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Seacoast Thoroughbreds of New England’s New York homebred General Banker rallied impressively down the lane to break his maiden in Saturday’s $500,000 Great White Way division of the New York Stallion Stakes Series, a seven-furlong sprint for eligible New York-sired juveniles, at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Seacoast Thoroughbreds of New England owner John Forma’s relationship with prominent New York breeder and owner Joe McMahon came full circle Saturday as General Banker, a son of McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds stallion Central Banker, took the $500,000 NYSSS Great White Way for eligible state-sired juveniles sprinting seven furlongs at Aqueduct.
Cloud Nine Stable’s Betsy Blue needed just one week’s rest to score the second stakes victory of her career in Saturday’s $120,000 Garland of Roses, a six-furlong sprint for fillies and mares at Aqueduct Racetrack.
New York rider Dylan Davis guided Miss Dracarys to her first career stakes win at Aqueduct to earn Jockey of the Week honors for Nov. 14 through Nov. 20.
Saturday’s loaded 10-race program will be bolstered by a Pick 6 carryover of $50,012 after the multi-race wager went unsolved on Friday’s nine-race card.