Aqueduct | Race 5 | Post Time 2:54 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
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Of those with experience, Racing Raven (#3) is likely to attract the most support. This Repole Stable homebred broke a tad slowly in his debut and made up a bit of ground late to finish fifth. He’s the horse to beat off that performance.
NEW YORK – Gulfstream and Santa Anita are the two tracks one would expect to command the racing scene this time of year, and that is precisely the case Saturday. Gulfstream has five graded stakes on its program, topped by the Grade 2, $350,000 Holy Bull. Santa Anita has four stakes on its card, three of which are Grade 2 events, and one – the $200,000 Palos Verdes – lured champion male sprinter Roy H. The one other graded stakes on Saturday’s schedule is the Grade 3, $200,000 Withers at Aqueduct.
Race 5:
Split Verdict (#2)
Worked an impressive 2 furlongs in 21 1/5 seconds at the OBS Sale last April.
Is a full brother to multiple stakes winning sprinter Sweet On Smokey, an earner of more than $460,000.
DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Rick Violette is 7 for 19 (37 percent, $2.18 ROI) with first-time starters on dirt at NYRA tracks who go off at less than 3-1 odds.
9-5 on ML
Each week, TimeformUS Chief Figure Maker Craig Milkowski takes a look back at the weekend’s graded stakes and releases the TimeformUS Speed Figures for these races.
Gulfstream
Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup S
1/2 146
1m 142
Fin 140
Top 3: Gun Runner 141, West Coast 137, Gunnevera 124
TEQUILA SUNRISE
Trainer: Richard Baltas
Last race: Jan. 25, 4th
Finish: 3rd by 1 1/4
Beyer: 67
This filly deserves another shot after an okay comeback, her first start in six months, over an extremely slow dirt track. She raced wide throughout, went evenly late, and can move up in her second start back. Either surface is fine, turf or dirt.
Aqueduct | Race 5 | Post Time 2:20 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
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This is one of the most difficult races on the card, as you have horses converging from various class levels to make up this field of 12 runners.
Brett Davis
R1: 3-4-11-5
R2: 1-5-4-9
R3: 8-2-4-13
R4: 10-3-1-7
R5: 7-8-6-1
R6: 5-6-9-3
R7: 1-3-2-8
R8: 2-3-5-1
R9: 8-7-3-4
R10: 12-11-9-3
Best Bet: R2 No1 Hay Run
Longshot: R8 No5 Beauty Only
Best Play: R6 Q/QP 5,6,9
Paul Lally
R1: 4-12-3-7
R2: 1-11-5-3
R3: 8-4-1-13
R4: 1-7-10-4
R5: 8-12-6-7
R6: 3-5-2-10
R7: 1-3-2-4
R8: 11-2-6-1
R9: 2-10-7-8
R10: 12-9-1-3
Race 5:
Conquest Twister (#2)
Has been facing tougher company in his last couple of starts.
Should work out a good ground-saving trip from midpack.
DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Jeremiah Englehart is 44 for 90 (49 percent, $2.46 ROI) with horses dropping in claiming price by 50 percent or more.
8-1 on ML
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Aqueduct | Race 4 | Post Time 1:50 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
