LINDISFARNE (#4, ML 3-1) was impressive winning twice at Laurel Park for Rudy Rodriguez after being imported from Northern California. Her work tab shows she has been kept in steady training since her last start Jan. 29, and she should come back running off the freshening at a fair price. Lake Sebago, who was second to Lindisfarne in the $100,000 Marshua Stakes at Laurel, is a talented filly.

Puntrooskie (#10, ML 12-1) will return to action in Sunday's eighth race at Woodbine, the six-furlong Jacques Cartier Stakes. It will be his first start since a second-place finish by one length in a six-furlong optional claimer March 15 at Gulfstream Park. The first-, third-, and sixth-place finishers from that race came back to win their next starts.

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Suances Dream (#6, ML 12-1) takes on six in Sunday's fifth race at Golden Gate, the one-mile Silky Sullivan Stakes ran on turf. Since Jan. 1, 2014, trainer John Martin is winning at a 31 percent clip in turf races, for a return on investment of $2.27.

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Sunday is closing day at Aqueduct and for some, after the winter and early spring we have seen, that is cause for celebration. However, at least Aqueduct closes in a positive way, with an interesting 1- race card spiced by three stakes races, and three turf races.

There are four races on the card I find especially interesting betting races, and they are races 4, 6, 7, and 10. Since two of those races – races 7 and 10 – bookend the late pick four, I’m sure I will be focusing most of my energy in that direction. But let’s look at each of these four events.

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DRF Bets GamePlan

Closer looks for Aqueduct, Golden Gate, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, and Woodbine, and spot plays and live longshots for Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park, Lone Star Park, Santa Anita, and Woodbine. Picks are chronologically listed, so you can build and plan your wagering day.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Only eight races will be run Sunday at Santa Anita, instead of the nine races that were scheduled.

Why the truncated program? A racing official quoted in Daily Racing Form said, “There are a lot of horses out of town, a lot of trainers out of town, and a lot of jockeys out of town.”

It’s a curious alibi. The unfilled races were a state-bred maiden and a $16,000 claiming route. Those type rarely ship out of town. Trainers can be reached on cell phones. There are plenty of jockeys.

Summer Hit (#6, ML 5-2) makes his second start since June 21, 2014 in Saturday's seventh race at Golden Gate, the Grade 3 San Francisco Mile ran on turf. Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer is winning at a 30 percent clip when saddling a horse in its second start off a layoff greater than 180 days, for a return on investment of $2.69.

A gal returning to her best game, another filly who looks quite attractive as she makes her U.S. debut, and a gelding who looks like a brand new horse after a layoff give a mid-card pick three (races 4-6) some appeal.

Race 4

ZEE’S CHRIS (#7) isn’t exactly a win machine (3 for 33), but some of her best work has come at this mile trip. She was gone nine months, came back with a couple so-so sprint efforts recently, but here gets back to a mile. She also gets blinkers, and a bullet 47.20-second work April 19 at Los Alamitos encourages.

The last three races of the weekend at the Big A intrigue the most. Let's try a pick three.

Race 8

Charlie A (#8, ML 20-1) makes her return in Saturday's 10th race at Gulfstream Park, the one-mile Powder Break Stakes ran on turf. It will be her first start since winning by a head in a 7 1/2-furlong turf optional claimer Feb. 15 at Gulfstream Park. The second-, third-, and fourth-place finishers from that race came back to win their next starts.

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