Derby Trail Forums - AQU: 10/27 (4th-9th)

Coming off the big Opening Day slugfest, our glance at the late AQU quartet turned out OK if you played the 9th when Kathleen Feron's 58-1 Them There Eyes, our top pick, ran GREAT... Making the move to a turf route off two main track sprints looked good to us against an ordinary group, and Rudy Rod came within a jump of pulling off the $118 win score.

As it was, Them There Eyes paid $48.20 to place/show, and keyed the $134.50 ($2) exacta (with 3-2 My Dear Annie, our 2nd choice); the $751 ($2) tri (with Visual Candy, our 3rd choice) and $1,551.50 ($1) super (with Junkanoo Party, our 4th choice). It's results like this that demonstrate why we give you 4-5 horses to work with on superfecta races... Hope you did well.

As of Saturday, we'll be a week away from Breeders' Cup XXIII, and our coverage here and on "At the Races and Beyond" will be in full swing Monday. In the meantime, there is a $75,000 carryover at Santa Anita Friday and the Cal Cup there tomorrow; 2 good stakes at Aqueduct Saturday and closing weekend at Keeneland... Today, the 4th-9th at Aqueduct is the focus.

SELECTIONS -- Aqueduct, 10/27 (Races 4-9, P6, P4, Grand Slam, et al..)

POST SCRATCHES.. FAST AND FIRM TODAY..

4th: MDN CLM, 2yo fillies, 6f (P3, P6)

1. #5 Yes Its True Sherry 5-1
2. #7 Devil in Ink 2-1
A. #4 Sparksfly 12-1 WON @ 15-1
B. #3 Only Joanna 12-1

5th: CLM, 3yo fillies, 8.5f-T (Grand Slam, P3, Superfecta)

1. #2 A Bit of Pressure 12-1 3RD
2. #6 Sky 3-1 4th
A. #3 Expiration Day 15-1
B. #8 Sorority Wildcat 7-2

LONGSHOT/SUPER ADD: #9 Dynamic Feature 20-1 WON @ 17-1

6th: NYB-OC/N2X, F&M-3+, 1m (P4, DD)

A very confusing group that seems to have possible winners in every post..

1. #6 Pretty Partisan 4-1
2. #2 Tomorrows Dance 3-1
A. #4 Keen Spirit 8-1
B. #7 Sweet Nobility 20-1

7th: CLM, 3+, 1m (Superfecta, P3)

1. #2 Cadillac Cruiser 5-1 2ND
2. #6 Fire Hero 3-1 3RD
A. #7 Neon Magic 10-1
B. #3 True Call 15-1 WON @ 35-1

$2 EX BX: $442.00
$2 TRI BX: $2,156.00

8th: NYB-OC/N2X, 3+, 1m (DD)

1. #8 Successful Affair 5-1
2. #2 Prince Raffie 5-2
A. #6 Heathrow 6-1
B. #1 Lethal Missle 2-1

9th: NYB-MSW, 2yo, 8.5f-T (Superfecta)

1. #8 Pressing Issue 5-1
2. #1 Bellbottom Johnny 4-1
A. #9 Solvent 5-2
B. #4 Officer Macturf 6-1

LONGSHOT ALERT/SUPER ADD: #6 Senor Musician 15-1

<$50 P4 Play:

6: 2-4-5-6-7
7: 2-6-7
8: 8
9: 1-6-8

5x3x1x3 = $45

Good luck..
Steve