Thursday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Mo Attitude returns to New York in improved form

Aqueduct | Race 8 | Post Time 4:38 p.m. (ET)

There are many questions to be answered in this conditioned claiming race that lacks a standout. A horse like St. Brigid's Cross (#1) figures to take money by default given her strong connections, but she's been pretty disappointing since the Brad Cox claim. She, like others, is dropping in class to the lowest level of their careers. That also applies to Rare Society (#3), who drops in for a tag for the first time. There is some rain in the forecast for Thursday, and she didn't appear to love a wet track last time. Yet she also didn't get the right trip, spending too much time on a dead rail. She can rebound here.

I'm Kidding (#6) looks like the main speed, but finishing off her races has been a problem this winter. She's another dropping out of a series of allowance races. Early pressure could come from Oklahoma Smoke (#4), who returns from a layoff dating back to late 2024. She won her only start, but the time away coupled with the drop in class make her untrustworthy.

The horse I want to bet is Mo Attitude (#5). She competed at slightly cheaper levels than this when she made a couple of starts on this circuit in January and February. She didn't run that well in her first local start, but it was just her second appearance following a layoff. She fared better two back when she got up for second despite chasing wide against a rail bias. She returned to Parx last time and put forth one of her best efforts to date, chasing home a runaway winner in a tougher spot than this. If she brings that form back to New York, she figures to be a handful.