Jockey Membership Derby a Rematch of Saratoga Derby High Three

Carson’s Run , Legend of Time , and Deterministic —1-2-3 within the 1 3/16-mile Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T) Aug. 11 at Saratoga Race Course—sq. off over 1 3/8 miles whereas dealing with 4 different 3-year-olds within the Oct. 5 Jockey Membership Derby Invitational Stakes (G3T).

The $500,000 race on turf is the primary of 4 graded stakes Saturday in the course of the Belmont on the Massive A meet, adopted by the Belmont Turf Dash Stakes (G3T), the Frizette Stakes (G1), and the Champagne Stakes (G1). The Jockey Membership Derby goes off because the fifth race on the 12-race card at 2:13 p.m. ET.

Racing is being performed at Aqueduct Racetrack attributable to ongoing Belmont Park building to rebuild and modernize that facility.

West Level Thoroughbreds and Steven Bouchey’s Carson’s Run , additionally a grade 1 winner final yr within the Summer time Stakes (G1T) at Woodbine, is more likely to begin as a gentle favourite after defeating Legend of Time by three-quarters of a size within the Saratoga Derby. Deterministic was one other three-quarters of a size again in third.

For the reason that Saratoga Derby, Carson’s Run and St. Elias Secure, Ken Langone, Steven Duncker, and Vicarage Secure’s Deterministic have raced as soon as apiece. Carson’s Run was second within the profitable Aug. 31 Nashville Derby Invitational (G3T) at Kentucky Downs, and Deterministic captured the Virginia Derby (G3T) towards a lesser area per week later Sept. 7 at Colonial Downs.

Dylan Davis, aboard for Carson’s Run’s Saratoga Derby victory, will return to the irons Saturday aboard the Cupid   colt after Joel Rosario rode him at Kentucky Downs. Rosario is on Deterministic, a son of Liam’s Map  . Each colts are skilled by Christophe Clement.

He and the up-and-coming El Rezeen , a winner of two straight since including blinkers and being stretched out to three-turn turf races by Corridor of Fame coach Todd Pletcher, are the principal threats to the Clement duo.

Contentious Area within the Belmont Turf Dash

Clement can also be represented within the $200,000 Belmont Turf Dash at six furlongs with Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and Darlene Bilinski’s a number of stakes-winning New York-bred Senbei . Third most lately within the Aug. 17 Choose Stakes towards open firm at Monmouth Park going 5 1/2 furlongs on turf, the chestnut Sweet Journey   gelding now returns to Aqueduct, the place he was an allowance non-compulsory claiming winner at six furlongs on grass July 6.

Colts Neck Stables’ Nothing Higher , runner-up within the Choose and a follow-up second within the Da Hoss Stakes, additionally has proven an affinity for racing at Aqueduct on turf. The Jorge Duarte Jr. trainee is a three-time winner from six native turf begins, together with back-to-back renewals of the Aqueduct Turf Dash Championship in 2022-23. The Munnings   gelding is 10-for-26 general on turf. 

Seven others are within the lineup, not counting a main-track-only entrant, although two—Axthelm  and Decided Kingdom —are cross-entered in Saturday’s Woodford Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland. Decided Kingdom is an also-eligible within the latter race.