Today’s coverage highlights a strong field in the Grade 3 Comely Stakes at Aqueduct, where several talented 3-year-old fillies look to make their mark on the 2025 stakes scene. The race, contested at 1 1/8 miles on dirt with a $200,000 purse, features a mix of proven stakes performers and improving types seeking a breakthrough at the graded level. Elsewhere, trainers and jockeys are making strategic moves heading into weekend stakes action, while several contenders are drawing attention for their recent workouts and tactical profiles.
The Grade 3 Comely Stakes at Aqueduct brings together a competitive field of 3-year-old fillies, headlined by Fully Subscribed, the 7-5 morning-line favorite. Trained by Chad Brown and ridden by Jose Lezcano, Fully Subscribed has shown consistent form and figures to be on or near the pace in this 1 1/8-mile dirt test. She faces a solid challenge from Kappa Kappa, a Robert Reid trainee with four strong starts and a decisive win in the Mother Goose, where she overcame traffic to dominate at odds of 7-2. With John Velazquez back in the saddle, Kappa Kappa looms a major threat if she can replicate that performance.
Yes It Tiz, trained by Brad Cox and ridden by Manuel Franco, enters off a pair of wins at 1 1/8 miles on the main track and is a logical second choice at 6-1 on the morning line. Her ability to finish strongly from off the pace gives her a solid chance in a race that could set up for a late runner. Quietside, the 9-2 second choice, brings solid graded stakes experience and a tactical style that could keep her in contention throughout. The field also includes Valtellina, Ruth, and several others with enough ability to complicate the exotics if the favorites fail to fire.
