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The Cigar Mile
The Cigar Mile drew a full field of 12. Not bad for one of the last remaining major races on the 2023 calendar year. The field looks competitive, and we’ll see how it shapes up and where we land. Coastal Mission comes in in sharp form while stepping up in class. How those Charlestown races on the bull ring will translate to a one turn Aqueduct mile chute is anybody’s guess. He looks fast enough
Key Races & Bets for Saturday December 2nd, 2023
Demoiselle Stakes – Race 7 at Aqueduct – Post Time 2:45 PM Eastern Win contenders: Most of All, Ringy Dingy, Shimmering AllureVulnerable favorites: Life Talk, Caldwell Luvs Gold Let’s start with why the first and third morning line favorites are vulnerable, which sets up the race for some nice overlays from fair odds on the three win contenders. Life Talk (8 to 5) is favored based on her fourth of 12 finish four weeks ago
Live Horses For Saturday November 25th, 2023
I hope everyone had as Happy a Thanksgiving as they could. All the best to all of you and yours. To the matters at hand. Let’s see if we can find a few live horses on Saturday. In the Grade 2 Seabiscuit at Del Mar Astronomer catches my eye. He need that first race off the bench but improved and hit his best form in the following two races. They thought enough of
Key Races & Bets for Saturday November 25th, 2023
City of Laurel Stakes – Race 6 at Laurel – Post Time 3 PM Eastern Top win contenders: Let It Ride, Post Time, Giant MischiefNext tier: (in case of scratches and for exactas) Ninetyprcentmaddie, Super Accelerate, Coffeewithchris Note: Super Accelerate and Giant Mischief are cross-entered in other races this week and may not run here. Let It Ride ships in from New York on the heels off a five length win from which he was
The Hill Prince
Straight three-year olds going a mile and an eighth on the grass in mid-November. I like it. The Hill Prince at Aqueduct offers just that, and the race came up a bit more competitive than it may appear at first look. Freedom Trail breaks from the rail and is one of the more experienced runners in the field. He has run in six different stake races albeit winning just one, and that was