Aqueduct’s February 5 card presents a mix of highly playable races and others that demand caution. The strongest opportunities on this program come from races with clear pace structure, proven class compatibility, and runners who consistently deliver under similar conditions. Below is a streamlined, bettor-focused breakdown of the card, followed by the horses identified as […]
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Two year old filly for George Papaprodromou made start #2 on Sunday in a Cal bred maiden claimer at five and a half on the main with a tag of $50,000. Off at 11/1 and adding the blinkers, she broke running under Diego Herrera and fought for the lead down the back side with the […]
Two year old colt for Cesar DeAlba made his debut on Sunday at a six furlong sprint on the main for maiden special weights. There was an optional claiming price of $62,500 but none of the 9 runners were in for the tag. Off at 7/2 in a field of 9, he broke running under […]
Two year old Cal bred filly for Steve Knapp made start #2 on Monday in a maiden special weight event at ¾ on the main for Cal breds. Off at 7/2 in a field of 8, she added blinkers from her debut and after breaking a step slow under Pereira, she rushed up from between […]
Three year old gelding for Ryan Hanson made his debut in Saturday’s opener, a Cal bred maiden special weight event at ¾ on the turf for sophomores. Off at 9/1 in a field of 10, he was pretty much void of any early speed under Dettori and fell 8 lengths off the pace down the […]
A late-runner who was caught wide up the backstretch and in the stretch, she made a nice rally while widest of the top five finishers and she was able to get up for 3rd. The soph seems to be improving and maybe she will enjoy the route game. Next Upcoming Race: My Angel’s […]
Second-timer didn’t break fast, but did get away cleanly and found herself behind the two leaders while on the rail as they left the chute. The filly wanted to go, but she was wrangled back by her jock up the backstretch and was alone around the turn behind three runners who were well clear. She […]
Not a bad debut as she broke on top and raced outside of a three horse duel up the backstretch. She made a run for the lead entering the stretch, but tired in the late stages to finish midpack. Conditioning can only help this filly and she might not stop next time out. Next Upcoming […]
Three year old colt for Phil Oviedo made his debut in a “salty” maiden special weight event at ¾ on the turf Sunday. Off at a whopping 90/1 in a 9 horse field, he was void of any early speed, dropped back to last down the back side, and was a good 11 lengths back […]
Seven year old gelding for Richie Baltas tried $40,000 claimers on Friday in the initial race of the day at a mile on the turf. Off at 5/2 in a field of six he settled in fifth down the back side, tucked in at the rail under Frey and was just 3 off the pace. […]