Litfin: Aqueduct horses to watch for week of March 14
GENUINE HAPPINESS
Trainer: Michelle Nevin
Last race: March 11, 6th
Finish: 2nd by 7 1/4
Beyer: 44
This debuting daughter of Uncle Mo awaited room in the vicinity of the quarter pole, steadied a bit in upper stretch, and was along late for second behind a favored winner in a $40,000 maiden sprint.
NOBLE AND TRUE
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Last race: March 12, 4th
Finish: 2nd by 1/2
Beyer: 71
Couldn’t quite get to a 7-5 ship-in winner from Florida while racing greenly in the stretch but finished well enough to beat the remainder by almost 10 lengths in a maiden route; should improve off that initial start.
THIS HARD LAND
Trainer: Rodrigo Ubillo
Last race: March 12, 7th
Finish: 7th by 14
Beyer: 64
Hard-knocking earner of more than $450,000 was caught behind a front-running winner’s slow pace and raced three wide around both turns while making his second start off the bench; veteran closer has won at big odds on Aqueduct’s main track.