Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest - Friday, January 3, 2025

January 3, 2025 Edition

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Inside This Issue

• Grade 2 San Vicente Features Florida-Bred Smooth Cruisein Against Unbeaten Pair

• G1-Placed Maiden Nitrogen Targets Ginger Brew, Challenged by Three Florida-Breds

• Florida-Bred Naughty Rascal in Good Form for Mucho Macho Man

• Wire to Wire Video Preview: Macho Music a Sound Choice for Mucho Macho Man Stakes

• Leading Florida Juvenile Sires of 2024

• Florida-bred G W’s Girl Takes on Heavy Favorite Shisospicy in Mockingbird Stakes

• 1,000 Milestone: Trainer Antonio Sano

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Santa Anita Park - ©Bill Denver / Eclipse Sportswire / CSM

Grade 2 San Vicente Features Florida-Bred Smooth Cruisein Against Unbeaten Pair

The $200,000 San Vicente Stakes (Grade 2) at seven furlongs for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita Park features Grade 3 winner Bullard against Florida-bred Smooth Cruisein.

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Mark Casse - ©Walter Wlodarczyk

G1-Placed Maiden Nitrogen Targets Ginger Brew, Challenged by Three Florida-Breds

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HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – D. J. Stable’s homebred Nitrogen, twice Grade 1-placed yet still a maiden, will look to graduate in style when she makes her 3-year-old debut in Saturday’s $165,000 Ginger Brew for sophomore fillies at Gulfstream Park.

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Florida-Bred Naughty Rascal - ©Ryan Thompson

Florida-Bred Naughty Rascal in Good Form for Mucho Macho Man

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HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Mr Pug and JPG 2’s Naughty Rascal, a three-time juvenile winner including stakes on both the turf and dirt, looks to carry that momentum into 2025 in Saturday’s $165,000 Mucho Macho Man at Gulfstream Park.

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WIRE TO WIRE VIDEO PREVIEW:

Macho Music a Sound Choice for Mucho Macho Man Stakes

Featuring Peter T. Fornatale

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Oaklawn Turn - ©Oaklawn

Florida-bred G W's Girl Takes on Heavy Favorite Shisospicy in Mockingbird Stakes

A talented field of nine 3-year-old fillies will contest Saturday’s $150,000 Mockingbird Stakes at six furlongs at Oaklawn Park, with Florida-bred G W’s Girl looking to make her dirt debut against heavy favorite Shisospicy.

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Antonio Sano - ©Coglianese

Milestone

Trainer Antonio Sano is approaching a personal milestone of 1,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through Friday, Jan. 3, Sano was at 999 wins. He has two horses entered to run at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.

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