Ryan Martin

​Graded stakes action for the calendar year on the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) circuit kicks off Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack with veteran sprinter Drafted headlining a field of nine in the seven-furlong Grade 3, $150,000 Toboggan for older horses.

Mary Eddy

​Barry Schwartz’s homebred Stonewall Star will look to notch her second stakes victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Franklin Square, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for New York-bred sophomore fillies, at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Ryan Martin

Cloud Nine Stable’s Betsy Blue will see added ground as she seeks to begin her 5-year-old season on the right foot in Saturday’s $100,000 Interborough for fillies and mares 4-years-old upward going seven furlongs over the main track at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Ryan Martin

​Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher will send out graded-stakes placed Gambling Girl and maiden winner Aniston in pursuit of his sixth score in Saturday’s $100,000 Busanda, a nine-furlong test for sophomore fillies at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Ryan Martin

​Reigning New York-bred champions Bankit and My Boy Tate will square off for the sixth time in their respective 36-race careers in Sunday’s $100,000 Say Florida Sandy for New York-breds 4-years-old and upward going seven furlongs at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Mary Eddy

Chester and Mary Broman’s New York homebred Arctic Arrogance will vie for his first open company stakes score in Saturday’s $150,000 Jerome, a one-turn mile for sophomores, at Aqueduct Racetrack.