Aqueduct horses to watch: Week of Nov. 16

COUSIN STEPHEN
Trainer: Chad Brown
Last race: Nov. 7, 1st
Finish: 1st by 7 1/2
Beyer: 81
Two turns and the addition of blinkers made a big difference for this Proud Citizen juvenile, who smashed maidens at 1 1/8 miles second time out while running the last three furlongs in about 37 seconds.

PREDICATE
Trainer: Mark Hennig
Last race: Nov. 8, 4th
Finish: 2nd by 1 3/4
Beyer: 60
Tough-luck filly was within striking range approaching the turn but shuffled back at a loss of several lengths before coming on again in the stretch. She has been in the money in all five dirt starts.

FARHAAN
Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin
Last race: Nov. 8, 8th
Finish: 4th by 6 1/2
Beyer: 88
After routing in his first three U.S. outings, this 4-year-old shortened up to seven furlongs, was bumped and stumbled at the start, and finished willingly to miss the runner-up spot by less than a length.

MUMTAAZAH
Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin
Last race: Nov. 10, 4th
Finish: 2nd by 2 1/4
Beyer: 71
This $525,000 daughter of Tapit shied inward while racing greenly in the stretch and still clearly bested the rest while solidly backed at 2-1; ample room for improvement.