Aqueduct | Race 3 | Post Time 1:18 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
This New York-bred optional claimer is an intriguing convergence of horses on the downswing and those on the upswing. To put it more explicitly, it pits horses racing for the $45k optional claiming tag against those who fit the allowance condition and may inherently have more upside.
Flightline! Malathaat, Rebel’s Romance, Modern Games. It already almost seems like a dream, the 2022 Breeders’ Cup. We’re only one week removed, but mid-winter feels more palpable than the Keeneland Breeders’ Cup. Still . . . weekend stakes racing goes on. We’ve got three stops this week.
Bessarbian
The Maple Leaf shares top billing Saturday at Woodbine, where fillies and mares and Tapeta take center stage. I looked long and hard at the Maple Leaf but could turn over no solid opinion in what appears to be a well-matched field.
Aqueduct | Race 9 | Post Time 4:12 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
CHEEKIEST
Trainer: Mike Puype
Last race: Nov. 4, 1st
Finish: 3rd by 5
Beyer: 54
Juvenile maiden filly broke slowly, rated in turf mile, finished fairly well in slow-pace race won by pacesetter. Claimed by Puype from Peter Eurton for $62,500. Can improve.
CATEMACO
Trainer: Kristin Mulhall
Last race: Nov. 5, 5th
Finish: 3rd by 1 3/4
Beyer: 81
Aqueduct | Race 6 | Post Time 2:16 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
Aqueduct | Race 8 | Post Time 3:45 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
