Aqueduct: DRF Plus handicapping report for November 8, 2013

Race 1

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Race 2

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COLORME KITTEN (#4, 5-1): This turf-to-dirt play is as fast as anyone on her best days, and enjoys a potential pace edge with C.C. Lopez, who is still aggressively terrific at getting speed horses out of the gate.- Dave Litfin

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CORINTHIANNA (#6, 6-1) lone main track start resulted in maiden breaker this summer up at the Spa; after a couple more unsuccessful turf forays they try her back on the dirt again and odds should be fair. - Chuck Kuehhas

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Race 3

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Race 4

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STATE VISIT (#7, 3-1) ran respectably to be third in her debut, making up ground with an inside rally; looks like the type to benefit with experience and also with the stretch out to a mile, being a Juddmonte homebred by Harlan’s Holiday out of an Empire Maker mare. – Byron King

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Race 5

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MALACHITE (#3, 4-1) settled for 2nd best while flashing potential in each of his first two starts, then got the right trip and handled 2/5 favorite Bellamy Storm with a strong finish when last seen 8 months ago; will need to be ready off of that long break, but on the plus side, he’s run well off of workouts twice already. - Mike Beer

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Race 6

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Race 7

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Race 8

Vulnerable Favorite

RELOAD (#4, 7-2) began his career with plenty of promise before tailing off a bit, then returned earlier this year with two big efforts and quickly fell out of form once again. He may be better suited to this seven-furlong distance than most of today’s rivals but excepting his two huge runs, which came over synthetic and mud, he appears to be in pretty tough today. - Mike Beer

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Race 9

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PALACE DREAMS (#4, 10-1) disappointed as the favorite in last two starts, but she ran fine over yielding ground two back and was forced to rush up after a slow start last time; she has races prior to that which suggest that she’s very tough in here, she figures to handle the mile better then several of her rivals, and, best of all, she’s likely a much better price this time. - Mike Beer

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ADRIATIC DREAM (#12, 8-1): In a race with a good amount of speed the edge should go to the closers, and this filly may benefit more than most; she hasn't gotten a lot of pace help of late but she can take a big step forward here if the fractions are on the quick side. -Kenny Peck

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