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Today’s Lock Is At Northfield Park On Race 2

Tuesday’s “Lock” is at Northfield PARK on race 2 with the #1 HydropanenHenry -from 7 hole to rail, was 2nd last 2- Wins tonight-Kurt Sugg drives.

Last “Lock” was off the board and the pick record is at 1543 of 2437 wins with 433 seconds and 166 thirds. Thank you for your support of IdaBet.com!

 

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Today's Tracks

Sunday May 10th

  • Turffontein (SAf)    5:40am
  • Leopardstown (IRE)    8:15am
  • Cork (IRE)    8:30am
  • Milan ITA (TB)    8:55am
  • Ludlow (UK)    9:15am
  • Saratoga Harness    12:00pm
  • Hippodrome 3R    12:00pm
  • Sunset Six    12:00pm
  • Coast to Coast Pick 5    12:00pm
  • Laurel Park    12:00pm
  • Bangor Raceway    12:10pm
  • Belterra Park    12:35pm
  • Harrahs Philly (Chester)    12:40pm
  • Monmouth Park    12:50pm
  • Tropical Turf Pick 3    12:50pm
  • Gulfstream Tropical    12:50pm
  • Tioga Downs    1:00pm
  • Shenandoah Downs    1:05pm
  • Belmont At The Big A    1:10pm
  • Woodbine (TB)    1:20pm
  • Santa Anita All Turf PK3    2:00pm
  • Hawthorne    3:35pm
  • NYRA Cross Country P5    3:55pm
  • Santa Anita Park    4:00pm
  • Emerald Downs    4:50pm
  • Remington Park    5:00pm
  • Northfield Park    6:00pm
  • Flamboro Downs    6:25pm
  • Woodbine at Mohawk    6:30pm
  • Mountaineer Park    7:00pm
  • Los Alamitos (QH)    8:00pm
  • Australia Harness 1    10:10pm
  • Australia Harness 2    10:20pm
  • Quirindi AUS TH    10:50pm
  • Echuca AUS    11:00pm
  • Corowa AUS TH    11:10pm
  • Kawasaki JPN    11:55pm

Carryover Information

Carryover Wager Type Track Date
$15,420 PICK 5 CENTURY MILE May 9
$15,406 PICK 6 BELMONT PARK@THE BIG A May 9
$20,349 JP HI 5 WOODBINE TB May 9
$17,218 JP PICK 6 WOODBINE TB May 9
$1,762 JP HI 5 BELTERRA PARK May 9
$2,839 JP PICK 5 PRAIRIE MEADOWS May 9
$52,255 JP PICK 6 CHARLES TOWN May 9
$509 JP PICK 6 EVANGELINE DOWNS May 9
$1,473 JP PICK 6 SAM HOUSTON May 9
$1,096 PICK 5 SAM HOUSTON May 9
$1,855 JP HI 5 SAM HOUSTON May 9
$610 JP PICK 6 EMERALD DOWNS May 9
$1,690 PICK 4 SELANGOR May 9
$16,805 PICK 9 CAYMANAS PARK May 9
$143,748* JP HI 5 WOODBINE MOHAWK May 9
$1,085 PICK 5 POCONO DOWNS May 9
$801 HI 5 POCONO DOWNS May 9
$3,421 JP HI 5 SARATOGA HARNESS May 9
$1,347 PICK 4 SCIOTO DOWNS May 9
$3,790 PICK 6 MEADOWLANDS May 9
$528 PICK 5 TIOGA DOWNS May 9
$801 PICK 6 HOOSIER PARK May 9
$945 JP Pick 6 Laurel Park May 9
$8,986 Pick 6 Sunset Pick 6 May 9
$38,945 JP Pick 6 Gulfstream Park May 9
$1,354 JP PICK 6 HAWTHORNE May 10
$1,394 PICK 4 HARRAH'S PHILLY May 10
$116,805 JP PICK 5 PARX RACING May 11
$21,720 JP PICK 6 THISTLEDOWN May 11
$5,659 PICK 5 WESTERN FAIR May 11
$3,144 JP HI 5 PENN NATIONAL May 12

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  • Here are the picks from Howard “The Lock” for Guest Handicapper for Western Fair Tuesday May 5, 2026:  1. 2-4-1-5    2. 2-1-3-4 3. 6-3-4-1  4. 3-6-5-1  5. 7-3-1-6  6. 4-2-7-3 7. 3-8-1-5   8. 5-3-1-6 9.  3-2-1-4 10. 3-4-1-2 11. 1-3-6-4 Thank you for placing your wagers at IdaBet.com!

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  • Tuesday’s “Lock” is at Northfield Park on race 4 with the #9-Nickelback-1:51 speed-Jogs here-Aaron Merriman drives. Last “Lock” Won again and the pick record is at 1621 of 2562 wins with 448 Seconds and 180 thirds. Thank you for placing your wagers at IdaBet.com!

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Marjoram Provides Newest Graded Update to Flashy Pedigree with Senorita Upset

Marjoram Provides Newest Graded Update to Flashy Pedigree with Senorita Upset

She was the lightest raced in the field, and had started her 2026 campaign last month, but Marjoram (Quality Road) showed her heart to steal the GIII Senorita Stakes in the shadow of the wire in the Santa Anita nightcap.

Unveiled at Churchill Downs Nov. 22 on a sloppy main track, she made her move from sixth coming off the bend and had just enough left late to win by three-quarters of a length over a persistent challenger. She went onto the sidelines before being moved west to this venue, and had established a healthy worktab by the time her seasonal bow arrived Apr. 4 against a field that largely returned for this contest. It also marked her first time going over the downhill turf course and on Lasix.

Everything that could have gone wrong in her race last out, did, as she stumbled badly leaving the gates and was forced to alter course sharply when crossing over the dirt track to avoid a fallen runner. Marjoram managed to make up ground from last to finish a sneaky-good fifth despite the trouble as Mo’ Em Down (Caracaro), Will Happen (Vekoma), and Still Unwritten (Cat Burglar) claimed the trifecta, respectively.

Given 7-2 odds as the betting dollars drifted to 3-2 favorite Light Won Up (City of Light), all eyes were on the scramble for the lead as Still Unwritten took the initiative through an opening quarter in :22.22 but had been overtaken by the cavalry after a half-mile in :44.93. Marjoram had once again settled near the back of the action after breaking slowly, but was moving from four off the fence as they rolled into the stretch coming off the hill.

There was still a lot of ground to make up, but she was closing the gap on Light Won Up, who looked to be home free in the late stages. Flying from between rivals in the final strides, she caught the public choice in the last jump to win by a head. Yours Sincerely (Ire) (Cable Bay {Ire}) also arrived on scene late to make things exciting, and she was a half-length back in third in a blanket finish.

“She’s a little excited when she sees the gate. I think that’s what happened last time,” said winning rider Juan Hernandez, who bookended the card with victories in the first and last races. “She stumbled badly [in the optional claimer] and I almost lost my balance. [Trainer] Michael McCarthy and his team did a good job with her. They took her to the gate. He told me before the race she was doing good.”

“She was a little nervous today, but way better than last time. I broke last, she had no speed, so I just decided to chill and wait until we crossed the dirt. When we crossed [over], I saw a hole and I asked her to pick it up. She did pretty good as she passed all of them. She’s a nice filly. She’s just a little excited but can run.”

“We’ve had a pretty good run here the past few weeks,” said McCarthy. “Hats off to Juan and this filly here, Marjoram, they were game today. Had a couple of anxious moments, not quite as anxious as last time she ran.”

 

Pedigree Note:

Marjoram hails from a gilded Juddmonte female family, as her dam is a half-sister to multiple Grade I winner Emollient (Empire Maker), herself the mother of Irish multiple Group-placed runner Peace Charter (GB) (War Front); French Listed winner Ardent (Frankel {GB}); and French group winner Raclette (GB) (Frankel {GB}). Another half-sibling to that pair is GI Florida Derby runner-up Hofburg (Tapit).

This victress is the second to the races behind her full-brother, GSW Spiced Up, and they have a juvenile half-sister in the wings named Velvet Spice (Into Mischief). Cardamon has a yearling colt and a 2026 filly at foot who are both by Horse of the Year Flightline.

Second dam Soothing Touch (Touch Gold) doesn’t just claim the aforementioned horses through her line, but also Emollient’s full-sister Calm Water–she would later gain fame as the dam of G1 Dubai World Cup hero Laurel River (Into Mischief) and his full-brother, track record-setter SP-UAE Castlewarden.

Further back is the fourth dam, multiple Group 1 winner Coup de Genie (Mr. Prospector). She was a sister to Group 1 winner Machiavellian, and went on in her own broodmare career to produce Group 1 winner Denebola and Group 1-placed Loving Kindness. One of her unraced daughters created a separate branch which yielded European champion 3-year-old colt Bago (Fr) and his half-brother, fellow multiple Group 1 winner Maxios (GB).

Saturday, Santa Anita
SENORITA S.-GIII, $102,500, Santa Anita, 5-9, 3yo, f, 6 1/2fT, 1:13.78, fm.
1–MARJORAM, 120, f, 3, by Quality Road
                1st Dam: Cardamon, by Pioneerof the Nile
                2nd Dam: Soothing Touch, by Touch Gold
                3rd Dam: Glia, by A.P. Indy
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O/B-Juddmonte (KY); T-Michael W. McCarthy; J-Juan J. Hernandez. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $130,700. *Full to Spiced Up, GSW, $220,135. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Light Won Up, 124, f, 3, City of Light–Factorofwon, by The Factor. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($200,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP; $265,000 2yo ’25 OBSMAR). O-Purple Rein Racing and Mark Davis; B-Betz Thoroughbreds/J.Betz/DJ Stables/Epona/Lamantia (KY); T-Doug F. O’Neill. $20,000.
3–Yours Sincerely (Ire), 122, f, 3, Cable Bay (Ire)–Best Regards (Ire), by Tamayuz (GB). (€6,500 Ylg ’24 GOAUYR). O-Benowitz Family Trust, CYBT, Madaket Stables, LLC, McLean Racing Stables, Jerry McClanahan, and Michael Nentwig; B-Mr Alwarith Ibrahim Al Hadhrami (IRE); T-Philip D’Amato. $12,000.
Margins: HD, HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 3.60, 1.50, 13.90.
Also Ran: Revera, Surfin’ U. S. A., Will Happen, Still Unwritten, Bella Lyra (Ger), Mo’ Em Down, Dreaming of Alys.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV .

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Growth Equity Sterling in Peter Pan Victory, Belmont Start Not Guaranteed

Growth Equity Sterling in Peter Pan Victory, Belmont Start Not Guaranteed

Distance test, passed, but pump the breaks on the Belmont talk, at least for now, according to trainer Chad Brown.

A recent maiden graduate facing more seasoned competition, Growth Equity (Nyquist) made the jump from winner to graded winner with aplomb in the GIII Peter Pan Stakes, but while he has an expenses-paid spot in the final jewel of the Triple Crown, his conditioner is not entirely set on sending him to Saratoga.

“I’ll talk to Seth [Klarman, owner Klaravich Stables],” said Brown after the race. “Talking to Flavien [Prat], he wasn’t against more ground. We need to unpack it a bit later on. It’s tough to say–he handled the mile and an eighth well. That other horse seemed like he was hanging in there with him. They were both running away from the field.”

“He didn’t scream to me like he wanted more ground after this, so I’m not sure I’m in a hurry to get him out to a mile and a quarter in the Belmont, but he handled this well and there’s a lot of mile and an eighth races that are just fine to run in going forward. Maybe he does want more ground, we’ll see.”

Last seen in the aforementioned graduation Mar. 20 at a one-turn mile at this venue, Growth Equity had two runner-up efforts to his credit before that–Feb. 7 at Gulfstream when he started the 2026 campaign and last July at Saratoga on debut against eventual black-type runners MSP Stradale (Yaupon), SP Day One Starter (Upstart), and MSP Honey’s to Blame (Blame).

Much like his trainer, who had admittedly been cautiously optimistic about Growth Equity’s ability to get the distance coming into this race, the betting public put their money where their mouth was and made him the solid even-money choice by gate break.

Content to watch Talk to Me Jimmy (Jimmy Creed) as he posted opening fractions of :23.80 and a half-mile in :48.35, Growth Equity loped along from fourth until they approached the end of the backstretch. The field dynamics began shifting heading into the final bend after six panels in 1:12.70, and for a moment it looked like Gulfy (Constitution) would overtake the frontrunner coming for home. The looming danger via the overland route as Talk to Me Jimmy turned away the first challenge, Growth Equity overtook the longtime leader at the top of the stretch while Trendsetter (Modernist) tried to produce a rally from the back of the pack.

Up front, however, Growth Equity had left them all behind as he ran up the score late to win by two lengths. Talk to Me Jimmy gamely fought on from the rail to hold a clear second while Trendsetter snuck up in the shadow of the wire to get third.

The top three in this contest will all have waived entry and starting fees to the Belmont Stakes in June. Arcangelo (2023), Tonalist (2014), A.P. Indy (1992), Danzing Connection (1985), and Coastal (1979) all parlayed their Peter Pan scores into later Belmont glory.

“He got a nice education by rating and losing plenty of ground on the final turn, where he needed to be to go around those two horses,” said Brown. “He went a bit further than a mile and an eighth today and he did it well. He looked a winner every step of the way. All that was a real positive for him and he probably ran a lifetime [best] figure again, so this will be a fourth race with a new improvement. A horse that has a pattern like that the first four starts, that keeps getting faster on numbers–you have to like that.”

 

When asked why he went with Growth Equity over stablemates Tariff Mindset (Tiz the Law) and Ottinho (Quality Road), Brown said it was more a case of timing and the former being out with an injury.

“This horse was down the depth chart just based on my initial thoughts on who would fit this mile and an eighth, which can be a demanding mile and an eighth sometimes at Aqueduct.”

“He wasn’t my top choice to do it but Tariff Mindset had a minor issue and is out of training until late summer and Ottinho had a problem with his foot that seems well resolved–he had a beautiful work today [in company with GI Preakness contender Iron Honor] over at Belmont. [Growth Equity] filled in and the more the race came together, he sure looked like he fit on figures.”

Pedigree Note:

Growth Equity is the third winner from four to the races for My Dear Venezuela (Wildcat Heir). Her most recent to come of age is the juvenile colt San Fernando (Candy Ride {Arg}) and she has a yearling Twirling Candy filly in the wings. The mare, a half-sister to MSW & GSP Selva (Forest Wildcat), is due to Arabian Knight for 2026.

Saturday, Belmont The Big A
PETER PAN S.-GIII, $194,000, Belmont The Big A, 5-9, 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:50.25, gd.
1–GROWTH EQUITY, 123, c, 3, by Nyquist
            1st Dam: My Dear Venezuela (GSP, $141,897), by Wildcat Heir
            2nd Dam: Bayou Mist, by Silver Deputy
            3rd Dam: Pecan Bayou, by Gone West
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($425,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP). O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.; B-Stone Farm (KY); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Flavien Prat. $110,000. Lifetime Record: 4-2-2-0, $187,600. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Talk to Me Jimmy, 123, c, 3, Modernist–Prairie Trip, by Trippi. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($24,000 RNA Wlg ’23 FTNMIX; $31,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP). O-SEI Thoroughbreds, Rudy Rodriguez and Michael Imperio; B-Majestic View Farms Intl. (NY); T-Rudy R. Rodriguez. $40,000.
3–Trendsetter, 123, g, 3, Modernist–Suyapa, by Astrology. ($22,000 Ylg ’24 KEEJAN; $25,000 Ylg ’24 EASOCT; $130,000 2yo ’25 OBSAPR; $725,000 RNA 3yo ’26 KEEAPR). O-Davant Latham; B-Circle B Family Farm (KY); T-Ben Colebrook. $24,000.
Margins: 2, 3 1/4, NK. Odds: 1.02, 2.15, 2.57.
Also Ran: Gulfy, Azam. Scratched: Bull by the Horns. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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  • Here are the picks from Howard “The Lock” for Guest Handicapper for Western Fair Tuesday May 5, 2026:  1. 2-4-1-5    2. 2-1-3-4 3. 6-3-4-1  4. 3-6-5-1  5. 7-3-1-6  6. 4-2-7-3 7. 3-8-1-5   8. 5-3-1-6 9.  3-2-1-4 10. 3-4-1-2 11. 1-3-6-4 Thank you for placing your wagers at IdaBet.com!

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  • Tuesday’s “Lock” is at Northfield Park on race 4 with the #9-Nickelback-1:51 speed-Jogs here-Aaron Merriman drives. Last “Lock” Won again and the pick record is at 1621 of 2562 wins with 448 Seconds and 180 thirds. Thank you for placing your wagers at IdaBet.com!

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Marjoram Provides Newest Graded Update to Flashy Pedigree with Senorita Upset

Marjoram Provides Newest Graded Update to Flashy Pedigree with Senorita Upset

She was the lightest raced in the field, and had started her 2026 campaign last month, but Marjoram (Quality Road) showed her heart to steal the GIII Senorita Stakes in the shadow of the wire in the Santa Anita nightcap.

Unveiled at Churchill Downs Nov. 22 on a sloppy main track, she made her move from sixth coming off the bend and had just enough left late to win by three-quarters of a length over a persistent challenger. She went onto the sidelines before being moved west to this venue, and had established a healthy worktab by the time her seasonal bow arrived Apr. 4 against a field that largely returned for this contest. It also marked her first time going over the downhill turf course and on Lasix.

Everything that could have gone wrong in her race last out, did, as she stumbled badly leaving the gates and was forced to alter course sharply when crossing over the dirt track to avoid a fallen runner. Marjoram managed to make up ground from last to finish a sneaky-good fifth despite the trouble as Mo’ Em Down (Caracaro), Will Happen (Vekoma), and Still Unwritten (Cat Burglar) claimed the trifecta, respectively.

Given 7-2 odds as the betting dollars drifted to 3-2 favorite Light Won Up (City of Light), all eyes were on the scramble for the lead as Still Unwritten took the initiative through an opening quarter in :22.22 but had been overtaken by the cavalry after a half-mile in :44.93. Marjoram had once again settled near the back of the action after breaking slowly, but was moving from four off the fence as they rolled into the stretch coming off the hill.

There was still a lot of ground to make up, but she was closing the gap on Light Won Up, who looked to be home free in the late stages. Flying from between rivals in the final strides, she caught the public choice in the last jump to win by a head. Yours Sincerely (Ire) (Cable Bay {Ire}) also arrived on scene late to make things exciting, and she was a half-length back in third in a blanket finish.

“She’s a little excited when she sees the gate. I think that’s what happened last time,” said winning rider Juan Hernandez, who bookended the card with victories in the first and last races. “She stumbled badly [in the optional claimer] and I almost lost my balance. [Trainer] Michael McCarthy and his team did a good job with her. They took her to the gate. He told me before the race she was doing good.”

“She was a little nervous today, but way better than last time. I broke last, she had no speed, so I just decided to chill and wait until we crossed the dirt. When we crossed [over], I saw a hole and I asked her to pick it up. She did pretty good as she passed all of them. She’s a nice filly. She’s just a little excited but can run.”

“We’ve had a pretty good run here the past few weeks,” said McCarthy. “Hats off to Juan and this filly here, Marjoram, they were game today. Had a couple of anxious moments, not quite as anxious as last time she ran.”

 

Pedigree Note:

Marjoram hails from a gilded Juddmonte female family, as her dam is a half-sister to multiple Grade I winner Emollient (Empire Maker), herself the mother of Irish multiple Group-placed runner Peace Charter (GB) (War Front); French Listed winner Ardent (Frankel {GB}); and French group winner Raclette (GB) (Frankel {GB}). Another half-sibling to that pair is GI Florida Derby runner-up Hofburg (Tapit).

This victress is the second to the races behind her full-brother, GSW Spiced Up, and they have a juvenile half-sister in the wings named Velvet Spice (Into Mischief). Cardamon has a yearling colt and a 2026 filly at foot who are both by Horse of the Year Flightline.

Second dam Soothing Touch (Touch Gold) doesn’t just claim the aforementioned horses through her line, but also Emollient’s full-sister Calm Water–she would later gain fame as the dam of G1 Dubai World Cup hero Laurel River (Into Mischief) and his full-brother, track record-setter SP-UAE Castlewarden.

Further back is the fourth dam, multiple Group 1 winner Coup de Genie (Mr. Prospector). She was a sister to Group 1 winner Machiavellian, and went on in her own broodmare career to produce Group 1 winner Denebola and Group 1-placed Loving Kindness. One of her unraced daughters created a separate branch which yielded European champion 3-year-old colt Bago (Fr) and his half-brother, fellow multiple Group 1 winner Maxios (GB).

Saturday, Santa Anita
SENORITA S.-GIII, $102,500, Santa Anita, 5-9, 3yo, f, 6 1/2fT, 1:13.78, fm.
1–MARJORAM, 120, f, 3, by Quality Road
                1st Dam: Cardamon, by Pioneerof the Nile
                2nd Dam: Soothing Touch, by Touch Gold
                3rd Dam: Glia, by A.P. Indy
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O/B-Juddmonte (KY); T-Michael W. McCarthy; J-Juan J. Hernandez. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $130,700. *Full to Spiced Up, GSW, $220,135. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Light Won Up, 124, f, 3, City of Light–Factorofwon, by The Factor. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($200,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP; $265,000 2yo ’25 OBSMAR). O-Purple Rein Racing and Mark Davis; B-Betz Thoroughbreds/J.Betz/DJ Stables/Epona/Lamantia (KY); T-Doug F. O’Neill. $20,000.
3–Yours Sincerely (Ire), 122, f, 3, Cable Bay (Ire)–Best Regards (Ire), by Tamayuz (GB). (€6,500 Ylg ’24 GOAUYR). O-Benowitz Family Trust, CYBT, Madaket Stables, LLC, McLean Racing Stables, Jerry McClanahan, and Michael Nentwig; B-Mr Alwarith Ibrahim Al Hadhrami (IRE); T-Philip D’Amato. $12,000.
Margins: HD, HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 3.60, 1.50, 13.90.
Also Ran: Revera, Surfin’ U. S. A., Will Happen, Still Unwritten, Bella Lyra (Ger), Mo’ Em Down, Dreaming of Alys.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV .

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Growth Equity Sterling in Peter Pan Victory, Belmont Start Not Guaranteed

Growth Equity Sterling in Peter Pan Victory, Belmont Start Not Guaranteed

Distance test, passed, but pump the breaks on the Belmont talk, at least for now, according to trainer Chad Brown.

A recent maiden graduate facing more seasoned competition, Growth Equity (Nyquist) made the jump from winner to graded winner with aplomb in the GIII Peter Pan Stakes, but while he has an expenses-paid spot in the final jewel of the Triple Crown, his conditioner is not entirely set on sending him to Saratoga.

“I’ll talk to Seth [Klarman, owner Klaravich Stables],” said Brown after the race. “Talking to Flavien [Prat], he wasn’t against more ground. We need to unpack it a bit later on. It’s tough to say–he handled the mile and an eighth well. That other horse seemed like he was hanging in there with him. They were both running away from the field.”

“He didn’t scream to me like he wanted more ground after this, so I’m not sure I’m in a hurry to get him out to a mile and a quarter in the Belmont, but he handled this well and there’s a lot of mile and an eighth races that are just fine to run in going forward. Maybe he does want more ground, we’ll see.”

Last seen in the aforementioned graduation Mar. 20 at a one-turn mile at this venue, Growth Equity had two runner-up efforts to his credit before that–Feb. 7 at Gulfstream when he started the 2026 campaign and last July at Saratoga on debut against eventual black-type runners MSP Stradale (Yaupon), SP Day One Starter (Upstart), and MSP Honey’s to Blame (Blame).

Much like his trainer, who had admittedly been cautiously optimistic about Growth Equity’s ability to get the distance coming into this race, the betting public put their money where their mouth was and made him the solid even-money choice by gate break.

Content to watch Talk to Me Jimmy (Jimmy Creed) as he posted opening fractions of :23.80 and a half-mile in :48.35, Growth Equity loped along from fourth until they approached the end of the backstretch. The field dynamics began shifting heading into the final bend after six panels in 1:12.70, and for a moment it looked like Gulfy (Constitution) would overtake the frontrunner coming for home. The looming danger via the overland route as Talk to Me Jimmy turned away the first challenge, Growth Equity overtook the longtime leader at the top of the stretch while Trendsetter (Modernist) tried to produce a rally from the back of the pack.

Up front, however, Growth Equity had left them all behind as he ran up the score late to win by two lengths. Talk to Me Jimmy gamely fought on from the rail to hold a clear second while Trendsetter snuck up in the shadow of the wire to get third.

The top three in this contest will all have waived entry and starting fees to the Belmont Stakes in June. Arcangelo (2023), Tonalist (2014), A.P. Indy (1992), Danzing Connection (1985), and Coastal (1979) all parlayed their Peter Pan scores into later Belmont glory.

“He got a nice education by rating and losing plenty of ground on the final turn, where he needed to be to go around those two horses,” said Brown. “He went a bit further than a mile and an eighth today and he did it well. He looked a winner every step of the way. All that was a real positive for him and he probably ran a lifetime [best] figure again, so this will be a fourth race with a new improvement. A horse that has a pattern like that the first four starts, that keeps getting faster on numbers–you have to like that.”

 

When asked why he went with Growth Equity over stablemates Tariff Mindset (Tiz the Law) and Ottinho (Quality Road), Brown said it was more a case of timing and the former being out with an injury.

“This horse was down the depth chart just based on my initial thoughts on who would fit this mile and an eighth, which can be a demanding mile and an eighth sometimes at Aqueduct.”

“He wasn’t my top choice to do it but Tariff Mindset had a minor issue and is out of training until late summer and Ottinho had a problem with his foot that seems well resolved–he had a beautiful work today [in company with GI Preakness contender Iron Honor] over at Belmont. [Growth Equity] filled in and the more the race came together, he sure looked like he fit on figures.”

Pedigree Note:

Growth Equity is the third winner from four to the races for My Dear Venezuela (Wildcat Heir). Her most recent to come of age is the juvenile colt San Fernando (Candy Ride {Arg}) and she has a yearling Twirling Candy filly in the wings. The mare, a half-sister to MSW & GSP Selva (Forest Wildcat), is due to Arabian Knight for 2026.

Saturday, Belmont The Big A
PETER PAN S.-GIII, $194,000, Belmont The Big A, 5-9, 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:50.25, gd.
1–GROWTH EQUITY, 123, c, 3, by Nyquist
            1st Dam: My Dear Venezuela (GSP, $141,897), by Wildcat Heir
            2nd Dam: Bayou Mist, by Silver Deputy
            3rd Dam: Pecan Bayou, by Gone West
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($425,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP). O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.; B-Stone Farm (KY); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Flavien Prat. $110,000. Lifetime Record: 4-2-2-0, $187,600. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Talk to Me Jimmy, 123, c, 3, Modernist–Prairie Trip, by Trippi. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($24,000 RNA Wlg ’23 FTNMIX; $31,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP). O-SEI Thoroughbreds, Rudy Rodriguez and Michael Imperio; B-Majestic View Farms Intl. (NY); T-Rudy R. Rodriguez. $40,000.
3–Trendsetter, 123, g, 3, Modernist–Suyapa, by Astrology. ($22,000 Ylg ’24 KEEJAN; $25,000 Ylg ’24 EASOCT; $130,000 2yo ’25 OBSAPR; $725,000 RNA 3yo ’26 KEEAPR). O-Davant Latham; B-Circle B Family Farm (KY); T-Ben Colebrook. $24,000.
Margins: 2, 3 1/4, NK. Odds: 1.02, 2.15, 2.57.
Also Ran: Gulfy, Azam. Scratched: Bull by the Horns. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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