Aqueduct

Aqueduct horses to watch: Week of March 8

Dave Litfin|Mar 06, 2014

HENRY’S GAL
Trainer: Rudy Rodriguez
Last race: March 2, 8th
Finish: 3rd by 3/4
Beyer: 66
After beginning her career with two blowout wins, this 3-year-old filly was bumped and off slowly, rushed up to engage in a prolonged battle up front, and held gamely to the final yards. Claimed out of that race for a pricey $75,000 by sharp connections.

JOHN’S ISLAND
Trainer: Leah Gyarmati
Last race: March 1, 5th
Finish: 2nd by 2 1/2
Beyer: 64
This New York-bred raced against the grain of an inside speed bias when unveiled Jan. 26 and improved several lengths in his second attempt, completing the exacta behind a ship-in winner from California.

PENNYMINE
Trainer: Richard Schosberg
Last race: March 3, 8th
Finish: 3rd by 1 1/4
Beyer: 71
This steady-going New York-bred mare was up against it on a speed-favoring track Jan. 18 and didn’t have much racing luck off a 44-day break most recently when she lacked room from the quarter pole to midstretch at a costly loss of momentum against second-level allowance sprinters.

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