Exploring Exciting Stakes Races at Aqueduct This Weekend

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00:00Yeah, this is normally a race that would probably have maybe like an 80 $90,000 purse and it

00:08wouldn't be a stakes race.

00:09But these horses get to run for stakes placing, which could be very impactful for breeding.

00:14You know quite a bit about the breeding operation and just to give horses and connections an

00:19opportunity to run for bigger money and to be local.

00:23So I just love state bred programs, breeding incentives, and anytime we can get a chance

00:28to plug a few races like this, I thought we could take a quick look at some of these

00:31fun races on Saturday at Aqueduct.

00:33Absolutely.

00:34All the programs are a really great part of racing that a lot of people don't even know

00:37about.

00:38So this first one is race seven on Saturday, right?

00:43On Saturday.

00:44Absolutely.

00:45Up at Aqueduct.

00:46And I like the six in here.

00:47My shady lady, five to one morning line odds, interesting contender who has targeted a lot

00:53of these New York stallion series stakes in her career and actually won two divisions

00:58bringing in nearly half a million in earnings so far.

01:01And seeing what her trainer has done so far, it makes sense to assume that this race has

01:04been the goal and they're cutting back a distance from a mile and eight to seven furlong.

01:08So I like that cut back.

01:10Also the number seven, Athena Beach at three to one odds should get an easy lead in the

01:15race.

01:16Look at the projector, right?

01:17She's way up front as we can see.

01:18Yeah.

01:19Fast outside draw is going to help with that.

01:22She'll get some pace pressure from the two probably I think Sunday girl, but I could

01:26definitely see this playing out with her wire in the field.

01:29And for me, I'm going to take a look at the three Kaleem magic a little bit.

01:33Actually shout out to producer Bobby.

01:35Bobby's had to hear me talk about these races on the DRF YouTube channel.

01:38Also over here.

01:39So he's been hearing me talk all about the New York races.

01:42I think Kaleem magic could sit a nice trip just like where they have Kaleem magic projected

01:47like third or fourth and maybe be one of those horses that takes advantage.

01:51If a horse like Athena Beach gets a little bit tired upfront.

01:55I was looking at like the three and the four as the horses that might be able to get the

01:59really nice trips in the middle of the pack and then kind of stock and pounce here in

02:03race number seven.

02:04So that's a look at the first of two of the sire stakes races on Saturday.

02:09Let's flip the page and take a look at race number eight.

02:12So we just looked at the Philly and mare sprinters.

02:14Now we get to flip over and take a look at the boys here going seven furlongs in this

02:19one Alexa just kind of looking at some of the major players in here.

02:23The number six Antonio of Venice is the horse to beat, but he got hurt earlier in the year.

02:28So he has not raced since April.

02:30So when you have horses coming off of long layoffs like this, you always have to be a

02:33little trepidatious with them because you're not exactly sure if they're going to come

02:37back the same way that we saw them, right?

02:41Horses are not robots.

02:43They're creatures of hat.

02:44They're creatures.

02:45They're individuals, right?

02:46Some they can get sick.

02:47They can have little things that are different.

02:49But this is a horse to kind of start the conversation with.

02:52He's probably not one to bet though.

02:54You have a couple others in here that you might be looking to play.

02:56Yeah, I do think Antonio of Venice is going to be the toughest in here.

03:02You know, I understand he's had an injury, but training well.

03:06And if you see on the time form projector, it says favors front runners and should have

03:10the best early speed.

03:11But my next choice would be the number five light man at four and a half to one odds or

03:16plus 450.

03:18This horse is improving form and also had a year and a half off before coming back this

03:22January and during that time dealt with a bone chip in his knee, two cases of bone bruising,

03:27which I always compared to shin splints and a nearly fatal infection.

03:31So he's on a comeback tour and has run seven races this year, won four of them, never missed

03:37the board.

03:38So this would really kind of be an epic finale to his four year old campaign if he can come

03:41back and pull it off.

03:42As we look at the projector here, for me, when I'm handicapping the races, whenever

03:47I'm doing my prep work and my research, I always have to have it mapped out in my head.

03:51I have to be able to kind of see it.

03:53How is it going to play out?

03:54And for me, when I was looking at this race, I went to the number four CC a bellow because

03:59I sort of think what the projector thinks here.

04:02I think CC a bellow might be able to be sitting in a really good spot, like third or fourth.

04:07And if Antonio Venice is a little bit short, is a little bit tired because he has not run

04:11since April, the four CC a bellow might be one of those horses that can benefit most.

04:17Alexa, you and I have the horses that are kind of sitting right next to each other again,

04:20right?

04:21We're looking for horses that are going to be in that spot in case a horse like Antonio

04:25Venice gets a little bit tired and our horses can capitalize.

04:29The number three Doc Sullivan is one they'll all have to hold off in here.

04:32Another one of the horses to beat in this one.

04:35But just a quick look at two sire stakes races out in New York this weekend.

04:39We love to bounce around as much as we can.

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