Steve Matthews / April 4 at Aqueduct
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6 1/2 Furlongs. 3&up. Fillies and Mares. Claiming $15,000. Purse: $26,000
1 Olive Eye(L) 122 Lopez 1-7-12 Good 20-1
2 Fiddlers Diva(L) 122 Blake-Baeza 1-2-1 Chin 3-1
3 Stellars Theory(L) 122 Velasquez 1-2-4 Galluscio 6-1
4 Surround Sound(L) 122 Cohen 7-4-5 Serey 10-1
5 Mystical Rhythms(L) 122 Alvarado 4-1-6 Aquilino 5-2
6 Sixty Acres(L) 115 Ortiz 3-1-8 Rodriguez 7-2
7 Lagniappe(L) 122 Singh 6-8-8 Smith 50-1
8 Time Marches On(L) 122 Garcia 1-7-1 Englehart 6-1
Sixty Acres earned swift pace number when a front-running winner in last and projects as the swiftest of the swift in speed-laden field. Fiddlers Diva also won last on the front-end and owns very fast numbers; could easily take this. Stellars Theory is another that took last in wire-to-wire fashion; contentious heat.
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6 Furlongs. 3&up. Maiden Claiming $12,500. Purse: $20,000
1 Advanceandretreat(L) 113 Camacho, Jr 3-7-7 Clarke 12-1
2 Slow Pressure(L) 118 Ortiz, Jr 3-x-x Levine 2-1
3 Harry Consolidator(L) 118 Silvera 8-5-8 Shivmangal 20-1
4 Jade Glory Again(L) 117 Garcia 4-4-5 Persaud 5-1
5 Terrox(L) 117 Ortiz 8-4-6 Parker 30-1
6 Blind Hope(L) 124 Velasquez 2-3-5 Tebbutt 5-2
7 Cheswick(L) 118 Alvarado 4-x-x Brown 3-1
Blind Hope has been sidelined for more than a year but owns sizeable edge on the numbers; takes this if all is well. Slow Pressure displayed good speed in debut; dangerous. Cheswick logged four tightly grouped workouts since late-running fourth in debut; worth long look.
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1 Mile. 4&up. Starter Optional Claiming $50,000. Purse: $56,000
1 Truth Will Tell(L) 118 Castro 2-3-3 Baker 2-1
2 Natalie Victoria(L) 120 Castellano 1-4-2 Brown 8-5
3 Victory for V L Ts(L) 118 Velasquez 1-3-10 Rice 10-1
4 Pelican Lake(L) 120 Ortiz, Jr 1-1-3 Rojas 20-1
5 Hard Life(L) 118 Alvarado 1-2-3 Dutrow, Jr 8-1
6 Guyana Princess(L) 118 Lezcano 4-4-5 Lalman 15-1
7 Judicial Leader(L) 120 Maragh 3-1-1 Englehart 4-1
Truth Will Tell wheels back in a hurry after being unjustly dq'd in most recent; rights the wrong. Natalie Victoria was a determined winner at this level in last; big-time threat. Hard Life makes first start since claimed by Rick Dutrow after handy score in last; very interesting.
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One Mile (Turf). 3&up. Maiden Claiming $25,000. Purse: $32,000
2 King Kreesa(L) 118 Carr 5-x-x Englehart 12-1
3 Uncle Calvin(L) 118 Lezcano 5-4-12 Servis 3-1
1a Superestrella(L) 124 Cohen 3-4-2 Jacobson 9-5
4 Chasin the Cash 124 Silvera 3-7-4 Badgett, Jr 12-1
5 Solid d'Oro(L) 124 Luzzi 8-2-5 Parisella 7-2
6 Hughesdatgirl(L) 119 Ortiz, Jr 6-5-x Donk 8-1
1 Adios Nardo(L) 113 Camacho, Jr 5-3-4 Jacobson 9-5
8 Trainingforsuccess(L) 113 Ortiz 5-7-8 Friedman 20-1
9 Moves Like Jagger(L) 118 Davis 4-8-6 Hooper 20-1
10 Raffie's Magic(L) 113 Hernandez 6-x-x Ryerson 20-1
Solid d'Oro logged deceptively fast late pace fig in lone turf outing and makes third start of form cycle today. Drawing Away/Jacobson entry: Superestrella owns fast dirt numbers and mate Adios Nardo is fleet-footed; potent pairing. Uncle Calvin was compromised by wide trip in last on GP sod; must consider.
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6 Furlongs. 3&up. Claiming $10,000. Purse: $20,000
1 Calico Mountain(L) 122 Curatolo 5-5-7 O'Brien 15-1
2 Taconic Knight(L) 112 Villanueva 3-4-6 Guerrero 4-1
3 Gramercy(L) 122 Silvera 3-5-4 Shivmangal 6-1
4 Pure Grit(L) 116 Velazquez 5-2-6 Gullo 5-2
5 Shoutout(L) 122 Lopez 4-8-2 DeMola 15-1
6 Royal Inmate(L) 113 Camacho, Jr 1-6-6 Rodriguez 3-1
7 Tommy Karakorum(L) 115 Garcia 6-2-5 Quiles 12-1
8 Vamel(L) 122 Cohen 2-3-7 Badgett, Jr 6-1
9 Cella Muffler(L) 122 Husbands 7-2-7 Toscano, Jr 30-1
Pure Grit drops and owns field's best figures on 'A' game. Gramercy is riding an improving line on the numbers. Tommy Karakorum's speed gives him a puncher's chance.
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6 Furlongs. 3yo. Claiming $20,000. Purse: $39,000
1 Brass Note(L) 118 Davis 7-6-8 Alvarez 30-1
2 Think I'm Hooked(L) 113 Camacho, Jr 5-5-3 Contessa 6-1
3 Blue Punch(L) 118 Velasquez 6-1-7 Rice 12-1
4 Handsome Harbor(L) 118 Maragh 3-3-5 Englehart 7-2
5 Ventura Bar(L) 120 Cohen 2-1-2 Jacobson 5-1
6 Missilewhileuwork(L) 118 Castellano 3-7-1 Galluscio 6-1
7 Jet Set Cat(L) 118 Curatolo 4-1-6 Campo, Jr 15-1
8 Personal Assistant(L) 111 Ortiz 6-2-6 Rodriguez 3-1
9 Little Dale(L) 118 Ortiz, Jr 4-8-6 Romans 8-1
10 Happy High(L) 118 Castro 6-7-5 Contessa 15-1
Handsome Harbor owns sit-and-pounce style that should be well served in probable pace dynamics of field. Personal Assistant owns speed, fast figs and drops; very playable. Little Dale has trained sharply since last start; very interesting.
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1 Mile (Turf). 3&up. Fillies and Mares. Maiden Special Weight. Purse: $55,000
1 Always Home(L) 118 Ortiz, Jr 9-x-x Lostritto 15-1
2 Grunge Girl(L) 124 Espinoza 2-2-4 Ortiz 12-1
3 Divadora(L) 118 Garcia 5-4-x Lawrence, II 6-1
4 Greychime 118 Davis 12-x-x Metivier 30-1
5 Sweet Penny(L) 124 Lezcano 6-2-x DiSanto 3-1
6 Penthouse Party(L) 118 Lezcano 4-3-5 Eppler 6-1
7 Loblolly Pine 113 Hernandez x-x-x Kelly 20-1
8 Tina's Note(L) 118 Smith 7-4-9 Kelly 15-1
9 Fujiana(L) 118 Castro 3-x-x Bush 5-1
10 Dita(L) 124 Alvarado 4-2-4 Bush 5-2
11 Miss Dragon Lady(L) 119 Camacho, Jr 8-9-5 Bond 15-1
12 Bandini's Diamond(L) 124 Silvera 3-x-x Rice 4-1
Sweet Penny compiled work tab that culminated with endurance-building mile drill; primed and ready. Penthouse Party owns solid dirt numbers and is from a dam that's produced a turf winner. Grunge Girl is another that will prove formidable if able to transfer dirt form to grass.
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1 Mile. 4&up. Starters Handicap. Purse: $55,000
1 Roman Invasion(L) 118 Velasquez 1-5-3 Breen 6-1
2 True Heaven(L) 115 Bisono 7-4-1 Coletti, Jr 15-1
3 Writingonthewall(L) 117 Espinoza 1-6-5 Stoklosa 8-1
4 Joan's Choice(L) 123 Garcia 2-1-1 Violette, Jr 9-5
5 Saginaw(L) 118 Cohen 1-4-5 Jacobson 2-1
6 Black N Beauty(L) 120 Maragh 2-2-1 Englehart 4-1
Joan's Choice is firing bullets for first start in 54 days; close call in very contentious heat. Writingonthewall is another that's working swiftly for first start in eight weeks. Saginaw was a fast-figured winner in last and now makes first start since claimed by Drawing Away/Jacobson; right in the thick of this.
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One Mile (Turf) . 3&up. Maiden Special Weight. Purse: $65,000
1 Shaun Washington(L) 118 Garcia 3-6-3 Jerkens 2-1
2 Meeting(L) 118 Espinoza 5-5-x Farro 30-1
3 Got What(L) 118 Castro 6-7-3 McLaughlin 12-1
4 Municipal Finance(L) 118 Castellano 6-x-x Violette, Jr 15-1
5 Knock Rock(L) 118 Cohen 5-3-4 Schwartz 12-1
6 Lure of the South(L) 113 Hernandez 5-5-6 Kelly 30-1
7 Get Right(L) 118 Alvarado 3-7-3 Jerkens 8-1
8 Dendrite(L) 118 Ortiz, Jr 8-2-2 Donk 5-1
9 Valley Stream(L) 118 Velasquez 3-3-8 Breen 7-2
10 Saturnus(L) 118 Lezcano 4-7-8 Hough 8-1
11 Leroidessioux(L) 124 Maragh 3-3-x Chatterpaul 20-1
12 Light of Truth(L) 118 . 3-6-x Serpe 6-1
13 Double Talk(L) 118 Alvarado 5-x-x Brown 4-1
14 Quorum(L) 118 . 7-2-3 Hernandez, Jr 6-1
15 Al Aqsa(L) 118 Castro 4-6-x McLaughlin 3-1
Knock Rock is training with a purpose for return from helpful freshener and could offer value in wide-open nightcap. Shaun Washington owns fast turf numbers and is working strongly; very dangerous. Got What gets surface switch and makes peak start of form cycle; intriguing. Lure Of The South tallied sneaky-good final fraction in lone grass outing; worth long look at long price.
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