How to bet the 2022 Floral Park Stakes

A total of 10 fillies and mares, with three being on the main-track only list, will vie in Sunday’s $150,000 Floral Park S. at Aqueduct. Conditioner Christophe Clement has a pair of major players in the field, and I will give top billing to #2 Lady Edith (9-5) in the six-furlong turf dash.

By Street Boss, the $370,000 November purchase has posted a trio of solid runs for this barn in 2022 while facing some major foes, including a close third-place result in the Caress S. (G3) at Saratoga two back. The stout late runner comes off of a smart fifth-place finish, beaten by just 1 1/2 lengths, in the Smart and Fancy S. at the Spa and faces an easier assignment on this occasion.

The Kentucky-bred chestnut comes in fresh with four solid morning drills in tow and will be laying a bit closer to the early pace in this spot, which will give her less to do at the top of the lane. Joel Rosario inherits the mount and will be rallying en route to stakes glory in her local bow.

Robert Falcone’s #6 Kept Waiting (2-1) has some early zip in a field lacking that trait, and the recent allowance heroine figures to get first run on the late closers in this dash. By Broken Vow, the five-year-old is 2-for-2 on the surface and will move forward in her second try off the short break with Irad in the controls. The stakes winner will force the tempo while sitting in second early before edging to the front in early stretch.

#3 Too Sexy (4-1) is the defending champ in the event and bears watching for Clement. Bay daughter of Quality Road has not been sharp from two tries in 2022 off the long absence, but she has some class to her and should peak while making her third run off the layoff. The mare is a one-run closing type in a field lacking an abundance of early foot, but she could surely grab a share late with her top performance beneath Dylan Davis.

Floral Park Wagers

• $20 win #2 Lady Edith ($20)
• $20 exacta 2 with 6 ($20)
• $1 superfecta 2,6 with 2,3,6 with 2,3,6 with all ($16)