TimeformUS Aqueduct Horses in Focus for Friday, Feb. 2, 2018
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona highlights some contenders on Friday's card at Aqueduct.
David AragonaFeb 01, 2018
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona highlights some contenders on Friday's card at Aqueduct.
The Grade 2, $350,000 Holy Bull on Saturday at Gulfstream Park offers 10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the winner. The field is led by the top two finishers in last fall’s Kentucky Jockey Club, Enticed and Tiz Mischief, along with Grade 1 Breeders’ Futurity winner Free Drop Billy. Yet this race is hardly straightforward as 11 runners comprise this field – many of them promising colts looking to make their mark on the Derby trail as they step up in class for the first time.
The public often sees a fast first-out maiden winner and is eager to bet. And I am as well, though I'd rather take the contrarian view and bet against. Too many of these quick maiden winners regress second out at short prices, opening up wagering opportunities on alternative runners.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona provides his Highlight Horse for Thursday's card at Aqueduct.
DRF National Handicapper Mike Watchmaker analyzes the San Pasqual Stakes, the Holy Bull Stakes and the King Cotton Stakes.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona highlights some contenders on Thursday's card at Aqueduct.
Each week, TimeformUS Chief Figure Maker Craig Milkowski takes a look back at the weekend’s graded stakes and releases the TimeformUS Speed Figures for these races.
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This is one of the most difficult races on the card, as you have horses converging from various class levels to make up this field of 12 runners.