DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Thursday, March 25, 2021
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1:20 AQU 1st ALPHA BABE (#1, 7-2) managed one early start as a 2yo in Florida and got bet that day before getting outrun in a race that featured a fast and contested pace going five furlongs; sent a mile off the bench by her new trainer but has the pedigree to handle it being from the female family of Grade 1 CCA Oaks winner Funny Moon; puts blinkers on and adds Lasix while facing a suspect field. -Mike Beer | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
1:50 AQU 2nd SISTER ALEXA (#1, 8-1) went to the sidelines after failing to fire last time with an excuse; has won each of her last two starts over fast dirt, and is 2 for 3 over this distance at Aqueduct when the track is fast, while finishing a close 2nd in the loss at a big price. -Mike Beer | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
2:37 GP 4th Willing to give ALL ABOUT KATHERN (#9, 7-2) a mulligan for the Feb. 10 flop in which the filly was off poorly and things only got worse; six-week layoff and the subtle class drop from Team Eppler are liable to see her right back on her game; loading-and-going from the outer box should give Paco trip leverage from the outset. -Marty McGee | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
3:20 AQU 5th FARRAGUT (#5, 8-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Mike Beer). | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
4:16 GP 7th Mike Maker has many of the angles covered in this N3L-$20k turf sprint with the uncoupled duo of KING OF ROCK (#6, 9-2) and STAR WEAVER, both of whom come favorably drawn alongside one another in outer posts; giving the former a slight edge over the latter after having been regrouped off the claim with a nice set of works. -Marty McGee | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
4:24 AQU 7th ELEGANT ZIP (#4, 8-1) was better than she looked despite the overall record leading up to her return this year as a 5yo, with several races either vs. stakes company or on turf muddling things up a bit; won easily on the drop first time back, then stepped up to win again with a new top figure two back while facing a field that is better than this one; bounce-back candidate after getting wired over a wet track last time. -Mike Beer | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
4:38 OP 6th PERFECTIONTODETAIL (#10, 8-1) has caught wet tracks in both of her starts at the meet and might be better-served if the strip is fast. She ran some races that would win this last year at Haw. -Mary Rampellini | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
5:22 GP 9th That mid-December score by LENZI’S LUCKY LADY (#3, 9-2) over the local course earned her subsequent back-to-back stakes berths, neither of which resulted in paydays but did suggest she’ll be very salty when returning for this optional tag; stayed fit with those outings to boot; there all the way under typically aggressive Paco urging. -Marty McGee | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets