SUNDAY,
JANUARY 13
SPOT PLAYS
AQUEDUCT
Race 1
#5 Jake Rocks
Plus
play exacta box w/#1 Grumps Little Tots
#5 Jake Rocks couldn’t get to the lead and tired at 7F last
time, but had a great time to make amends today on a potentially much better
pace scenario at the shorter 6F distance. When last out at 6F two races ago,
this horse showed good speed and finished third behind repeat next-out winner
Mihos, who is now a stakes winner in Florida who is on the Kentucky Derby trail.
Big bargain on the morning line at 6-1 odds.
Play in exacta box with #1 Grumps Little Tots, who also has
a great chance to beat the odds-on morning line favorite in this race to hit
the exacta, at least. Finished third and second on two outings so far, and all
three of the horses that have finished ahead of him so far in his career were
next-out winners. Exits key races and now returns from a layoff as a first-time
gelding with a big chance to improve.
Race 4
#2 Wisecrack
Improved the speed figure last
time and faces a highly-questionable field today with the class drop back in
against maiden claimers. Benefitted from this 5 1/2F distance last time, and
has already proven to be competitive against maiden claimers with a
second-place finish this last fall at Belmont. Good enough to beat these at
solid morning line odds of 6-1.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 13
AQUEDUCT
RACE 1
1 – #5 Jake Rocks 6-1
2 – #1 Grumps Little Tots 2-1
3 – #3 American Mandate 3-5
RACE 2
1 – #6 Weather Wiz 2-1
2 – #4 Regal Quality 9-2
3 – #3 Dothat Dance 12-1
RACE 3
1 – #6 Shamrock Kid 4-1
2 – #4 Sharpe and Readyot H 6-5
3 – #1 Arc in the Dark 3-1
RACE 4
1 – #2 Wisecrack 6-1
2 – #6 Forecaster 8-5
3 – #1 Missionatthespa 6-1
RACE 5
1 – #9 All Clear 6-1
2 – #8 Desert Lights 4-1
3 – #2 Ten Twenty Nine 15-1
RACE 6
1 – #7 Midnight Curfew 3-1
2 – #1 Erlich 5-2
3 – #8 Mental Model 3-1
RACE 7
1 – #2 Blindwillie McTell 9-5 best bet
2 – #10 Bustin to be Loved 20-1
3 – #9 Just Right 7-2
RACE 8
1 – #4 La Cat Warrior 2-1
2 – #2 Thefinalcrazydude 6-1
3 – #1 Mister Humor 9-2
4 – #5 Latin Love Bug 12-1