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Aqueduct | Race 8 | Post Time 3:47 p.m. (ET)
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DRF Past Performances
Thu, 01/18/2024 - 15:31
Aqueduct | Race 1 | Post Time 12:50 p.m. (ET)
You can make a legitimate case every runner in this 5-horse field that opens the Friday card. Rarely do I set morning lines that are this closely grouped – all runners between 5-2 and 7-2 – but this race does appear to be that competitive.
GP RACE 9: OCTANE is dropping off a wide fifth behind the likes of O’Connor and Ny Traffic in the Grade 3 Harlan’s Holiday, a prep for the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup. He stands out on Beyer Speed Figures and class in this two-turn stakes for Florida-breds, in which his tactical speed should come in handy after breaking from the rail. (1)
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BIG GAIN
Trainer: John Sadler
Last race: Jan. 12, 5th
Finish: 2nd by 2 3/4
Beyer: 75
Cal-bred firster ran well in restricted maiden race won by odds-on stablemate. Rail trip, kept to task, finished clear of third. Can handle state-bred maidens next out.
Calling this a light stakes Saturday probably is not quite strong enough language. The lone stakes at Oaklawn and Aqueduct came up with short fields lacking substance. The one at Gulfstream didn’t even make it onto the card. Book’em Danno is a somewhat interesting 3-year-old sprinter-miler type, but he’ll be no price in the Pasco at Tampa Bay Downs. Yet three races must be found for consideration. Here they come.
Unusual Heat Turf Classic