Stockswami Stakes (Grade III)

Sunday, February 13, 2022 — 11:45:00 AM EST

Grade III / Group 3 – Sponsored – Purse : $150,000
Restricted to 4 Year Olds and Older
12 Furlongs | ~2400 Meters | One Mile and a Half
All-Weather Poly

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#1 – BOSSING (20-1) – lightng112 – lightng99 (Master) – Empire State Racing BOSSING is coming off an allowance victory in it’s last start and will be making its graded debut. Sired by STREET BOSS (2018 Sire Rank – 80).

#2 – KINGMAN KREST (13/1) – lightng112 – lightng99 (Master) – Empire State Racing KINGMAN KREST has been sticking mostly to the the allowance fields, pulling its best results from 10F distances. This will be KINGMAN KREST’s second graded attempt, after failing to finish in the money in May 2020. Sired by KINGMAN (2018 Sire Rank – 252).

#3 – MIZZINGABE (11/1) – deeprock25 – deeprock (Master) – Empire State Racing MIZZINGABE will be making a return to the graded class after pulling back from the stakes circuit in 2019 following a 3yo campaign where all but the final race was in the stakes class. MIZZINGABE put up impressive speeds, however unluckily failed to finish better than 3rd. Sired by ADELAIDE (2017 Sire Rank – 156).

#4 – CUBOCYCLOID (5/1) – 5wide – fastnfirm (Master) – The Canadian Thoroughbred Residency CUBOCYCLOID is a two time stakes winner who has tried and come close to success at the graded class including a 4th place finish at the United Countries Handicap (G1). CUBOCYCLOID is rolling in off back to back allowance victories, including a career best speed of 115.954 in its last victory. Sired by DEEP IMPACT (2019 Sire Rank – 11).

#5 – NEW TABOO (11/1) – dog – tees (Master) – All-Stars Racing NEW TABOO will be making its stakes debut following its sixth victory last time out in a NW1y allowance race where it wired the field, pulling ahead by five lengths by the end. Sired by NEW APPROACH (2018 Sire Rank – 29).

#6 – HOUSE OF FORTUNE (7/1) – clk2000 – atthewire (Master) – East-West Connection (EWC) HOUSE OF FORTUNE pulled off its first graded victory its graded debut in a Stockswami G3 in May 2021 and followed up with a second graded victory at the Carlton Fisk Handicap (G2) in October. Sired by SOLDIER OF FORTUNE (2019 Sire Rank – 122).

#7 – BALI UPTO THEBAR (7/2) – mizdirection – kiddman (Master) – Universal Racing Club BALI UPTO THEBAR is coming in as the favourite on the back of its first stakes win last time out. BALI UPTO THEBAR brings in some of the best speeds in the field, but has come up short in the past when stretched to 12F, the distance will be the big test. Sired by BAL A BALI (2019 Sire Rank – 538).

#8 – STARS AND SCARS (9/1) – asrstar14 – tenpoint (Master) – All-Stars Racing STARS AND SCARS has thrice finished second in stakes, including one finish within a quarter length off the leader. STARS AND SCARS will be pushing for its first staked/graded victory, coming in off near peak speeds. Sired by SEA THE STARS (2019 Sire Rank – 5).

#9 – KING GHOSTZAPPER (6/1) – ddkstables34 – stockswami (Master) KING GHOSTZAPPER has been dominant on the allowance scene, and in its first graded attempt in another Stockswami G3 KING GHOSTZAPPER finished just behind HOUSE OF FORTUNE. Sired by GHOSTZAPPER (2018 Sire Rank – 58).

#10 – ALTA VELOCITA (23/1) – xpansion0 – dixiedotco (Master) – MIDAS ALTA VELOCITA made its stakes debut last time out, and finished second, just over a length back from the winner along with pos Sired by MEDAGLIA D’ORO (2020 Sire Rank – 74).

#11 – PROJECT PARADISE (25/1) – nukacrypt – lenny271 (Master) – GR Simsters PROJECT PARADISE is coming in hot off five straight allowance victories, all having been dominant victories by over two lengths. PROJECT PARADISE will be making it’s stakes debut and hoping that form carries over into the G3 class. Sired by MACLEAN’S MUSIC (2020 Sire Rank – 123).

#12 – ASR RAVENS (26/1) – lightng122 – lightng99 (Master) – Empire State Racing ASR RAVENS has been running in allowance fields since a quick two race test into the stakes classes. ASR RAVENS has put togheter top 3 finishes in three of the last four starts. Sired by RAVEN’S PASS (2018 Sire Rank – 289).

#13 – TACTICAL DESIGN (8/1) – stalmozart – fredje (Master) – Universal Racing Club TACTICAL DESIGN made a jump to the stakes class three starts ago after a string of allowance victories. Unfortunately the transition hasn’t been smooth and TACTICAL DESIGN has struggled with the class change and will be looking for a better result in this race. Sired by CURLIN (2019 Sire Rank – 39).

#14 – ROMAN BLANCA (79/1) – deepesr16 – deeprock (Master) – Empire State Racing ROMAN BLANCA is coming off a long rest after posting a career best speed last time out in its only 4yo race. As a lightly raced 5yo, the big question with ROMAN BLANCA is whether there is still room to improve in its second graded start. Sired by HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (2019 Sire Rank – 355).