| New York Racing: The Insider Feb 8th | ||||
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| Thursday, 08 February 2007 | |
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By FullCardReports.com Aqueduct Aces of the Day: Four riders notched riding doubles Wednesday. Eibar Coa, Pablo Fragoso, Mike Luzzi, and Alan Garcia each made two trips to the winner's circle. Coa cut the sidelined Ramon Dominguez' lead in the jockey standings to nine. Norberto Arroyo, banged up in a spill on Saturday, is expected to be out of action for a week. When ACHILLES OF TROY and and SONGOFTHESAILOR scratched, Wednesday's featured allowance race went off with just three runners. TAKE THE BLUFF got by pacesetter EXECUTIVE CHOICE in the lane and held off THUNDERING SUCCESS by a half length at the wire to return $4.00. TAKE THE BLUFF traveled the mile and 70 yards in 1:42.02 and gave Eibar Coa his second win for the day. Troubled Trip: in Wednesday's sixth race, a state-bred claimer that went a mile and a sixteenth, SARATOGA COWBOY broke from the near-impossible post eleven and was away at the back of the back. After three quarters he rallied well from tenth with Eddie Martin to get fourth and should go better with similar next out if he draws a decent slot in the gate. The first of three Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Future bets will be available this weekend, beginning at noon on Saturday. Pool 1 for the Kentucky Derby will close on Sunday at 6 p.m. Eastern; Pool 1 for the Oaks will close at 5:30 p.m. Eastern on Sunday. Pool 2 of the Derby/Oaks Future Book will be from March 8-11 and Poo1 3 will be held from April 12-15. Thursday's top race is an optional claimer with a purse of $46,000 going 8.5 furlongs for fillies and mares. HOW 'BOUT NO drew the rail with Mike Luzzi and has been tabbed the 2/1 morning line favorite. Trained by Richard Dutrow, HOW 'BOUT NO went fifth last out in the one-mile Get Lucky Stakes but is one for two at the distance and should appreciate the drop into allowance company. FUEGO GRANDE (5/2ML) is three for eight on the inner track and three for fifteen everywhere else. Last out, she was fourth but beaten only two lengths in a $25,000 handicap and switches to a distance where she is a two-time winner. FUEGO GRANDE drew well with post four and catches a rider change to Eibar Coa. LITTLETOWN BRIDGE (5/1ML) makes her second start at Aqueduct after shipping in from England for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. In her debut race in New York, she was an OK second in an allowance sprint and figures to go well on the stretchout and second race off the layoff. LITTLETOWN BRIDGE will start from post five and have Abel Castellano in the saddle. The Longshot: LADY RAJ (6/1ML) gave up the lead and was a neck short in one of these last out at a mile and 70 yards. We like that her speed figs are on the upswing and that she's 1/0/2 from four starts on the inner track. LADY RAJ comes off a bullet work tab for trainer Mike Miceli and should be saving some ground from post two. Pablo Fragoso takes the return call. TAX CONSIDERATIONS, ACT AS IF, MORNING GALLOP, and SUPER CUB are also entered to start.
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