Lobsta, My Boy Tate set for rematch in $100K Haynesfield
At 0h03, on March 20, 2022 • By AQUEDUCT
Multiple stakes winners Lobsta and My Boy Tate are set to renew their rivalry for a third time in Sunday’s $100,000 Haynesfield, a one-turn mile for New York-bred 4-year-olds and up at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Trained by Gary Sciacca, Lobsta will attempt to collect his third consecutive stakes score for owner Eddie F’s Racing after a last-out win via the disqualification of My Boy Tate in the seven-furlong Say Florida Sandy on January 8 at the Big A.
Sciacca refused to stir the pot when asked if Lobsta can again get the better of My Boy Tate.
“Hopefully, we can win again,” Sciacca said. “We got lucky last time when they disqualified him. We’ll see what happens.”
Lobsta, by Emcee and out of the Chief Seattle mare Salty Little Sis, finished second in his stakes debut in last year’s one-turn mile Gander, finishing up gamely to hold onto place honors by a half-length in his first start against winners.
The 4-year-old dark bay’s breakout win came with a 28-1 upset win in the seven-furlong NYSSS Thunder Rumble at Aqueduct on December 5, setting the pace under Hall of Famer Javier Castellano and digging in down the stretch to hold off a bid from My Boy Tate. The half-length score provided Lobsta his first stakes victory and a career-best 96 Beyer Speed Figure.
