Race Type: Grade III Stakes
Distance: 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface: Dirt
Purse: $250,000
Eligibility: 3-Year-Olds and Up
Post Time: 2:51 PM ET
Track: Monmouth Park, Oceanport, NJ
Full Field Analysis (6 Runners)
| PP | Horse | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Sire | Recent Form | Odds Insight | |
| 1 | Offaly Cool | 5 | TBD | Jacinto Solis | Kantharos | 1st at Philly Park | 5-1 | Tactical speed; sharp recent win |
| 2 | Surface to Air | 5 | Samuel Marin | Panagiotis Synnefias | Midshipman | 1st at Monmouth | 9-2 | Local win over Just a Touch; improving |
| 3 | Vitality | 4 | Sonny Leon | Joseph Orseno | Street Boss | 5th in last stakes | 12-1 | Needs pace; tough spot |
| 4 | Repo Rocks | 7 | Francisco Martinez | Jamie Ness | Tapiture | Won at Colonial Downs | 6-1 | Lone speed threat; dangerous |
| 5 | Gran Yaco | 4 | Jorge A. Vargas Jr. | Juan Carlos Avila | City of Light | Last of 6 in last | 30-1 | Outsider; needs major improvement |
| 6 | First Mission | 5 | Florent Geroux | Brad Cox | Street Sense | 3rd in G1 Stephen Foster | 1-2 | Class edge; Cox barn confident |
Pedigree Highlights
First Mission (Street Sense × Elude): Classic dirt pedigree; Godolphin homebred with Grade 1 form.
Repo Rocks (Tapiture × Hawaiian Love): Speed-oriented pedigree; excels on Monmouth’s front-end bias.
Surface to Air (Midshipman × Shemazon): Durable dirt runner; bred for stamina.
Offaly Cool (Kantharos × Assured): Sprint/mile pedigree; sharp recent form.
Trainer & Jockey Insights
Brad Cox (First Mission): 35% win rate with class droppers; aggressive placement.
Jamie Ness (Repo Rocks): 24% win rate with class risers; lone speed threat.
Panagiotis Synnefias (Surface to Air): Local win last out; barn hitting 23% off layoff.
Jacinto Solis (Offaly Cool): Veteran gelding; sharp recent win at Philly Park.
Top Win Contender:
First Mission – Grade 1 form, class relief, and Cox/Geroux combo.
Value Plays:
Repo Rocks – Lone speed on a 60% front-end biased strip.
Surface to Air – Local win, tactical style, and improving.
Exotics Strategy:
Exacta Box: First Mission, Repo Rocks, Surface to Air
Trifecta Key: First Mission over Repo Rocks, Offaly Cool, Surface to Air
