1/11: Aqueduct ($240k C/O)

[Kasept]

Long and fun day of racing Saturday with a few solid but unspectacular returns justifying the effort. SAnta Anita carryover was hit for just shy of $10k, a mutual that was OK given the series of 2-1 to 4-1 winners. Cowboy Cal, now notably running under the name of "Mr. & Mrs. Robert McNair" instead of their erstwhile Stonerside, and whom I thought little of, won the San Pasqual.

The Fair Grounds action was a good deal more entertaining and profitable, with strong efforts from Larry Jones/Rick Porter runners Just Jenda and Freisan Fire in the Tiffany Lass and Lecomte. Juicy exotics in the 10th keying on top Cool Hero ($201 Tri; $701 Super) and the $222.00 Late P4 ($1) were the day's best bingos. Josie Carroll's Good and Lucky under PVal in the Louisiana was the only NoLa winner that proved totally elusive.

At Gulfstream, failure to respect the insanely torrid Ken McPeek cost us all a shot at the $263.00 Late Double after inclusion Kiss the Kid ($24.60) topped Ft. Lauderdale. Theregoesjojo ($15.00), who McPeek scratched from Thursday's 2nd 9f soph ALW, upset highly-touted Quality Road and Obligingly under Kent D. to give 'the man who bought Curlin' a sweep of the week's three big ALW's for 3yo's.

While I wasn't looking, Aqueduct carried yet again, so there is $240,000 in the pot to start the sequence which includes 4 low class events worth $16k-$19k. Hope you did well Saturday and that a piece of the Big A come home with us all today!


AQUEDUCT


POST-SCRATCHES


4th: NYB-MDN CLM, F&M-4+, 6f (P6, P3, DD)

Tough to assemble a worse bunch than these..

Most Likely: #1a (POE) Eastern Pine 5-2 2nd
Next Best: #7 A Word to the Wise 3-1 5th
Best Value: #2 Befuddled 6-1 WON
Exotics Use: #3 Jamie's Gem 8-1 3rd

$1 Exacta (2-1) Paid $12.10
$1 Trifecta (2-1-3) Paid $36.00


5th: CLM, 4+, 1m-70y (G/S, P3, DD, Super)

Best Value: #3 K. R.'s Regent 10-1 WON
Most Likely: #7 Por Favor 2-1 3rd-DH
Next Best: #5 Findee's Keepee's 7-2 8th
Super Add: #1 Slade 10-1 7th


6th: NYB-MSW, 3yo-F, 6f (P4, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #7 Imthequeenofqueens 7-2 3rd
Best Value: #9 Pals First Lady 8-1 5th
Next Best: #4 Karakorum Fugitive 8-1 WON


7th: MDN CLM, 4+, 6f (P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #8 Buddha Power 2-1 WON
Best Value: #4 Chaysen' Alex 6-1 6th
Next Best: #9 Wonder Man 8-1 3rd
Super Add: #10 Two Run Shot 10-1 10th


8th: Soft Morning, F&M-4+, 6f (DD)

Most Likely: #1 CAMMY'S CHOICE 2-1 2nd
Next Best: #6 By the Light 8-5 WON


9th: CLM/N2L, 4+, 1m-70y (Super)

Most Likely: #2 Big Ira Davis 9-5
Best Value: #5 Indymine 10-1 2nd
Next Best: #6 Honor Evening 6-1 WON
Super Add: #3 Bob's Big Hope 5-1


<$300 P6 Play:

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

2x3x2x2x2x3 = 144 x $2 = $288


<$75 P4 Play:

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

3x4x2x3 = $72 $1 P4 Paid $263.50


Good luck!
Steve