This Saturday's Withers Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack

 

Saturday, Feb. 11

Withers Stakes – Aqueduct Racetrack

Win: Hit Show

The three-year old colt is trained by Brad Cox and he has raced for Gary and Mary West Stables Inc. He finished first place in a one mile Allowance race at Oaklawn Park on Dec. 17 as a juvenile. Hit Show posted a time of 1:38.17 over Invulnerable and Protégé at this track.

As a son of Candy Ride, he was bred to go over a mile on dirt as one of the legitimate contenders for the 2023 Kentucky Derby. Hit Show has won twice in three races in his two-year old career at Keeneland and Oaklawn.

Place: Arctic Arrogance

Arctic Arrogance has finished first or second in five races since a six-furlong sprint on Sept. 5 of last year. He is trained by Linda Rice and bred in New York. In his last two stake races, Arctic Arrogance place second place with Dubyuhnell and Lugan Knight taking first.

Sired by Frosted, he raced at Belmont Park, Saratoga and Aqueduct in New York’s horse tracks. Because of his New York roots, Arctic Arrogance will gain a home-track advantage in the Withers Stakes this Saturday.

Show: General Banker

The New York-bred three-year old also has a home-track advantage in this race. His last three races are at Aqueduct, including a third-place showing in the Jerome Stakes on Jan. 7 of this year. General Banker has finished first, second or third at Belmont Park, Saratoga and Aqueduct in five of the seven races he has run at New York horse tracks.

General Banker is a son of Central Banker and he has competed on dirt and turf from a 5 ½ mile sprint race to 1 1/16 miles. He is stepping up in distance and grade in the Withers Stakes, but he won his stakes race on Dec. 17  at Aqueduct in the New York Stallions Great White Way.

Previously posted at ScoresandStats.com