OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Book’em Danno took advantage of a surface switch and a perfect trip under Jose Ortiz to win Sunday’s off-the-turf $145,500 Futurity Stakes by 6 1/2 lengths at Aqueduct. Works for Me, who was part of the early pace, held second by a nose over Where’s Chris. Jimmythetooth and Ruddy Buddy, who stumbled badly at the break, completed the order of finish. Please Advise, Lamorna and Apollo Ten all scratched. The Futurity was originally scheduled for six furlongs on the turf. But Saturday's rain forced the New York Racing Association to transfer all three scheduled turf races on Sunday’s card to the dirt. As the result of the surface switch, the Futurity loses its Grade 3 status pending a review by the North American Graded Stakes Committee. Additionally, it is no longer a qualifying race for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf on Nov. 3 at Santa Anita. :: Get Belmont at the Big A Clocker Reports from Mike Welsch and the Clocker Team. Available every race day. Book’em Danno entered the Futurity having won a New Jersey-bred maiden race and the Smoke Glacken Stakes on dirt. His connections were willing to try him on the turf in the Futurity but weren’t upset when the race was moved to the dirt. “I’m not disappointed that it came off,” said Derek Ryan, who trains Book’em Danno for owner Jay Briscione’s Atlantic Six Racing. “We’ll try the turf down the road.” Under Jose Ortiz, Book’em Danno, broke a step or two to the outside in the Futurity, but found himself sitting third, two lengths off the pace behind a contested pace of 45.27 seconds for the half-mile. Book’em Danno came three wide into the lane, and once he passed the leaders he drifted a few paths in, but was well clear and drew off for the victory. Book’em Danno, a son of Bucchero, covered the six furlongs over a track labeled fast in 1:09.47 and returned $2.80 as the odds-on favorite and getting an 84 Beyer Speed Figure. “I had a great position every step of the way,” Ortiz said. “He won twice on the dirt, today it came off, perfect scenario for him. He was a big favorite, I was just a passenger on him.” Ryan said he may look at the $150,000 Nashua Stakes going a mile on dirt here on Nov. 5. “I don’t like to over-run young 2-year-olds, next year’s a long year, but they might be tempted to go a little farther,” Ryan said. Jody’s Pride gallops in Matron Trainer Jorge Abreu really wants to run Jody’s Pride on turf, but Mother Nature won’t let him. Still, Jody’s Pride proved again Sunday she’s more than capable on the dirt, galloping to a 3 1/4-length victory in Sunday’s $150,000 Matron Stakes for 2-year-old fillies. The Matron, originally carded as a Grade 3 race at six furlongs on turf, was forced to the main track after Saturday’s rain.. The race was run as a listed stakes pending a review by the North American Graded Stakes Committee. If it is restored to Grade 3 status, it would be the first graded win for Abreu. Jody’s Pride came into the Matron off a 10 1/4-length victory in an off-the-turf maiden race at Saratoga. On Sunday, Jody’s Pride was sitting fourth, about 2 1/2 lengths off pace down the backside before she dragged Flavien Prat to and by the pacesetters around the turn. Jody’s Pride had the lead by the quarter pole and cruised home an easy winner over Tricky Temper, who was 4 3/4 lengths clear of A Primera Vista. Kerri Raven, the trainer of Prima Vesta, lodged an objection against the runner-up for interference nearing the five-sixteenths pole, but the foul claim was disallowed. Prat said the early move made by Jody’s Pride “was not really what I wanted to do, but she took me. I figured she was just cruising, I kind of let her do her thing and she ran a good race.” Jody’s Pride, a daughter of American Pharoah, owned by Parkland Thoroughbreds and Sportsmen Stable, covered the six furlongs in 1:10.77 and returned $4.50 as the slight second choice behind Sugar Hi, who finished fourth. Jody's Pride was given a 72 Beyer Speed Figure. Abreu said he would like to run Jody’s Pride in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita on Nov. 3. “My goal is to make it to the Breeders’ Cup with her, I think she’s that kind of horse,” Abreu said. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.