Aqueduct

Aqueduct horses to watch: Week of Jan. 11

Dave Litfin|Jan 09, 2014

SCOTLAND
Trainer: Tony Dutrow
Last race: Jan. 4, 8th
Finish: 3rd by 4 1/2
Beyer: 77
A bit headstrong early behind the leaders, loomed a threat in the stretch, but appeared a bit hesitant in tight quarters on the rail inside odds-on winner Noble Moon in the Jerome; $310,000 colt should have maidens at his mercy.

MASTER LIGHTNING
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Last race: Jan. 4, 8th
Finish: 7th by 6 3/4
Beyer: 74
Back in just 13 days after a first-level allowance win, he pressed the pace from post 8 in the Jerome, and while he wasn’t going to threaten the top two, traffic in the stretch appeared to have cost him a position or two.

KARA’S MATCH POINT
Trainer: Linda Rice
Last race: Jan. 2, 8th
Finish: 3rd by 5 1/4
Beyer: 71
Freshened for nearly seven weeks following two tough trips in the fall, this sprinter returned to the scene of last winter’s maiden victory and turned in a useful effort, finishing evenly despite appearing uncomfortable racing along the inside throughout. An outside draw could help next time.

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