Race 1:
Gregg's Beauty (#3)
Has had excuses in each of her last three starts.
Gets a rider upgrade to Hector Diaz.
Should appreciate the cutback to 5 1/2 furlongs.
15-1 on ML
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Race 2:
Afleet Martini (#3)
Should appreciate the turnback to a sprint distance.
Made a premature move going two turns last time.
Has kept better company than most in this race.
3-1 on ML
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Flashy Shoes
Trainer: Samuel Breaux
Last race: March 13, 8th
Finish: 6th by 5 1/4
Beyer: 58
Second time on this list during the meet for this Louisiana-bred mare. She had compromising trouble when last seen in January, and nearly hit the ground when clipping heels in tight quarters around the half-mile pole here. Steadied back to last again about a furlong later, and had a decent upper-stretch run before flattening out.
Woodman’s Luck
Have Another
Trainer: David Donk
Last race: March 11, 4th
Finish: 1st by 4
Beyer: 77
Talented colt had been unlucky in a couple of races but put it all together in his fourth career start to win his maiden with a big run through the stretch.
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.
Santa Anita
Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap
1/2 123
1m 130
Fin 130
Top 3: Shaman Ghost 129, Midnight Storm 129, Follow Me Crev 123
Note: Winner finished second to Arrogate in the Pegasus World Cup last out; fifth-fastest winning TimeformUS Speed Figure of 2017
PROSPECT PARK
Trainer: Cliff Sise
Last race: March 9, 2nd
Finish: 1st by 3 1/4
Beyer: 96
Five-year-old returned to top form. This turf allowance crusher sets him up for a big spring-summer. Handles either surface; could return to dirt for Grade 2 Californian on April 22.
Aqueduct | Race 6 | Post Time 3:50 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
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Race 6:
Twofreeknights (#8)
Horses have run back to vastly improve their speed figures out of her debut.
Was three- to four-wide against a strong rail bias last time.
The Pace Projector is predicting a fast pace, which figures to help this late runner.
20-1 on ML
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Race 8:
Aqueduct | Race 8 | Post Time 4:50 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
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The best races are being saved for last on Sunday at Gulfstream, with three quality allowances ending the 13-race card. I’ve got some solid opinions on the last couple of races and will try to stay alive into those races by scatter-shotting the preceding two in this fashion: