SATURDAY,
MARCH 9
SPOT PLAYS
AQUEDUCT
Race
4
#1
Devine Dental
Plus play
exacta box w/#2 Turco Bravo
#1
Devine Dental returned from a brief freshening last time with a solid
second-place finish and got claimed by red-hot trainer Rob Atras, who has won
with a lethal 48% of this starters this year (10-for-21) including 1-for-1 off
the claim. Jockey/trainer combo with Manny Franco hitting 67% (4-for-6), and
this horse already looks good against today’s rivals. With expected improvement
off the claim… even better.
Play
in exacta box with #2 Turco Bravo, who is a veteran winner of these two-turn
routes in NY starting at 1 1/8 miles and longer. Has been in the exacta in five
straight outings, owns mostly speed figures that are better than these, and
hasn’t been running any bad races lately. Joins new high-percentage barn
winning 30% of its races.
Race
6
#8
Solitary Gem
Owns
some excuses for the recent losses, including costly bad breaks which cost her
dearly in 2 of the last three outings. Other losses were on wet tracks or at 7F
which is a bit too far. But today she meets a vulnerable and beatable field at
10-1 odds on the morning line and should beat these with a clean start and a
return to her good form at suitable
distance on a fast track.
SATURDAY, MARCH 9
AQUEDUCT
RACE 1
1 – #2 Invest 5-2
2 – #3 Papa Jim 4-1
3 – #6 Neper 6-1
RACE 2
1 – #3 Pretentious 10-1
2 – #6 Incubator 8-5
3 – #4 Halloween Horror 6-1
RACE 3
1 – #7 Redoubleot
H 7-5 best bet
2 – #1 Karabessa 5-1
3 – #4 It’s a Shaw Thing 4-1
RACE 4
1 – #1 Devine Dental 5-2
2 – #2 Turco Bravo 3-1
3 – #4 Haul Anchor 9-5
RACE 5
1 – #1 Special Story 9-2
2 – #4 Mystical Song 4-1
3 – #6 Ro Bear 3-1
RACE 6
1 – #8 Solitary Gem 10-1
2 – #6 Itsjustnotyourday 6-1
3 – #3 Viradia 4-1
RACE 7
1 – #8 Warrens Vengeance 7-2
2 – #2 Diamond Princess 8-5
3 – #10 No Stone Unturned 10-1
RACE 8
1 – #3 Skyler’s Scramjet 8-5
2 – #5 Bavaro 4-1
3 – #4 Syndergaard 3-1
RACE 9
1 – #2 Sunny Ridge 8-5
2 – #8 Vino Rosso 7-2
3 – #4 Stan the Man 5-2
RACE 10 – Gotham Stakes
1 – #5 Haikal 6-1
2 – #3 Mind Control 9-2
3 – #6 Instagrand 1-1
4 – #2 Knicks Go 12-1
RACE 11
1 – #11 Always Shopping 4-1
2 – #10 Please Flatter Me 3-1
3 – #2 Espresso Shot 8-1
4 – #1 Ujjayi 10-1
