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Saturday, Dec. 14
There are a number of good races for 2-year-olds on this weekend’s schedule. Lots of the headlines will go to the Los Alamitos Futurity and the Remington Park Springboard Mile, however do you know that it’s Aqueduct that may truly be internet hosting this weekend’s two richest races? New York’s 10-race 2024 Stallion Stakes Collection for state-breds culminates this Saturday with the $500,000 Nice White Approach division for colts and geldings and the $500,000 Fifth Avenue Division for fillies. These two characteristic races have each drawn massive fields and form up as fascinating handicapping puzzles and thus would be the focus for this weekend’s winners. Better of luck this weekend and revel in Saturday’s racing and wagering from the Huge A.
Aqueduct, Race 8, $500,000 New York Stallion Collection Nice White Approach Division, put up time 3:06 p.m. ET
The Nice White Approach Division has drawn a 10-horse subject of New York-breds set to race seven furlongs for a handbag of a half-million {dollars}. Lots of the horses within the subject have been profitable at dash distances up to now of their younger careers and the seven furlongs will pose the most important query mark for many of them on Saturday. One horse that has no query marks when it comes to the space is #2 Sacrosanct for coach Brad Cox, who comes into this spot with an ideal 3-for-3 file that already features a win going a mile final day trip within the $200,000 Sleepy Hole Stakes on New York Showcase Day. His lone profession outing so far at seven furlongs resulted in one of the best race of his profession, a 12-length romp on this observe within the $125,000 Bertram F. Bongard Stakes when he was geared down within the stretch. The value could be low on Sacrosanct, however he’ll be extraordinarily robust to beat. The opposite horse within the subject that has proven a bunch of capacity is #5 Daring Fortune for coach George Weaver, who posted a ten ½-length maiden win at Aqueduct and exits a 7 ¾-length win within the $165,000 New York Breeders’ Futurity at Finger Lakes going six furlongs. With Sacrosanct exiting a win at a mile, meaning these two horses will meet on the in-between distance of seven furlongs which can add to the drama on Saturday. Sure, these two horses would be the favorites and sure, this can be a chalky exacta however if you happen to focus strictly on these two horses and wager sufficient on it, you’ll nonetheless have the ability to flip a revenue.
The Play: Guess on #2 Sacrosanct (9-5) to win and play him in an exacta field with #5 Daring Fortune (5-2).
Aqueduct, Race 9, $500,000 New York Stallion Collection Fifth Avenue Division, put up time 3:35 p.m. ET
The extra wide-open of the 2 half-million-dollar races at Aqueduct on Saturday would be the Fifth Avenue Division for 2-year-old fillies, which has drawn a 12-horse subject set to go seven furlongs. The race includes a very dwell favourite, #7 Boston’s Phinest, from coach Chad Brown. She exits a runner-up end in final month’s $200,000 Maid of the Mist Stakes the place she was overwhelmed solely by With the Angels, an undefeated rival who has since come again to win once more in Aqueduct’s $100,000 Key Cents Stakes. If Boston’s Phinest is well-bet within the Fifth Avenue Division, as anticipated, then maybe you can also make your cash within the exotics, and this can be a 12-horse subject in any case, so there can be loads to select from at discount costs. Lots of the horses on this subject have made their mark at six furlongs and will have hassle with this added distance, so let’s search for one of the best seven-furlong prospects within the bunch. #10 Princess Mischief is the horse within the race with one of the best likelihood at an upset. She sprang to life final time when stretched to six ½ furlongs for the primary time with a closing five-length maiden win at Aqueduct and she will reap the benefits of some tiring leaders on this spot. #4 Idyll Gossip additionally may have an opportunity at an excellent larger value. She is the one two-time winner within the subject after profitable the modest Stonecoldfox Stakes with a powerful late rally at six furlongs final time that indicated she’ll profit from in the present day’s seven-furlong journey with New York’s sneakiest longshot rider Romero Maragh aboard.
The Play: Guess #7 Boston’s Phinest (3-1) to win and play her in exacta and trifecta bins with #4 Idyll Gossip (20-1) and #10 Princess Mischief (10-1).
