—Apr 22— Blue Heaven Farm’s Virginia Key, last seen out finishing Split Time by a nose to finish second in the Grade 2 Gazelle Stakes at Aqueduct, is expected to rule the slight favorite in the Memories Of Silver Stakes at Aqueduct on Sunday.
The Todd Pletcher trainee in one of only two horses in the race with experience running on the grass, having won a neck decision in a $60,000 allowance race at Gulfstream earlier this year.
Competitionofideas, trained by Chad Brown, finished fifth in the Ginger Brew Stakes at Gulfstream in January, also on the turf against a solid field.
Split Time is another horse who bears watching. Trained by Linda Rice, Split Time has faced some of the best three-year-old fillies in the division, and has generally been well-regarded.
First-time starters Significant Form, ridden by Irad Ortiz, Jr. (58-13-13-12, 22%) and Capla Temptress, with Javier Castellano (57-8-14-15, 14%), also figure to be factors in the race.
Goodbye Brockley was last at 13/1 in the Cicada Stakes in March and figures to be a longshot here, too.
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