 | James J. Toner | 4/1 |
| 5 | 5All in Fun (KY) |
Javier Castellano | 115 | Claude R. McGaughey III | 15/1 |
| 6 | 6Dacita (CHI) | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | 123 | Chad C. Brown | 3/1 |
| 7 | 7On Leave (KY) | Jose L. Ortiz | 121 | Claude R. McGaughey III | 6/1 |
| 8 | 8Miss Temple City (KY) |
Edgar S. Prado | 123 | H. Graham Motion | 2/1 |
5:13 p.m.—$400,000 Man o' War Stakes (G1T) at Belmont Park
After taking down some of the best turf performers in Europe, Zhukova is now aiming to make her first stateside impression a winning one. The 5-year-old daughter of Fastnet Rock is diving straight into deep waters for her North American debut, as she is scheduled to take on seven male rivals, including defending race winner Wake Forest.
Man o' War S. (G1T)
Belmont Park, Saturday, May 13, 2017, Race 8
- 1 3/8m
- Turf
- $400,000
- 4 yo's & up
- 5:13 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Sadler's Joy (KY) | Julien R. Leparoux | 117 | Thomas Albertrani | 3/1 |
| 2 | 2Charming Kitten (KY) | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | 115 | Michael J. Maker | 15/1 |
| 3 | 3Wake Forest (GER) | Javier Castellano | 121 | Chad C. Brown | 5/2 |
| 4 | 4Zhukova (IRE) | John R. Velazquez | 112 | Dermot K. Weld | 5/1 |
| 5 | 5Highland Sky (KY) | Paco Lopez | 117 | Barclay Tagg | 15/1 |
| 6 | 6Patterson Cross (KY) | Jose Lezcano | 115 | William I. Mott | 4/1 |
| 7 | 7Twilight Eclipse (KY) |
Edgar S. Prado | 115 | H. Graham Motion | 10/1 |
| 8 | 8Taghleeb (KY) | Jose L. Ortiz | 121 | Michael J. Maker | 6/1 |
6 p.m.—$100,000 Lazaro Barrera Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park
Trainer Simon Callaghan will saddle a horse he hasn't even breezed yet in Kaleem Shah's Aristocratic. After a split with trainer Doug O'Neill earlier in the week, six Shah horses were transferred to Callaghan's barn at Santa Anita, and one, Aristocratic, will start in the Barrera Saturday.
Lazaro Barrera S. (G3)
Santa Anita Park, Saturday, May 13, 2017, Race 5
- 7f
- Dirt
- $100,000
- 3 yo
- 3:03 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1American Anthem (KY) |
Mike E. Smith | 120 | Bob Baffert | 2/1 |
| 2 | 2Kimbear (KY) |
Joseph Talamo | 120 | J. Eric Kruljac | 3/1 |
| 3 | 3Bobby Abu Dhabi (KY) |
Norberto Arroyo, Jr. | 120 | Peter Miller | 4/1 |
| 4 | 4Taxman's Quest (OK) | Tyler Baze | 122 | Richard E. Mandella | 12/1 |
| 5 | 5Sutton Impact (KY) |
Flavien Prat | 120 | Peter Miller | 6/1 |
| 6 | 6Aristocratic (KY) |
Rafael Bejarano | 122 | Simon Callaghan | 5/2 |
6:09 p.m.—$100,000 Hanshin Cup (G3) at Arlington International Racecourse
Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, and Michael Tabor's grade 1 winner Hootenanny looms the one to beat. Hootenanny will make his first start of 2017 in the Hanshin Cup after most recently finishing fifth in the City of Hope Mile (G2T) at Santa Anita in October. He's raced in four countries and posted a win in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot prior to taking the 2014 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T).
Hanshin Cup S. (G3)
Arlington International Racecourse, Saturday, May 13, 2017, Race 8
- 1m
- All Weather Track
- $100,000
- 3 yo's & up
- 5:09 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Dac (KY) | Cory Orm | 117 | William S. Brumley | 10/1 |
| 2 | 2Scitech (IL) | Constantino Roman | 117 | Carlos H. Silva | 20/1 |
| 3 | 3Surgical Strike (KY) | Julio E. Felix | 117 | Ben Colebrook | 5/1 |
| 4 | 4Valiant City (IL) | Christopher A. Emigh | 117 | Joshua Sepulveda | 10/1 |
| 5 | 5Dimension (GB) | Julie Burke | 117 | Conor Murphy | 15/1 |
| 6 | 6Ghost Hunter (KY) | Jevian Toledo | 117 | Cory Jensen | 9/2 |
| 7 | 7Trace Creek (AR) | Edgar Perez | 117 | William B. Van Meter | 20/1 |
| 8 | 8Wyeth (KY) |
Jose Valdivia, Jr. | 117 | Thomas M. Amoss | 10/1 |
| 9 | 9Crewman (KY) |
Carlos H. Marquez, Jr. | 117 | Dee Poulos | 20/1 |
| 10 | 10Rated R Superstar (KY) | Channing Hill | 117 | Kenneth G. McPeek | 5/1 |
| 11 | 11Hootenanny (KY) |
Julio A. Garcia | 117 | Wesley A. Ward | 3/1 |
6:17 p.m.—$250,000 Ruffian Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park
Chester and Mary Broman's Highway Star will seek a second straight graded stakes win. The 4-year-old, New York-bred daughter of Girolamo won the April 9 Distaff Handicap (G3) at seven furlongs last time out at Aqueduct Racetrack. Her six victories—all in New York—feature three stakes wins, including the Dec. 16 Go for Wand Handicap (G3) at Aqueduct.
Ruffian S. (G2)
Belmont Park, Saturday, May 13, 2017, Race 10
- 1m
- Dirt
- $250,000
- 4 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
- 6:17 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1High Ridge Road (KY) |
Jose L. Ortiz | 123 | Linda Rice | 2/1 |
| 2 | 2Verve's Tale (KY) | Paco Lopez | 123 | Barclay Tagg | 8/1 |
| 3 | 3Highway Star (NY) | Angel S. Arroyo | 123 | Rodrigo A. Ubillo | 5/2 |
| 4 | 4Indulgent (KY) | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | 117 | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | 3/1 |
| 5 | 5Bar of Gold (NY) | Joel Rosario | 123 | John C. Kimmel | 7/2 |
Sunday, May 14
7:04 p.m.—$75,000 Angels Flight Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Grade 1 winner Noted and Quoted will look to regain her form around one turn after two poor performances. The daughter of The Factor won the Chandelier Stakes (G1) Oct. 1 at Santa Anita, but followed that performance with a seventh-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and she was eased in her 3-year-old debut last time out March 26 in the Sunland Park Oaks.
Angels Flight S.
Santa Anita Park, Sunday, May 14, 2017, Race 7
- STK
- 7f
- Dirt
- $75,000
- 3 yo Fillies
- 4:04 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Princess Karen (KY) |
Mike E. Smith | 120 | Jeff Bonde | 4/1 |
| 2 | 2Queen Laila (KY) |
Flavien Prat | 120 | Simon Callaghan | 4/1 |
| 3 | 3Noted and Quoted (FL) | Martin Garcia | 124 | Bob Baffert | 7/2 |
| 4 | 4Selcourt (KY) | Tyler Baze | 120 | John W. Sadler | 9/5 |
| 5 | 5Go On Mary (KY) |
Kyle Frey | 120 | Doug F. O'Neill | 15/1 |
| 6 | 6Faypien (FL) | Joseph Talamo | 120 | Bob Baffert | 3/1 |