Sunday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Added distance should benefit Going in Style

Aqueduct | Race 6 | Post Time 4:02 p.m. (ET)

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This starter optional claimer has attracted six runners who look pretty difficult to separate, all having earned similar speed figures. Master of None (#4) could vie for favoritism as he drops out of a much tougher race at Gulfstream where he ran into Kentucky Derby candidate Tapit Trice. He finished far back that day, but he did spend plenty of time racing on the rail, which may not have been the place to be. He has a right to do better on the class drop, but he feels like one that will get bet with Javier Castellano climbing aboard.

Winning Connection (#1) makes some sense as an alternative, but I’m not sure he’s going to be a great price either. He was no match for runaway winner Adero at this level last time, but still earned a solid speed figure for the effort. He might have more success if he could get back to the front-running tactics he used early in his career.

The TimeformUS Pace Projector is predicting a scenario that could favor the front-runner. That role could be occupied by GOING IN STYLE (#3), who adds blinkers for this race. He wore that equipment in his second start when he was aggressively used to challenge the superior Forbidden Secret before fading. He subsequently broke through against maiden-claiming company, beating Sunday’s rival Winning Connection. Since then, he’s lost twice at this level, but he caught wet tracks both times in races that featured some tougher opponents. I like him stretching back out to a mile, and he could get somewhat overlooked with a low-profile trainer taking over. I do find it interesting that he’s not for sale Sunday, despite being offered for the $50K tag in his last two starts at this level.