If racing resumes at Aqueduct Thursday, following the jockeys’ refusal to ride the last eight races Sunday due to differences with New York Racing Association management, there will be a $79,410 carryover in the pick six. The pick six went unhit both Friday and Saturday. Here’s a look at Thursday’s sequence that begins in race 3: Race 3: Shadow Surge’s last race is a throw-out. He was checked repeatedly and didn’t seem to like the inside in a $50,000 claimer. He will need to run back to his prior effort, when beaten a half-length at this level. Shadow Surge gets a turnback to six furlongs and is reunited with Jaime Rodriguez, who was aboard for that Nov. 1 effort. Spirit Dragon, third in that Nov. 1 race, goes second off the layoff for John Kimmel. Race 4: If Acoustic Ave runs here, he’s a must use. But, he is also entered in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Elite Power Stakes, where he would have to face his stablemate El Grande O. Two starts back, Acoustic Ave was beaten a nose by Breslau after getting away slowly and making a solid, wide rally. Acoustic Ave then finished behind The Wine Steward in the Hudson Stakes for New York-breds. If trainer Linda Rice scratches Acoustic Ave Thursday, she can still win this race with Light the Way, who drops out of a fourth-place finish in the Grade 3 Forty Niner Stakes. His last try at this level going seven furlongs resulted in a second-place finish to Baby Yoda at Saratoga. :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. Race 5: Red Velvet Cake’s debut race, where she was beaten a nose when second, would be good enough to win this maiden special weight race, which drew nine 3-year-old fillies. Her second race, where she finished seventh at 2-5, would obviously not be good enough. Trainer Melanie Giddings said Red Velvet Cake “bled a little bit on us” in that second start, which is a legitimate excuse. If that is behind her, then she looms tough in this six-furlong affair. Forever to Go, second in five of eight starts, and Three Nines Fine are others to consider. Race 6: Floge is back at the $10,000 level at which she last won here in May, albeit over a sloppy track. Divine Grace, a 5-year-old mare who is 11 for 36 in her career – all in the Mid-Atlantic region – was second at this level at Parx for Jamie Ness. Race 7: In a race that doesn’t seem to have much early speed, Chief Liam could control the pace breaking from the outside under Chris Elliott in this second-level New York-bred allowance going one mile. Chief Liam had finished sixth in his first start off a six-month layoff, a race from which three horses won their next start. Palace Boss put in two strong efforts in this condition before taking a step back when seventh as the favorite at this level on Oct. 11. Could bounce back here. Wynstock, who definitely needs pace, won the last time he was at this level, though that race was originally scheduled for the turf at Saratoga. Race 8: Jungle Glow drops from allowance company into the claiming ranks. His last win came for $40,000, albeit on Monmouth’s turf course. Smilensaycheese is coming off a nice win for $17,500 and now steps up to the $30,000 level for Linda Rice. Complex Music, second in each of his last two starts, and Free Dance, third at this level last out, are others to consider. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.