You will excuse the connections of Everso Mischievous if they’ve stricken the reminiscence of their colt’s final journey to Aqueduct Racetrack from their reminiscence banks.
Despatched off as a 5-2 favourite within the Dec. 2 Cigar Mile Handicap (G2), Qatar Racing’s son of Into Mischief was steadied on the five-eighths pole and retreated to eleventh within the discipline of 12.
Now, off a strong 2024 debut, the 4-year-old will search higher racing luck and outcomes when he returns to the Huge A and tackles 4 rivals within the $200,000 John A. Nerud Stakes (G2) July 6.
Making his first begin because the Cigar Mile, the Brad Cox-trained Everso Mischievous rolled to a 1 1/4-length victory in a Might 31 mile allowance optionally available claiming race at Churchill Downs. His fifth victory in eight profession begins, it put him again on the profitable observe he occupied when he captured the Oct. 28 Forty Niner Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct in his begin previous to the Cigar and his debut in graded stakes firm.
In contrast to the Cigar, which attracted a full discipline of 12, the seven-furlong Nerud drew a discipline of simply 5, heightening the probabilities that Everso Mischievous would as soon as once more be despatched off because the betting favourite. In his eight profession begins, the son of the Medaglia d’Oro mare Ever So Intelligent has been despatched off because the betting favourite seven instances.
He was purchased for $85,000 from the Highgate Gross sales consignment on the 2022 Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale after going for $600,000 from the consignment of breeder Clearsky Farms on the 2021 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
The small discipline additionally contains LC Racing’s Ninetyprcentmaddie who has been coping with a case of second-itis. Skilled by Butch Reid, the Pennsylvania-bred Weigelia gelding was second in his final 4 begins.
Most lately he was the runner-up to runaway winner Child Yoda within the June 8 True North Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course. Previous to that, he was second within the Runhappy Stakes (G3), Web page McKenney Handicap, and Metropolis of Laurel Stakes.
He’s additionally entered in Saturday’s Alapocas Run Stakes at Delaware Park.
Godolphin’s Prevalence was additionally second in his final begin, the Maryland Dash Stakes (G3) at Pimlico Race Course.
A homebred son of Medaglia d’Oro educated by Brendan Walsh, the 6-year-old gelding was a decisive 6 1/2-length victor in an April 6 allowance optionally available claimer at Keeneland in his prior begin.
Proprietor/coach Jeff Runco’s Coastal Mission is one other member of the “Runner-Up Membership” with a second within the Salvator Mile Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park in his final begin. He was fourth within the six-furlong Maryland Dash earlier than that.
The West Virginia-bred Nice Notion gelding has received 12 of 21 begins with earnings of $691,653.
WinStar Farm and Siena Farm’s Mullikin returns to stakes firm for the primary time since ending second within the Maxfield In a single day Stakes at Ellis Park slightly greater than a yr in the past.
The son of Violence educated by Rodolphe Brisset exits a pair of Kentucky allowance wins in his two 2024 begins after a nine-month layoff.
Entries: John A. Nerud S. (G2)
Belmont on the Huge A, Saturday, July 06, 2024, Race 8
- Grade II
- 7f
- Filth
- $200,000
- 4 yo’s & up
- 4:11 PM (native)