Sport Page

TRACK BANDIT PREVIEWS

A short field of five will line up on Saturday for the $150,000 Sport Page H.
(G3) at Aqueduct.

It can be anyone’s game, but in a search for value we’ll go with TASTEYVILLE
(With Approval). Second to Any Given Saturday (Distorted Humor) in the Brooklyn
H. (G2) last out, the Pat Kelly-conditioned gelding garnered a 104 BRIS Speed
rating for that effort, and his front-running style should help him out here
considering there’s no real speed in the field. He should enjoy the cut back in
distance to seven furlongs and will keep Mike Luzzi aboard.

After a disappointing eighth in the Ben Ali S. (G3), CHATAIN (Forest Wildcat)
rebounded to emerge victorious over allowance/optional claiming rivals in his
most recent attempt in August. In this one he’ll only be going one turn, around
which he has seen most of his success thus far. The bay will be tough to beat
with Jean-Luc Samyn up.

After finishing second four consecutive times, SIR GREELEY (Mr. Greeley) got
the monkey off his back as he nosed out a win at Belmont in September after more
than seven months without a start. Look for him to finish up well for trainer
James Jerkens. Channing Hill has the call.

PREMIUM WINE (Prime Timber) relishes short distances and has seen the
winner’s circle in four of his six career starts. He will be going against more
experienced opponents, so we will keep him in the bottom of our exotics. Harry
Vega has the mount. COUNCIL MEMBER (Seattle Slew) stumbled at the start of the
James B. Moseley Sprint H. at Suffolk Downs last month, but still rallied to get
second. The five-year-old got a good trip along the rail of the True North H.
(G2) to get up for fourth in June and will earn a check here. Jose Velez Jr.
will ride.