Key Races & Bets for Saturday December 7th, 2024
Remsen Stakes – Race 7 at Aqueduct – Post Time 2:36 PM Eastern Top Win Contenders: TuxOther Win Contenders: Keewaydin, Studlydoright When Bill Mott enters a two-year-old or three year […]
Key Races & Bets for Saturday November 30th, 2024
Safely Kept Stakes – Race 7 at Laurel – Post Time 3:31 PM Eastern
Win Contenders: Ellen Jay, Sheilahs Warcloud
For exactas: Dazzling Move
Ellen Jay, the first foal of champion Covfefe, has won three races in a row, the most recent a stakes race similar to this one but on turf. She doesn’t need the lead to win but can lead from start to finish if no other horse is aggressive in the early stages. She just ran the best race of her career, with a field high 99 Equibase Speed Figure, following two months off so she should improve second off the layoff and there’s no concern about her moving to dirt from turf for Brad Cox, who has won three of eight with this move in stakes over the past couple of years, with two others finishing second.
Key Races & Bets for Saturday November 23rd, 2024
New York Stallion Series Stakes (Fillies & Mares) – Race 7 at Aqueduct – Post Time 3:08 PM Eastern
Win Contenders: Athena Beach, Brown Suga Babe
Athena Beach has won six of 12 races and has been second in two others. Her record in races at a mile or less is even better at 6-2-1 in 11 races. Although her first try in a stakes race for NY Breds only (last month) was the worse effort of her career, as she finished fifth, the issue that day was she drew the rail and was sent hard for the lead before tiring. One race before that when she got the five post she led from the start and even though passed after a half mile came back to win. That’s the race we can expect her to run here and that race, if repeated, is good enough to win.
Key Races & Bets for Saturday November 16th, 2024
Race 2 at Aqueduct – Post Time 12:10 PM Eastern
Win Contenders: Swinging Solo, Key Point
Swinging Solo won rather easily in his one and only race five weeks ago. Although it was at Delaware Park, the effort earned a strong 88 Equibase Speed Figure which is going to be improved upon off the physical and mental experience of a race. In that debut, Swinging Solo stalked the pacesetter early then took the lead and never looked back and since then he shipped to New York and put in a spectacular half-mile drill about a week ago which was the third best of 177 on the day (47.4), sending all the right signals for another top effort at this first allowance level.
The Grade 2 Red Smith 2024
Nine horses are set to go in the one mile and three eights on the grass in the Grade 2 Red Smith at Aqueduct. I love turf marathons despite the […]