MARYLAND HORSES IN NY STATE OF MIND
Hello Hot Rod, with Trevor McCarthy up, won the Jimmy Winkfield. Photo by Chelsea Durand/NYRA.
Frank Vespe
February 1, 2021
A trio of Maryland-based horses are eyeing Aqueduct stakes in the coming weeks – and two others recently won stakes there.
Hello Hot Rod, a three-year-old, Maryland-bred Mosler colt, fought gamely to win Sunday’s seven-furlong Jimmy Winkfield Stakes by a head. Hello Hot Rod led throughout and had just enough to hold off the bid of Return the Ring.
It was Hello Hot Rod’s third consecutive win and first in stakes company. He’s trained by Brittany Russell for herself and Dark Horse Racing LLC and was ridden to the win by Trevor McCarthy. A $10,000 auction purchase, Hello Hot Rod is a half-brother to multiple stakes winner Hello Beautiful.