In a span of about of 35 minutes at Aqueduct on Thursday afternoon, the ownership group of Zilla Racing, Black Jack Racing, and Acqua Nova Stable experienced the best and worst of horse racing. In race 2, the group’s 3-year-old maiden Rocket’s Red Glare suffered a fatal injury to his right foreleg galloping out after finishing second in a turf sprint. He had to be euthanized on the course. Thirty-five minutes later, members of those ownership groups were in the winner’s circle after Jackson Heights sprung a 24-1 upset in the $125,000 Bertram F. Bongard Stakes for New York-bred juveniles. “If you were to put the emotions on a roller-coaster it’s as high as you can go and as low as you can go,” said Mike Piazza, managing partner of Zilla Racing. “Even though we just won a stakes race, it’s hard to get what happened to ‘Rocket’ out of your mind.” Piazza wasn’t at Aqueduct to ride the roller-coaster as he was in Saratoga, tending to his three young children, including a three-week old daughter, as his wife was dealing with an illness. Piazza said as the field was assembling in the paddock for the Bongard, he was on the phone trying to get information on Rocket’s Red Glare, trained by Linda Rice. Jackson Heights was winless in his first three starts, but with a short field his connections, including trainer Orlando Noda, opted to take a shot in the Bongard. Under Javier Castellano, Jackson Heights broke a step slow and was last, about six lengths, off the pace established by Arctic Arrogance, the 4-5 favorite who was stalked by Donegal Surges, the 6-5 second choice. :: DRF has you covered for the Belmont at the Big A meet! Shop for PPs, Clocker Reports, Picks, Betting Strategies, and more.   Castellano moved Jackson Heights into contention around the turn and was third at the quarter pole. While Arctic Arrogance turned back the pressure from Donegal Surges, he could not resist the onrushing Jackson Heights, who passed him inside the sixteenth pole to win by two lengths. Arctic Arrogance was second by 3 3/4 lengths over Donegal Surges. Blame It on Daddy and General Banker completed the order of finish. Jackson Heights, a son of Union Jackson, covered the seven furlongs in 1:26.04 and returned $50.50 as the second-longest shot on the board. Castellano rode Jackson Heights when he finished third in a maiden race run over a sloppy track at Saratoga on Aug. 26. That day, like Thursday, Jackson Heights broke slow. However, in the maiden race, Castellano rushed the horse into contention whereas Thursday he didn’t. “I think that horse you need to leave alone,” Castellano said. “He doesn’t break good out of the gate you need to let him settle and come from behind.” Noda said the fact that Arctic Arrogance - trained by Rice - didn’t have things her own way on the lead, was key. “If Linda’s horse went by herself I knew the race was over but when they were fighting each other I thought that was a good set up,” Noda said. “He didn’t rush the horse, he kept finding little by little and we got to the wire first thank God.” :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.