Yo Cuz streaks into $100K East View

Dream Maker Racing’s Yo Cuz will look to extend her winning streak to three in Sunday’s $100,000 East View, a seven-furlong sprint for New York-bred sophomore fillies on Closing Day of the Aqueduct Racetrack winter meet.

Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, the Laoban bay has made three career starts, all at the Big A, graduating in style with a 1 3/4-length score sprinting gate-to-wire in the seven-furlong $500,000 NYSSS Fifth Avenue on December 18. She followed with a similar frontrunning effort to capture the one-mile Maddie May by 3 1/4-lengths over returning rival Stone Creator on February 21.

Thomas J. Gallo, founder and managing owner of Dream Maker Racing, said he is pleased with the progression of Yo Cuz, who has improved her Beyer Speed Figure in each start, registering a 79 last out.

“You dream of having a horse like this,” Gallo said. “Bill is patient and he looks at the big picture. He’s had fillies that have gone right to the top, so he has a measuring stick with a lot of history and depth to it. He knows where to put her and what to expect of her moving forward. We’re just really excited with where we are at right now. She is working well coming into this race.”