Time And Tide delivered the strongest performance of his young career in the $150.000 Overnight Stakes at Woodbine, taking command approaching the final stages and completing 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:15.81. The Nakamura Stables homebred went off at just under 7-1 and gave owner/trainer Nakamura Stables and jockey Hernandez R M their second victory together from the colt’s first three starts.

Race Recap

The 12-horse field produced a lively opening quarter of :22.2, with Suicide Pilot setting the early standard. Bare Minimum was second, Count Crapula third and Time And Tide fourth as the field headed through the opening stages.

Suicide Pilot continued to show the way at the second call, holding a three-quarter-length advantage. Bare Minimum remained his closest pursuer in second, while Time And Tide improved from fourth to third. Count Crapula followed in fourth, with Pinnacle Deport fifth and Warpaint In Grey sixth.

The complexion of the race changed substantially approaching the third call. Time And Tide advanced from third to take command by a quarter-length. Bare Minimum remained second, while Suicide Pilot surrendered the lead and dropped to third. Count Crapula was fourth, Warpaint In Grey fifth and Night Fighter, who had been eighth and seventh at the first two calls, had advanced to sixth.

From there, Time And Tide finished the job. After progressing 4th → 3rd → 1st, he maintained his advantage through the finish and stopped the clock in 1:15.81.

Night Fighter produced the most significant late advance among the challengers. After racing eighth early and seventh at the second call, he reached sixth at the third call before continuing forward to finish second.

Bare Minimum, the post-time favorite, was involved throughout. He tracked in second at each of the first three calls before finishing third. Warpaint In Grey improved from sixth at the second call to fifth at the third and ultimately finished fourth, while Ghost Wolf State advanced from eighth to fourth late to share that finishing position in a dead heat with Warpaint In Grey.

The final fractions were :22.2, :45.3, 1:09.4 and 1:15.4.

Flow & Calls

First Call: Suicide Pilot established the lead, followed by Bare Minimum in second, Count Crapula third and Time And Tide fourth. Warpaint In Grey was fifth, Pinnacle Deport sixth, Frisky Rocket seventh, Night Fighter eighth, Ghost Wolf State ninth, Blockbuster Movie tenth, Trieste Express eleventh and Sorokin twelfth.

Second Call: Suicide Pilot remained in front with Bare Minimum still second. Time And Tide moved into third and Count Crapula slipped to fourth. Pinnacle Deport advanced to fifth, Warpaint In Grey was sixth and Night Fighter seventh. Ghost Wolf State occupied eighth, Frisky Rocket dropped to ninth, Blockbuster Movie was tenth, Trieste Express eleventh and Sorokin remained twelfth.

Third Call: Time And Tide made the decisive move, advancing from third to first. Bare Minimum continued in second while Suicide Pilot fell to third. Count Crapula remained fourth. Warpaint In Grey moved into fifth and Night Fighter advanced to sixth. Pinnacle Deport dropped to seventh, Ghost Wolf State remained eighth, Blockbuster Movie improved to ninth, Trieste Express advanced to tenth, Sorokin moved to eleventh and Frisky Rocket dropped to twelfth.

Finish: Time And Tide converted his mid-race progression into the victory. Night Fighter sustained his rally to capture second, while Bare Minimum held third. Warpaint In Grey and Ghost Wolf State finished together in a dead heat for fourth. Pinnacle Deport was sixth, Suicide Pilot seventh, Count Crapula eighth, Sorokin ninth, Trieste Express tenth, Blockbuster Movie eleventh and Frisky Rocket twelfth.

Each Runner Mentioned

Time And Tide — Progressed steadily from fourth to third before taking over at the third call and carrying that advantage through the finish.

Night Fighter — Made substantial progress after racing eighth and seventh at the first two calls, ultimately rallying all the way to second.

Bare Minimum — The post-time favorite occupied second at every intermediate call before completing the trifecta in third.

Warpaint In Grey — Raced in the middle portion of the field before improving late and finishing in a dead heat for fourth.

Ghost Wolf State — Was ninth at the first call and eighth at the next two calls before producing a strong late advance to share fourth.

Pinnacle Deport — Reached fifth at the second call before losing positions during the latter portion of the race and finishing sixth.

Suicide Pilot — Controlled the early portion of the contest through the first two calls but weakened after surrendering the lead and finished seventh.

Count Crapula — Was prominent early in third, settled into fourth through the next two calls and faded to eighth.

Sorokin — Trailed through the opening two calls, improved one position at the third call and continued forward to finish ninth.

Trieste Express — Raced eleventh through the first two calls, advanced to tenth at the third call and remained there at the finish.

Blockbuster Movie — Raced tenth early, improved to ninth at the third call and subsequently finished eleventh.

Frisky Rocket — Began from seventh position, dropped to ninth and then twelfth as the race developed, ultimately finishing twelfth.

About The Winner

Time And Tide is a 2-year-old bay colt by Marine out of Time Duchess, bred in New York by Nakamura Stables and currently owned by Nakamura Stables. Following the Overnight Stakes victory, his record stands at three starts, two victories and lifetime earnings of $144.600.

Track: Fast
Time: :22²  :45³  1:09⁴  1:15⁴

$2 Mutuel Prices:

$1 Exacta: 4 – 6 Paid 87.00
$1 Trifecta: 4 – 6 – 3 Paid 389.00

Scratched: None

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