The following are clocker notes for entries on Friday, April 8, 2022, for Aqueduct.

Race 1

#5 Once a Giant

Mar 25 2022 PBD 5f fst 1:03.39
Looked slightly second best going in company with Super Quality. Finished just fair while working hardest coming to the wire. Galloped out just okay. Had the final quarter in 25.15. RATING: C+

Mar 5 2022 PBD 5f fst 1:03.39
Was second best going in company with Nitrous Channel. Finished second best while under strong urging. Splits were 24.65, 37.92, 1:03.39. RATING: C+

Keeneland

Race 1

#4 Dominicana

Mar 1 2022 PBD 3f fst :39.95(g)

Was best going from the gate in company with an unnamed two year old. Broke well and looked good early. Rider eased up the final furlong. Better than the time suggest. RATING: B-

Race 2

#2 Lavish Habits

Feb 22 2022 PMM 4f fst :47.80

Improved some off debut showing big speed in both works since but failed to finish with any real punch. Might be there early this time. RATING: B-

RACE 8: EARLY VOTING (#3) 

Aqueduct | Race 5 | Post Time 3:23 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up

ARREST

Trainer: Alfredo Marquez

Last race: April 1, race 1

Finish: 3^rd by 3 3/4

Beyer: 60

Tough trip for gelding in $50,000 maiden-claiming turf sprint. Took up early, pulled hard while rated fifth on rail, unrelaxed, evenly in stretch. Not bad despite antics, can improve.

RACE 5: ROCK SUGAR (#6) 

ARCADIA, Calif. – Jockeys and horses are coming and going, from California to Kentucky, in this week’s cross-country notebook . . .

When jockey Umberto Rispoli relocates to Kentucky after riding Sunday at Santa Anita. California will lose a top turf jockey – and one of the most assertive. Rispoli, whose strong personality irked some trainers, makes no apologies for expressing opinions after riding a horse in a race or workout.

“Some trainers like it, some don’t like it,” Rispoli said. “Some people think I’m too tough? Or I know more than them? That’s not [true].”

Kenny Peck pick-five play at Keeneland for Friday, April 8, 2022

Yes, it’s way too cold in much of the land, but the 2022 racing season is heating up, if you hadn’t noticed. Arkansas Derby, Florida Derby, a bevy of stakes across the land. The focus here is Gulfstream Park, where weather, unfortunately, could play a key role. It seems uncertain how much rain might fall and when, but more likely than not there will be rain.

Florida Derby

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