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Double B Racing Stables’ Repo Rocks, expertly handled by Andrew Wolfsont, drew off to an 8 1/2-length score to make the grade in Saturday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Toboggan, a seven-furlong sprint for older horses, at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Luis Rodriguez Castro will pursue his first graded stakes triumph as a jockey when guiding Drafted, who carries a co-field high 124 pounds, from post 3.

Dublin Fjord Stables, Racepoint Stables, Kevin D. Hilbert and Thomas E. O’Keefe’s multiple graded stakes-winning millionaire Drafted, who turned 9-years-old with the New Year, earned a 93 Beyer Speed Figure for his gutsy nose score in the Gravesend on Friday at Aqueduct Racetrack.

All North American Thoroughbreds officially celebrate their birthday Jan. 1, and those turning 3 enter their year of Kentucky Derby opportunity.

J. Kirk and Judy Robison’s reigning Champion Sprinter Jackie’s Warrior, who raced his way into history last month, will continue his assault on the Saratoga Race Course record books when he goes for a sixth career stakes victory over a track where he is undefeated in Saturday’s Grade 1, $600,000 Forego.

Sponsored by: Highly Motivated wins the 2020 Nyquist Stakes on the Breeders Cup undercard Owner Klaravich Stables and trainer Chad Brown already campaigned a winner in a Kentucky Derby qualifier in New York when Risk Taking captured the Grade 3 Withers last month. On Saturday, they will look to earn “Run for the Roses” points with stakes-winner Highly Motivated in the Grade 3, $300,000 Gotham for sophomores at Aqueduct Racetrack. The one-turn mile event is the penultimate local qu...