Beer: Aqueduct horses to watch for week of Dec. 11, 2017
Split Time
Trainer: Linda Rice
Last race: Dec. 6, 6th
Finish: 2nd by 3 1/4
Beyer: 63
Two-year-old New York-bred filly was off to a slow start but picked it up with a strong move around the turn and finished well for second behind an experienced rival in a promising debut. Runners from this barn routinely improve after a race, so look for her to be tough wherever she shows up next.
Nine Route
Trainer: Jeremiah Englehart
Last race: Dec. 8, 4th
Finish: 1st by 6 ½
Beyer: 71
Two-year-old by The Factor switched to dirt to make the second start of his career off a layoff and improved significantly to leave a field of maidens behind with a strong finish, all after leaping up at the start to put himself out of position early.
My Boy Tate
Trainer: Michelle Nevin
Last race: Dec. 9, 6th
Finish: 1st by 9 1/4
Beyer: 95
Made it 3 for 3 sprinting with a third consecutive blowout win and another Beyer top. He is out of New York-bred conditions now, but the lightly raced 3-year-old remains open to further improvement.
