The Saturday card at Aqueduct is rich in graded stakes races, highlighted by the Wood Memorial. I’m interested in two specific plays: an exacta in the Gazelle for 3-year-old fillies and a daily double beginning in the Bay Shore and ending with the Wood. RACE 6 – GAZELLE Let’s call a spade a spade: This year’s Gazelle features some very slow fillies, particularly when compared to their contemporaries running in Kentucky and California on Saturday. I believe the local prep for the Gazelle, the Busher, is going to be the key to this race. MIDNIGHT DISGUISE (3) is a giant filly who grinded away down the center of the track to win the Busher on March 3, rallying from off the pace in a race that didn’t feature much as far as speed is concerned. The nine-furlong distance of the Gazelle will be no issue for her, as she’s already proven herself at the distance, winning the Busanda in January. She’s a very logical contender whom I’m going to use in my exactas along with MY MISS LILLY (6). My Miss Lilly finished third in the Busher, but there’s a case to be made that she was unlucky that day. Despite never actually checking at any point in the run, My Miss Lilly was never able to find a clean seam down the stretch; with a clean run, I think she could have threatened for top honors. My play is simple – dutched exactas using Midnight Disguise and My Miss Lilly; it may not be the most interesting play, but I think it’s the most likely outcome in the Gazelle. RACES 9-10 – BAY SHORE, WOOD MEMORIAL The Bay Shore looks like a two-horse race on paper; NATIONAL FLAG (4) and ENGAGE (5) are strictly the horses to beat. National Flag owns the highest last-out Beyer Speed Figure in the field (98), but the field he beat at Gulfstream on March 2 was suspect at best. I much prefer Engage, whose 2-year-old form was very strong and who is likely to move forward in his first start as a 3-year-old. Chad Brown excels with this type of runner (past three years, dirt, winner last out, 61-180 days, graded stakes, NYRA: 4 for 7, $5.15 ROI), so it would hardly be a surprise to see Engage fire a big shot Saturday. This year’s Wood Memorial may not feature a ton of star power (yet), but I do think there are some talented runners with potential – most notably KING ZACHARY (7). King Zachary was visually awesome in winning his maiden at Gulfstream most recently, leveling off and extending nicely down the lane for trainer Dale Romans. Romans has done well with last-out maiden winners in dirt-route graded stakes over the past five years (6 for 20, $6.40 ROI), and it would seem as though this son of Curlin is ready to deliver a career-best effort in the Wood. I’m hopeful to get through the first leg of the double using National Flag and Engage (pressing Engage) and be alive to King Zachary in the Wood; if one of the sprinters doesn’t prevail in the Bay Shore, I’ll play King Zachary to win at odds of 5-1 or greater.