WinStar Farm and CHC Inc.’s graded stakes-placed Falconet repelled a late rally from post-time favorite Kathleen O. to secure her second stakes victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Top Flight, a nine-furlong test for older fillies and mares, at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. boasts a stellar 3-0-2 record from seven graded stakes starts at Aqueduct, including wins by Mischevious Alex in the 2021 Carter Handicap (G1), Drain the Clock in the 2021 Bay Shore (G3), and Officiating in last year's Tom Fool Handicap (G3).
Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Forte, the 2022 juvenile champion who made an auspicious 2023 debut in the Feb. 4 Fountain of Youth (G2), is prominent on a list of 23 3-year-olds nominated to the $1-million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa April 1 at Gulfstream Park.
Now a winner in three of his four starts, Tapit Trice (by Tapit) bounded into classic consideration with a dramatic come from behind victory in the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby.
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