Headlines: February 3
– Thanks to longshot Napoleon Solo, the Pick 6 went unhit at Aqueduct on Wednesday. Today’s carryover tops $424,000. Gulfstream has a carryover too, of $378,000.
– Gulfstream increased its jockeys’ insurance to $500,000 from $100,000. The change will be in effect for the rest of the meet. (DRF)
– Afleet Alex will make his three-year-old debut in the Rebel Stakes on March 19. The plan is he’ll run next in the April 16 Arkansas Derby and then the Kentucky Derby. (Gate)
– Rock Hard Ten is ready for the Strub. “He’s doing good,” says trainer Richard Mandella. (BH)
– A new version of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act was introduced in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. (TT)
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