Kentucky Oaks hopefuls in the Busanda on Saturday at Aqueduct

By NY Hot List staff | January 11, 2024

The $100,000, 1 1/8 mile Busanda at Aqueduct on Saturday is the first official points race for the 2024 Kentucky Oaks that offers the increased qualifying points of [20-10-6-4-2]. The Kenny McPeek-trainee Glimmering Allure was made the 4-5 morning line favorite in the field of five 3-year-old fillies.

Glimmering Allure will try the nine-furlong distance again after running second in the Demoiselle (G2). The daughter of Enticed was a winner at the Big A in the Tempted by three lengths back in November.

“The winner looks like she went down south [for the winter] but we stayed put here,” McPeek said. “Hopefully, we’ll have a big chance to win again.”

The $100,000 Busanda at Aqueduct, Saturday, Race 6, 2:47 pm EST.

(2) Shimmering Allure is the leading money winner in this field and has seven Kentucky Oaks qualifying points along with a victory in the Tempted at Aqueduct in November. Her last three speed figures are higher than any number from any of the other fillies in the field. The Kenny McPeek runner has been training in New York since the Tempted. (1) Gin Gin has been working in Brad Cox’s Belmont Park barn and will make her first start at the Big A after picking up six Oaks points in her last two starts in Kentucky. (4) Class Act broke her maiden in her third try last month going the nine-furlong distance with a front-end effort for Repole Stable and Pletcher. (5) Princess Mayfair comes to New York after racing at Woodbine in her three starts with a maiden win in a sprint and then a second stretching out in an allowance. She is projected to be the pacesetter in this field of five.

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