Maclean’s Music Firster Frolics In the Mud at Aqueduct

[Wandering Eyes]

Chilly on the board at 13-1 from a morning line of 6-1, P and G Stable's EL CAPI (c, 2, Maclean's Music–Nightlife Baby, by Flatter) ran them off their feet in Saturday's second race at Aqueduct to open his account in impressive fashion at first asking. Bustled away from the inside gate by Jose Gomez, the bay was in front after 100 yards and had already opened an imposing advantage through a quarter in :22.03. Still going great guns after a half-mile in a slick :44.73, El Capi was under a vigorous hand ride through the final furlong and stopped the timer in 1:21.99 over a muddy main track. Hop Sing (Curlin), the well-backed 8-5 favorite, was off slowly, was deftly angled to the inside by Luis Saez on the turn and just managed to outfinish $1-million KEESEP graduate Conquest Warrior (City of Light), who was last into stride, took an overland route on the turn and stayed on gamely to be third at 10-1. Having most recently sold for $220,000 at the OBS March Sale, El Capi had made three previous trips through a sales ring. A $35,000 Keeneland November weanling, he fetched the identical amount at last year's Fasig-Tipton February sale and made $75,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale last October. O-P and G Stable; B-Maclean's Music Syndicate & Robert Losey (KY); T-Richard E Dutrow Jr.

 

EL CAPI, The 2YO son of @HillnDaleFarm stallion Maclean's Music, breaks his maiden impressively in the second race with Jose Gomez up for trainer @RickDutrow59. pic.twitter.com/rOIHP3w1cw

— NYRA () (@TheNYRA) December 2, 2023

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