BY BROCK SHERIDAN
A winner when first off the claim for trainer Michelle Giangiulio at Aqueduct in October, Florida-bred Rachel’s Rock will take a second crack at stakes company for her new connections Saturday in the Grade 3 Go For Wand at Aqueduct. Rachel’s Rock is among eight fillies and mares, 3-years-old and older set to go a mile for a purse of $200,000.
Claimed for $40,000 out of a second-place finish to Socially Selective at Saratoga Race Course in August, Rachel’s Rock promptly won her next race on Oct. 6, a second condition, $62,500 optional claiming by two lengths for owners Ten Strike Racing, Four Corners Racing, Broadview Stables and Cory Moelis Racing LLC. Giangiulio then entered Rachel’s Rock in the $150,000 Pumpkin Pie going seven furlongs at Aqueduct on Nov. 3, but the 5-year-old mare came up empty that day and finished fifth of seven.
Rachel’s Rock is by Jess’s Dream out of Diamondaire, by Distorted Humor and was bred in Florida by Jacks or Better Farm Inc., who raced her through four wins in 11 starts before losing her in the aforementioned claim. She has now won five of 14 career races with a second and three thirds while earning $255,620.
Kendrick Carmouche will have the return mount on Rachel’s Rock from post five.
Tizzy in the Sky, a winner of four of seven races at Aqueduct, returns to her favorite track for her first start since June when sixth in the Grade 1 Ogden Phipps going nine furlongs at Saratoga.
The 5-year-old daughter of Sky Kingdom won the $145,000 Top Flight Invitational by nine lengths at Aqueduct on April 14 and a second condition, $62,500 optional claiming there in October of 2023.
Owned by KimDon Racing LLC, Tizzy in the Sky has a career record of four wins and four seconds in 12 starts with earnings of $388,525.
Flavien Prat will ride Tizzy in the Sky for the first time and they will depart post one.
Rounding out the field are Stonewall Star with jockey John Velazquez, Occult with Irad Ortiz Jr. in the saddle, Jose Lezcano rides Movie Moxy, Comparative has Manny Franco taking the assignment, Ain’t Broke with rider Eric Cancel and Shidabhuti will have Dylan Davis in the irons.
