Salutos Amigos Attempts to Extend Streak in Toboggan

Following consecutive victories in the Grade 3 Fall Highweight Handicap on November 27 and the Gravesend on December 26, Salutos Amigos will attempt to extend his winning streak facing four contenders in Saturday's $150,000 Grade 3 Toboggan at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Owned and trained by David Jacobson in partnership with Southern Equine Stable, the son of Salute the Sarge has an impressive three wins from four starts at Aqueduct and enters the Tobaggan after receiving a career-high 109 Beyer Speed Figure in the Gravesend.

"He certainly has a good record at Aqueduct but more importantly I think he's a solid racehorse that runs good on any track," said Jacobson. "He ran especially well in California [Breeders' Cup Sprint] to only lose less than three lengths. He's doing very good coming into this race. He will probably sit off the pace like he usually does, but I'll leave that up to Irad [jockey] on where he will be."

Salutos Amigos stands at even money as the morning-line favorite with Irad Ortiz, Jr. in the irons, leaving from post position 5.

Mewannarose, trained by Chris Englehart for William Fuccillo, will try to make the third time the charm after running second to Salutos Amigos in both the Gravesend and Fall Highweight. The 5-year-old gelding traveled wide in both of those trips, and has the benefit of reuniting with jockey Cornelio Velasquez who guided Mewannarose to win an optional claiming race on September 12, 2013 at Belmont Park.

Mewannarose departs from post 6 and is 5-1 on the morning-line.

Trainer Rudy Rodriguez enters Dads Caps for owner Vincent Scuderi.  After finishing third in the Gravesend to Salutos Amigos and Mewannarose, Dads Caps looks to return to his best efforts that include a second-place finish in the Grade 1 Vosburgh last fall, when he lost by a neck.

At 5-2 on the morning-line, Dads Caps will leave from post 3 with jockey Jose Ortiz aboard.

Rounding out the field are Crafty Dreamer for trainer James Iselin and Doubledown Again for trainer Michelle Nevin. Crafty Dreamer last out finished second in the Hollie Hughes Stakes at Aqueduct on January 18 traveling three-wide most of the way. Doubledown Again will be making his first career stakes start after having won an optional claiming race on a sloppy Big A track on December 10.

Source: NYRA