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Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. boasts a stellar 3-0-2 record from seven graded stakes starts at Aqueduct, including wins by Mischevious Alex in the 2021 Carter Handicap (G1), Drain the Clock in the 2021 Bay Shore (G3), and Officiating in last year's Tom Fool Handicap (G3).

Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Forte, the 2022 juvenile champion who made an auspicious 2023 debut in the Feb. 4 Fountain of Youth (G2), is prominent on a list of 23 3-year-olds nominated to the $1-million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa April 1 at Gulfstream Park.