Aqueduct horses to watch: Week of March 15

PILLAR OF STRENGTH
Trainer: Tom Morley
Last race: March 7, 6th
Finish: 2nd by 7
Beyer: 49
This New York-bred maiden sprinter showed improved early speed against odds-on winner American Creed and continued on willingly, upping his Beyer by a dozen points second time out.

EIGHT CENTS
Trainer: Debra Divitto
Last race: March 8, 1st
Finish: 2nd by 4
Beyer: 55
Trailed early after spotting the field two to three lengths at the break and finished with interest to complete the exacta behind the favored class dropper Takajo when turned back from two turns in a maiden-claiming sprint.

REGENT’S HOUSE
Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin
Last race: March 9, 6th
Finish: 1st by 6 1/2
Beyer: 75
Just a few days after her dam, the champion mare Ashado, was named a Hall of Fame finalist, this 3-year-old Street Cry filly dumped her rider and ran off briefly prior to the start but relaxed nicely while pressing the early leader en route to a highly promising debut score.

IDLE AMERICAN
Trainer: Pat Kelly
Last race: March 9, 8th
Finish: 4th by 6 1/4
Beyer: 82
In tough against the odds-on Spa City Fever in a high-end optional claimer for New York-breds but put in a big four-wide move around the far turn before flattening out. Looking ahead, the 6-year-old relishes Aqueduct’s turf course.