Saturday,
Dec. 24
Janus Stakes
– Gulfstream Park
Win:
Carotari
This six-year
gelding was bred in Kentucky and he raced for William Branch. Carotari is
trained by Brian Lynch and ridden by jockey Luis Saez. He will break at the No.
14 post in the Janus after winning the Laurel Dash at Pimlico Race Course on
Sept. 24. He covered the five miles on turf in 0:56.2 over Comedy Town and
Matta.
Sired by Artie
Schiller, he won four of the last six races from the fall of 2021. That winning
streak includes the Janus Stakes last year at Gulfstream. Carotari is a natural
sprinter on turf from 5 to 5 ½ furlongs over his extended time on the track.
Place: Nothing Better
The
Kentucky-bred five-year gelding raced since 2020 for Colt Neck Stables, LLC.
Trained by Jorge Duarte Jr., he is set at No. 5 with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr.
getting the ride. Nothing Better placed first in the Aqueduct Turf Sprint
Championship his last time out in late November. He won the six-furlong race in
1:07.91 over Anaconda and Thin White Duke.
As a son of
Munnings, Nothing Better has finished first, second or third in his last nine
races since July 25 of 2021. He has excelled at five to six furlongs on turf in
his four years of competitive racing.
Show: Feast
A contender at
high odds, Feast is going off that No. 7 with Jose Ferrer as his jockey.
Trained by Doug O’Neill, he has been first in five of his last seven races
since May 15 of this year. Feast won his last time out on Dec. 8 at Gulfstream
in a five-furlong turf race over No Angel and Uncle B in 0:56.23.
The five-year
colt is a son of Twirling Candy and his siblings are Ride The Rails and Danzing
Crown. Feast has sprinted on dirt and turf in his four-year campaign.
Previously posted on ScoresandStats.com
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