Aqueduct

Litfin: Aqueduct Horses to Watch

Dave Litfin|Jan 20, 2015

G R’S GIANT
Trainer: Charlie Baker
Last race: Jan. 15, 6th
Finish: 5th by 3 1/2
Beyer: 48

Raced four wide early, put in a big middle move that carried him to within a half-length of the lead while continuing wide on the second turn, and was checked between horses in deep stretch against $40,000 New York-bred maiden routers first time off the claim.

LIBERTY ISLAND
Trainer: Dominick Schettino
Last race: Jan. 16, 8th
Finish: 2nd by 1 1/4
Beyer: 65

This New York-bred filly followed up a debut maiden victory with two bullet workouts, and then gave a good account of herself chasing favored Overprepared in the Busanda Stakes, altering course off the rail in midstretch to finish clearly best of the others.

CLEANCUT KID
Trainer: Dan Conway Jr.
Last race: Jan. 17, 7th
Finish: 2nd by 1 1/2
Beyer: 73

After five starts at Woodbine on turf and Polytrack, this lightly raced 5-year-old gelding stumbled at the start of his local debut against restricted claimers, rallied five wide into the stretch and fully extended the odds-on winner while eight lengths clear of the remainder first time on dirt.

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