Litfin: Aqueduct Horses to Watch for week of Dec. 28, 2015

J R STAR
Trainer: Rudy Rodriguez
Last race: Dec. 27, 4th
Finish: 4th by 4 1/4
Beyer: 62
Stuck behind a wall of horses in midstretch and finished well late in a maiden special weight sprint for 2-year-old fillies.

WAR ACADEMY
Trainer: David Jacobson
Last race: Dec. 27, 6th
Finish: 2nd by 2 1/4
Beyer: 82
Made his first start outside of California and first since Aug. 8, and finished determinedly in a $25,000 claiming sprint. Versatile gelding has won going short and long.

SUPER NICKY
Trainer: Chris Englehart
Last race: Dec. 26, 7th
Finish: 4th by 5 3/4
Beyer: 72
Making the 15th start of a busy 2015 campaign, this speedster set the pace on a dead rail against the grain of a very prominent rally-wide bias.