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A pair of stakes races will bring down the curtain on the Aqueduct Racetrack spring meet Sunday with the $100,000 Memories of Silver for 3-year-old fillies on the grass and the $100,000 New York Stallion Series Times Square division for sophomore sprinters anchoring a 10-race card on Closing Day.

Stephanie Seymour Brant’s Significant Form will make her first start since finishing fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf as one of two Chad Brown-trained entrants in the Memories of Silver, carded as Race 8.

The gray Creative Cause filly crossed the wire first in her unveiling on the turf last summer at Saratoga Race Course but was disqualified for interference in the first turn of the 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight. She graduated in impressive fashion next time out with a one-length victory in the Grade 3 Miss Grillo on October 1 at Belmont Park. Significant Form, a $575,000 2-year-old-in-training purchase, closed out her juvenile campaign in the Breeders’ Cup, where she stalked early and turned for home five wide in the field of 14 to check in 2 ½ lengths behind stablemate Rushing Fall.

“She’s a horse we’ve rested all winter and we’re looking forward to getting her back,” said Brown. “She’s filled out. She’s a little bigger and stronger this year. The time out suited her well. She’s a more mature horse and this is a good starting point.”

Irad Ortiz, Jr., who was aboard for Significant Form’s three career starts, has the return call. Installed as the 6-5 morning-line favorite, Significant From will break from post 2.

Fellow Brown trainee Wealth Effect, 15-1 on the morning line, will get back on the turf following a fourth-place finish in the January 25 Busanda as she leaves from the rail with Hall of Famer Javier Castellano in the irons.

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Apr 20, 2018

State-bred Muscles Jared was a champion at two and runner-up at three in Massachusetts Sire Stake action. But it appears that the best may be yet to come as he is now two-for-two as an aged performer, notching his second victory in a $10,000 conditioned event at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (April 19).

Starting from post one, Muscles Jared (Truman Gale) took a quick lead before yielding to Cincinnati Miss (Greg Merton) at the quarter in :27.2. After that one seated, Gale quickly pulled his gelding, went right back to the front and became a passenger for the rest of the mile.

The sharp-stepping Muscles Jared dictated back to back quarters of :28.4 and :28.3 while extending a lead that eventually became insurmountable. When Gale popped the plugs at three-quarters, Muscles Jared responded in kind and opened up a seven-length advantage rounding the final bend. With the race all but locked-up, Gale sat chilly down the lane and Muscles Jared hit the wire a wrapped-up winner in 1:55.2 over a wet track rated “good”, which was a new seasonal mark.

Muscles Jared now boasts $359,346 in lifetime earnings for owner Al Ross of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts and has a perfect race record for his new trainer Robert Gale.

Shawn Gray and Drew Campbell each drove two winners on the card.

Racing resumes at Plainridge Park on Monday (April 23) with an 11-race card that kicks off at 4 p.m.

Apr 20, 2018

Dennis Farkas and Brett and Cheryl Franklin’s Big Dollar Bill rallied from far off the pace to post a 2¼-length victory over Silver Dust in the $76,000 Machmer Hall Purse for 4-year-olds and up before a crowd of 8,975 on a brisk Thursday afternoon. (Click here for a replay of the race.)

Trained by Ian Wilkes and ridden by Chris Landeros, Big Dollar Bill covered the 1 1/16 miles on a fast main track in 1:43.08.

Big Dollar Bill is a 4-year-old gelded Kentucky-bred son of Midnight Lute out of the Honor Grades mare A Precious Memory. The victory was worth $45,600 and increased Big Dollar Bill’s earnings to $139,726 with a record of 11-2-4-2.

Sent off as the second choice in the field of seven, Big Dollar Bill returned $5.80, $2.80 and $2.20. Silver Dust, ridden by Corey Lanerie, returned $3 and $2.40 with favored Uncle Mojo finishing another 2½ lengths back in third under Jose Ortiz and paying $2.60 to show.

Racing continues Friday with a 10-race program beginning at 1:05 p.m. ET and featuring the 24^th running of the $100,000 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (G3) for fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up, going 1 1/16 miles on the main track. Post time for the Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare, the afternoon’s ninth race, is 5:30 p.m.

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Today’s “Lock” is at Cal-Expo- on race 6 with the #3-Pridecrest-Has won 4 0f 5 this year and will go wire to wire tonight for top driver Luke Plano.

Last Lock finished 2nd. Howard’s season record is now: 209 of 346 wins with 64 seconds and 23 thirds.

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Some insights into tonight’s racing program for our IdaBet players:

1ST RACE – (1) ADONIS BAY has not proven he can go with ‘25’s,’ though victim of many no-chance trips of late. Gets way too much post relief, opener nod.  

2ND RACE – (3) DRAGIN’ THE WAGON was gazed prior to local return in   latest out. Raced without distinction, but worth another shot moving in three doors.

3RD RACE – (3) ENDEAVOR is another we’ve tried more than once of late, with minimal to show for it. As with second-race gaze, slides in trio of slots, so…?

7TH RACE – (5) ALL DOWN THE LINE did not disgrace chasing home foe who would have had to fall down twice to lose in last. Repeat of that handles these.   

10TH RACE – (3) CULINARY DELIGHT is unknown element in NA purse bow. Human connections have solid import record and formful freak in eight-hole.  

11TH RACE – (4) DELIGHTFUL DRAGON was out entire mile from eight-ball in latest, hanging around for fourth. ‘Peeked’ then, stay against some toughies.

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