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Silver Wagon rolls in Carter Four Roses Thoroughbreds' SILVER WAGON (Wagon Limit) was content to race in the back during the early running of Saturday's $300,000 Carter H. (G1) at Aqueduct, but responded with ease when urged on by jockey Javier Castellano to score his second straight stakes. In the process, the flashy gray joined an exclusive club as he pushed his earnings past the $1 million mark, now owning $1,159,193 to go along with his 24-7-3-6 career mark. Latent Heat (Maria's Mon) was quickest from the gate, leading through quick splits of :21 3/5 and :44 1/5 with Keyed Entry (Honour and Glory) close in attendance. At this point, Castellano shook the reins at Silver Wagon and the six-year-old took off, engulfing his rivals on the outside and drawing off to be 1 1/4 lengths clear of his nearest rival at the line. As the near 5-2 third choice, Silver Wagon stopped the clock in 1:21 2/5 on the fast dirt to pay $6.90, $3.70 and $3. "They went very, very fast." Castellano said. "It was a key to the race, because it set up perfectly for me. It's a great feeling when you're turning for home and you ask your horse for run and he responds and finishes good." Diabolical (Artax) was just in front of Silver Wagon during the early running and rallied along the outside with the winner. He could never quite get past late, but held second by three parts of a length to return $5.70 and $3.80 at 6-1 while finishing the $32.20 exacta. Ah Day (Malibu Moon) moved up from last to take third at 8-1, worth $4.10 while ending the $134 trifecta (4-5-3). Latent Heat was another three parts of a length back in fourth and was followed by Keyed Entry and Kazoo (Tabasco Cat). Wild Jam (Forest Wildcat) was withdrawn. Silver Wagon, winner of the 2003 Hopeful S. (G1), began this year's campaign with a third in the Sunshine Millions Classic before taking the General George Breeders' Cup H. (G2) prior to this one. Last year, he captured the Sport Page Breeders' Cup H. (G3) and also owns placings in the 2005 editions of the Metropolitan H. (G1) and Forego S. (G1). Bred in Florida by Mr. & Mrs. Leverett S. Miller, Silver Wagon brought $120,000 as an OBS February two-year-old. He is the second registered foal out of the winning So Ritzy (Darn That Alarm) and counts three-time stakes winner Rehoboth as a full brother, sophomore So Glitzy (Gilded Time) as a half-sister and an unnamed Smarty Jones yearling as a half-brother. Dutrow indicated following the race that the gray would be pointed towards the $600,000 Metropolitan H. (G1) on May 28.
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