12/3: Aqueduct (Inner Opener)

[Kasept]

Finished out the Holiday Weekend Sunday much the way it started: with a near-miss in the Hollywood P4. Using my top 3 in the last leg wasn't enough, as it was 4th choice Shelbydell winning to wrap the $215 quad payoff. Overall, it was a wonderfully entertaining 4 days of top quality racing with a nice balance of juvenile and handicap action. Hope you did well and enjoyed Thanksgiving.

Aqueduct Inner Track opens today with several new faces in the jocks room and on the trainer roles. We might see some early surprises. Maryland wunderkind Sheldon Russell is one name to note, while Chesapeake sputnick Rosie Napravnik comes up I-95 for the first time. While there are other less familiar riders invading Ozone Park for the winter, two well known NY fixtures are back: Rich Migliore and Jorge Chavez (!).

On the training front, you can expect the usual winner's circle hijinx from Contessa and Levine, but Mike Maker is in town with 3 dozen claiming horses and figures to join the trainer leaderboard elite. And though the best of their barns will head south, Nick Zito and George Weaver are leaving sizeable strings in town. Scott Lake, Alan Iwinski and the Browns (Chad and Bruce) figure to win races as the snow flies, and the Dutrows (Rick, Anthony & Chip) will certainly hit at their typical percentage.


AQUEDUCT


POST-SCRATCHES


3rd: MSW, 2yo, 9f (P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #3 Aswaaq 2-1 WON
Best Value: #6 Right of Way 6-1 6th
Next Best: #7 Retriever 3-1 4th
Super Add: #4 Driven by Fear 15-1 5th


4th: MDN CLM ($16k), 3+, 6f (P6, P3, DD)

SCR: 1-2-4-8

Most Likely: #7 Confirmondi 2-1 WON
Best Value: #3 Buddha Power 9-2 2nd
Next Best: #10 Sapphire Eyes 5-2 3rd


5th: CLM/N2L, 3+, 6f (G/S, P3, DD)

SCR: 1A-9

Most Likely: #10 Charging Hero 3-1 WON
Next Best: #11 Blackfoot Trail 4-1 8th
Best Value: #1 Sigmondo 6-1 7th
Exotics Use: #9 SCR


6th: CLM/N2L, 3+, 8.5f-T (P4, P3, DD, Super)

SCR: 1A-2B-11-12-13-14

Most Likely: #3 Beckham Bend 5-2 WON
Best Value: #1 (POE) Moore Miles 20-1 7th
Next Best: #2 (POE) First of Ten 6-1 2nd
Super Add: #8 Bartletts 6-1 6th


7th: NYB-OC/N2X, F&M-3+, 6f (P3, DD)

Most Likely: #1e Levine entry 8-5 6th/7th
Best Value: #5 Instant Lady 20-1 10th
Next Best: #4 Sorority Sister 5-1 2nd
Exotics Use: #9 Aegean Breeze 20-1 3rd


8th: Coyote Lakes, 3+, 13f (DD, Super)

Note that Delosvientos is a distinct scratch possibility..

SCR: 4

Most Likely: #5 Ravel 3-1 6th
Next Best: #3 Lonely Highway 4-1 7th
Best Value: #2 Critical Acclaim 20-1 3rd


9th: NYB-MDN CLM ($25k), 2yo-F, 6f (Super)

SCR: 1A-2-14-15

Most Likely: #11 Knot News 7-2 2nd
Best Value: #3 Irish Mama 5-1 WON
Next Best: #10 Cherry Lady 3-1 11th
Exotics Use: #5 Hot and Bothered 8-1 3rd


<$75 P4 Play:

6: 1-2-3-4-6-8
7: 1
8: 3-5
9: 3-4-5-6-10-11

6x1x2x6 = $72


Good luck!
Steve