By J. Keeler Johnson (“Keelerman”) Twitter: @J_Keelerman
This week’s stakes-packed
Saturday card at Aqueduct includes the Remsen (G2) and Demoiselle (G2), early
qualifiers for the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1).
Let’s take a look at both
races:
Remsen (G2)
It’s a bit hard to believe
that trainer Chad Brown has won the Remsen only once, with Leave a Light On in
2014. Brown has saddled some excellent horses in the Remsen, including Sierra
Leone, Zandon, and Normandy Invasion. But those three all finished second by a
nose, accounting for three of Brown’s five runner-up finishes in the Remsen
since 2012.
Perhaps 2024 is the year
Brown can return to the Remsen winner’s circle. He trains two of the seven
entrants in Saturday’s edition of the 1 1/8-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby
qualifier, including #5 Keewaydin,
the fastest horse from a Beyer Speed Figure and Brisnet Speed…
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