GIII Pebbles Stakes

Live racing at Aqueduct in Ozone Park, NY and Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada were cancelled Sunday due to high winds impacting much of the East Coast. Aqueduct abandoned racing following Race 2, while Woodbine cancelled after the day's third race. The National Weather Service forecast calls for sustained high winds and gusts in excess of 40 mph throughout the day. Aqueduct's GIII Pebbles Stakes, which will be run at 1 1/16-miles on the outer turf, and the Forever Together Stakes will be brought back on Sunday, Nov. 23. Entries...

Laurelin (Ire) (Zarak {Fr}) has proven almost unbeatable through most of her career, that is until she ran into Lush Lips (GB) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}) last time out in the Oct. 11 GII Queen Elizabeth Cup at Keeneland and had to settle for second, 1 1/4 lengths behind the winner. Despite the disappointment of losing her unbeaten tag in her latest start, Laurelin lost none of her luster since the filly that beat her that day, Lush Lips, realized a staggering $3.7 million at the recently concluded Keeneland November Sale....

Seemingly at home on both synthetic and turf courses, No Mo Candy (Uncle Mo) picked up her third win in a row and her first in stakes company in the GIII Pebbles Stakes at Aqueduct. Unveiled going 1m70 June 27 at Gulfstream Park, she missed by diminishing neck over that synthetic track and turned her luck around in that next start when she graduated July 26 by the same margin. Last seen putting up her best Beyer number to date, an 83 when she won against optional claiming company going...

After a Breeders' Cup run in the sun, trainer Chad Brown is back on his home turf--literally--for another graded race at Aqueduct. When the top conditioner has paired with red-hot jockey Flavien Prat over the past 60 days, the duo wins at a rock-solid clip of almost 25% out of 51 attempts. In Friday's GIII Pebbles Stakes, the Brown-Prat alliance tries to get Klaravich Stables's Oversubscribed (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) back into the winner's circle. As the 2-1 favorite on the morning-line here, the last time Brown booked Prat...