1 of three | Disco Time wins Saturday’s Dwyer Stakes at Aqueduct, into consideration for $20M Saudi Cup. Photograph by Joe Labozzetta. courtesy of NYRA
Oct. 10 (UPI) — Disco Time out of the blue looms as a power in subsequent yr’s greatest races after a dominating win in Saturday’s Dwyer Stakes at Aqueduct within the spotlight of weekend horse racing.
Aqueduct, making up for time misplaced to climate, had a three-day flurry of stakes with implications for the 2026 season, together with just a few for 2-year-olds. Churchill Downs and Woodbine additionally acquired into the act.
On the worldwide scene, By way of Sistina confirmed she stills has what it takes to compete on the highest degree, Darkish Saffron acquired the Dubai World Cup Carnival off to a promising begin and a few candidates for Hong Kong’s greatest day subsequent month had been on show at Sha Tin.
Leaping proper in …
Aqueduct
Did we are saying within the weekend preview that Disco Time was value a glance in Saturday’s $200,000 Dwyer Stakes for 3-year-olds? Why, sure.
And, certainly, the Juddmonte homebred Not This Time colt was fairly laborious to overlook as he sprinted away from a trio of rivals to win by 9 3/4 lengths Saturday at Aqueduct. He ran 1 mile on a quick observe in 1:33.86.
The Brad Cox trainee stays undefeated after 5 begins regardless of an eight-months hole between the Grade III Lecomte at Truthful Grounds in January and the St. Louis Derby at Fairmount Park in September.
“He is a greater model of himself” due to the post-Lecomte layoff, Day by day Racing Kind quoted Cox as saying. “He is grown, matured and gotten quicker.”
“A tremendous horse,” profitable jockey Florent Geroux mentioned. “The sky is the restrict for him — a really thrilling horse for the long run.”
Cox mentioned Disco Time has labored his method into consideration for the $20 million Grade I Saudi Derby on Valentine’s Day and will go straight to that race with out one other prep.
Additionally on a busy weekend on the Large A:
Totally Subscribed rallied from properly again in Saturday’s $300,000 Grade II Mom Goose Stakes for 3-year-old fillies and confirmed her heels to eight rivals within the lane, profitable by 4 1/2 lengths. Drexel Hill was better of the remainder as Totally Subscribed, a daughter of Tiz the Regulation, completed 1 1/8 miles in 1:49.73.
Weigh the Dangers stalked the tempo in Saturday’s $150,000 Pumpkin Pie Stakes for fillies and mares, took the lead a furlong and one-half out and gained by 1 1/4 lengths over Patricia Ann. The 4-year-old Mendelssohn filly ran 7 furlongs on a quick observe in 1:22.22.
Tiz Dashing surged previous pacesetting Noble Confessor nearing the eighth pole in Saturday’s $200,000 Grade III Hill Prince for 3-year-olds, opened up a daylight lead after which survived one other run by that rival to win by a neck.
Alluring Angel dueled to the early lead in Saturday’s $250,000 Grade III Lengthy Island Stakes for fillies and mares and held onto the benefit all the best way to a 1 1/4-length rating. No Present Sammy Jo and Seashore Bomb accomplished the trifecta.
Attfield saved floor simply behind the early velocity in Friday’s $150,000 Central Park Stakes for 2-year-olds, gunned the engine across the furlong pole and acquired up within the last sixteenth to win by 1/2 size over the favourite, Noble Dynasty. Attfield, a Vekoma colt, reported third within the Grade 3 Futurity.
Map of the Moon rallied strongly down the stretch to take Friday’s $150,000 Stewart Manor Stakes for 2-year-old fillies by 3/4 size from Consider in Magic. The Liam’s Map filly accomplished 6 furlongs on the agency outer turf course in 1:08.49.
On the turf Sunday, Throckmorton labored rapidly to the lead within the $150,000 Awad Stakes and held sway, profitable by 1 1/4 lengths over Superb Boy. The Caracaro colt ran 6 furlongs on agency getting into 1:08.91.
Churchill Downs
Wolfie’s Dynaghost led from gate to wire in Saturday’s $300,000 Grade III Falls Metropolis Stakes and gained by 2 3/4 lengths over Taking Sweet. Wolfie’s Dynaghost, a 7-year-old Ghostzapper gelding out of the Dynaformer mare Dynaire, ran 1 1/8 miles on agency turf in 1:45.58, lacking the course document set earlier this yr by She Feels Fairly by simply 0.07 second.
Hillerito seemed like a certain winner heading down the stretch in Saturday’s $300,000 Dream Supreme Stakes for fillies and mares, however then needed to cope with a late run by the odds-on favourite, R Catastrophe, earlier than recording the victory by a head.
A 5-year-old Military Mule mare, Hillerito was clocked at 1:09.56 with Tyler Gaffalione up for coach David Jacobson.
Del Mar
Grand Slam Smile eased by chief Issa Court docket within the last furlong of Sunday’s $100,000 Betty Grable Stakes for fillies and mares and ran on to put up a assured 1 1/4-length victory. No Cap was a distant third.
A 4-year-old daughter of Smiling Tiger, Grand Slam Smile now has 9 wins, six seconds and a 3rd from 16 begins.
Woodbine
Sultana rolled from final of seven to take Saturday’s $150,000 (Canadian) Grade III Maple Leaf Stakes for fillies and mares by a head over Queen’s Command.
Sultana, a 4-year-old daughter of At all times Dreaming, ran 1 1/4 miles on the all-weather observe in 2:05.72. Rafael Hernandez had the mount for coach Kevin Attard.
Dresden Row got here out late for working room in Saturday’s $150,000 (Canadian) Grade III HPIbet Autumn Stakes and was up in time to win by 1 3/4 lengths from Jokestar. The 4-year-old Lord Nelson colt ran 1 1/8 miles on the all-weather observe in 1:50.07 for jockey Ryan Munger and coach Lorne Richards.
All over the world, across the clock
Australia
It rained on Champions Day at Flemington. Then it rained some extra. Then it rained sideways for some time. However the followers had been handled to some upsets, a few thrillingly shut finishes and By way of Sistina.
By way of Sistina launched a sustained drive down the Flemington straight, blew previous the leaders and drew off to win Saturday’s Group 1 TAB Champion Stakes by 2 3/4 lengths. Zambardo was second, 3/4 size in entrance of Tom Kitten.
After two third-place finishes earlier within the season, the 7-year-old Fastnet Rock mare bounced again to win the Cox Plate in her earlier begin and confirmed Saturday she continues to defy time.
Ceolwulf and Pericles hit the end line collectively on the finish of the Group 1 Lexus Champions Mile and it took an in depth take a look at the photograph to search out Ceolwulf with a tiny benefit.
Giga Kick squeezed by between rivals on the 300-meter mark of the Group 1 VRC Champions Dash, after which dueled to the end with Magic Time earlier than placing his head in entrance.
Dubai
The primary race on the primary date of the 2025-26 Dubai World Cup Carnival went, in no unsure phrases, to April’s Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen winner Darkish Saffron.
Unraced since that upset win, the 3-year-old Flameaway colt cruised to a 4 1/2-length victory within the Emirates Airline Circumstances Stakes, simply shaking off three rivals.
Coach Ahmad bin Harmash mentioned earlier than the race Darkish Saffron will head to Saudi Arabia for the Grade 2 Riyadh Grime Dash on Feb. 14, presumably earlier than defending the Golden Shaheen crown. Breeders’ Cup Dash winner Bentornato is also a candidate for the Saudi race.
Hong Kong
Encountered seemed something however a winner with 100 meters to go in Sunday’s Group 3 Sa Sa Women purse at Sha Tin Racecourse, whereas Pray for Mir held a giant lead over the sphere.
Then, because the chief ran out of gasoline, Encountered and jockey Karis Teetan rallied simply exterior Moments in Time. Each shot by and Encountered gained by a brief head. The sector for Sunday’s race included 11 horses nominated to the Dec. 14 Longines Hong Kong Worldwide Races.
