TimeformUS Aqueduct Horses in Focus for Friday, March 2, 2018

Race 3:
Forest Blue (#4)

Has been facing much tougher company in his recent starts and now gets a needed drop in class.

Was two to three wide over a track that featured a gold rail last time.

DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Robertino Diodoro is 34 for 113 (30 percent, $2.91 ROI) with horses going from allowance to claiming races in dirt sprints.

5-1 on ML

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Race 4:
Flat Calm (#4)

Is bred to handle longer distances as a daughter of Flatter, out of a stamina-laden female family.

Attracts Linda Rice’s go-to winter rider Junior Alvarado.

DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Linda Rice is 4 for 12 (33 percent, $2.32 ROI) with first time starters in dirt routes at Aqueduct.

2-1 on ML

Race 7:
Jewel Can Disco (#5)

Has earned the fastest recent speed figures.

Ran extremely well last time setting an honest pace in a race dominated by runners rallying from off the pace.

The Pace Projector is predicting that he is once again faster than his early pace rivals.

5-2 on ML