Stablemates have occupied the top two spots in the $1-million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) for two years running and, if the local prep for one of the richest grass races in North America is any indication, a third year is not out of the question.
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Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Peter Searles, and Patty Searles’ City Man has become a New York fan favorite, garnering stakes victories in each of his four years of training. The graded stakes-winning Empire State-bred added to his accomplishments on Saturday, setting a course record in the nine-furlong, $125,000 Ashley T. Cole at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet.
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s Isolate will try to add a second consecutive stakes victory to his record Wednesday in the $135,000 Tale of the Cat at Saratoga Race Course.
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s Dakota Gold made his seasonal debut a winning one in Sunday’s $150,000 Spectacular Bid division of the New York Stallion Stakes Series, a seven-furlong Widener turf test for eligible New York-sired 3-year-olds at Belmont Park.