TUESDAY,
JANUARY 1
SPOT PLAYS
AQUEDUCT
Race 6
#5 Lettercarrierhenry
Plus
play exacta box w/#6 Stone Breaker
#5 Lettercarrierhenry invades from Finger Lakes and most
importantly makes the big maiden class drop in against maiden claimers for the
first time coming off of two in-the-money finishes against FL maiden special
weights to begin his career. Best speed figure stacks up well against the
horses in this race who’ve already run, and his early speed will make him tough
to catch against maiden claimers.
Play in exacta box with #6 Stone Breaker, who is the obvious
other contender in this race who will be tough to beat if able to repeat or
improve upon the field’s best speed figure earned last time out in the career
debut. Second-place finish last time out looks even better now that the horse
who beat him has already come back to win his next start. Finished eight
lengths clear of the third horse and certainly figures in the exacta once
again, at least.
Race 8
#3 Mind Control
No dice last time in the
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, but now returns in a more realistic spot and at a
better distance here at the one-turn mile as opposed to the two-turn route
distance. Bypassed a trip out of town in order to stay home for this spot in
the $150k Jerome, and Johnny Velazquez is here to ride. Grade 1 winner has
beaten some tough customers, and this field contains promising rivals but no
standouts with anything close to this horse’s credentials.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 1
AQUEDUCT
RACE 1
1 – #3 Friend of Liberty 4-1
2 – #1 Sounds Delicious 4-5
3 – #2 Crimson Frost 5-2
RACE 2
1 – #6 Bourbon N Rye 3-1
2 – #3 Legion Storm 5-2
3 – #5 Tenency 6-1
RACE 3
1 – #1 Annette’s Humor 8-5
2 – #4 Rose of Dublinot H 6-1
3 – #6 Big Brown Cat 5-1
RACE 4
1 – #1 Small Bear 3-1
2 – #3 Holiday Bonus 5-1
3 – #4 Roaming Union 4-1
RACE 5
1 – #1 Passporttovictory 6-5 best bet
2 – #6 Carrera Cat 6-1
3 – #5 Miss Marion 5-1
RACE 6
1 – #5 Lettercarrierhenry 4-1
2 – #6 Stone Breaker 5-2
3 – #4 Wisecrack 12-1
RACE 7
1 – #9 Flat Calm 6-1
2 – #7 Moondance Joy 20-1
3 – #8 Picco Uno 6-5
RACE 8
1 – #3 Mind Control 9-5
2 – #4 Our Braintrust 8-1
3 – #6 Souper Jackpot 2-1
RACE 9
1 – #8 Bitumen 8-1
2 – #4 Dancetrack 6-1
3 – #3 Alright Alright 7-2
4 – #2 King Kranz 10-1