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Courtesy of Mike Dempsey

Here is today's opener from Aqueduct to get our day off to a good start:

AQU Race 1 Clm $7,500N2L (1:00 ET)

#7 Why Because 5/1
#3 Goodgollymissdolly 8/1
#1 Illegal Search 8/5
#8 Taxadame 10/1

Analysis: #7 Why Because stalked the early pace and finished evenly last out in a third place finish against $10K non winners of two. She caught a muddy track that was favoring speed last out. She drops a notch in class here and this gal has run into repeat winners in each of her last three outings. The cut back to six furlongs may suit and she certainly catches what appears to be a soft group here.
#3 Goodgollymissdolly exits the same two races as our top pick. She sis not handle the mud at all last out, tracing the early pace from the inside and fading badly. Her effort two back was decent, a third place finish where she had to steady when caught in tight quarters nearing the half mile pole. Worth tossing in the mix here if she goes off near her 8/1 ML.

Wagering

WIN: #7 to win at 3/1 or better.
EX: 3,7 / 1,3,7,8
TRI: 3,7 / 1,3,7,8 / 1,3,6,7,8

Today's Featured Race of the Day from Aqueduct:

AQU Race 8 Polite Rebuff S. (4:25 ET)

#4 Weathered 2/1
#3 Starship Angel 5/2
#5 Quiet Mover 5/1
#1 Poovey 7/2


Analysis: #4 Weathered was sixth last out in the Barbara Fritchie (G2), but was only beaten 1 1/4 lengths for the top spot and did not have clear sailing. The winner of the race was Sweet Goodbye, who returned to win the NY bred Conniver Stakes in her next start on March 13. The five year old mare has won 4 of 7 on the inner and fits this race pretty good. It is for non winners of a graded stake since Aug. 1 of 2009. She is the only one ion here that has actually won a graded stake period.
#3 Starship Angel could not catch a gate to wire winner over a speed favoring racing strip last out in a runner up finish in the Rare Treat, while 16 lengths clear of the rest of the field. She beat Alw-2 optional claimers two back at today's one mile distance. She comes in here in sharp form but does not have nearly as much class as our top pick.

Wagering

WIN: #4 to win at 9/5 or better.
EX: 3,4 / 3,4,5
TRI: no play

Live Longshots:

These are price plays for exotic players looking to find a couple of extra contenders to use in their trifecta and superfecta wagers. Or for those with smaller bankrolls, you might want to get in a small win-place wager
Aqueduct

R1: #3 Goodgollymissdolly 8/1
R1: #8 Taxadame 10/1
R2: #4 Pass Code 12/1
R4: #9 Bounder 10/1
R4: #7 Oneworld Onmedream 12/1
R5: #4 Gin Tango 8/1
R5: #5 Imthequeenofqueens 10/1
R6: #9 Peggy’s Princess 12/1
R6: #4 Lionish 15/1
R7: #7 Keep Thinking 8/1
R9: #4 Lindsey’s Buck 15/1


Good luck today!

AQU 5th (2:56)

1 Mile 70 Yards | Fillies and Mares | 4 Year Olds And Up Claiming ($15,000) | Purse: $19,000

Prg. # PP Horse Jockey Trainer Wt. Claim $ Equip. Med. ML
1 3 Honeymoon Suite Chavez J F Contessa Gary C 117 $15,000 L 3-1
1A 8 Apple Espinoza J L Contessa Gary C 117 $15,000 L 3-1
2 1 Lilly of Paradise Hill C Schettino Dominick A 119 $15,000 L 7-2
3 2 She's Prime Jara F Miceli Michael 117 $15,000 L 6-1
4 4 Gin Tango Napravnik A R Brown Bruce R 117 $15,000 L 8-1
5 5 Imthequeenofqueens Cohen D Parisella John 117 $15,000 L 10-1
6 6 Crafty Shocked Saez G Dutrow Sydney 119 $15,000 L 5-1
7 7 Devilishameye Samyn J L Hertler John O 119 $15,000 L 9-2
8 9 Cajun Belle Musarro J Signore, Jr. J L 112 5 $15,000 Blk-On L 15-1

A-Coupled: Honeymoon Suite and Apple

Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 3 Races (5-7), Grand Slam Races (5-8) Daily Double Wagers

Brian Blessing's Pick's 5-1-2

Imthequeenofqueens takes a substantial drop in class and has to be considered a major threat this afternoon. She has a versatile running style.

GPX 8th (4:43)

1 1/16 Miles (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Claiming ($20,000 - $15,000) | Purse: $18,500

Prg. # PP Horse Jockey Trainer Wt. Claim $ Equip. Med. ML
1 1 Ode to Revolution Castellano J J Hills Timothy A 122 $20,000 L 12-1
2 2 Actor's Groove Velazquez J R DiPrima Gregory 122 $20,000 L 15-1
3 3 Brady Miester Maragh R Pointer Norman R 114 $20,000 L 6-1
4 4 Ocean Cruise Dominguez E Mills Howard 122 $20,000 L 30-1
5 5 Varitek Bridgmohan J V Gaffney Ronald 120 $15,000 L 20-1
6 6 Historyofasaint Garcia J A Suckie Henry 113 7 $15,000 L 30-1
7 7 Officer'sgentleman Lopez P Azpurua Leo Jr 122 $20,000 L 6-1
8 8 Liscarroll Castro E Weaver George 122 $20,000 L 5-2
9 9 Ballymoy Trujillo E Mongeon Kathy P 122 $20,000 L 10-1
10 10 South Fork Lodge Aguilar M Spatz Ronald B 122 $20,000 L 8-1
11 11 Ghost Five Garcia Alan Sacco Gregory D 122 $20,000 L 3-1
12 12 Eclipseone Delgado J N Wagner Rene 110 10 $15,000 Blk-Off L 30-1
13 MTO Indian Reservation Trujillo E Sacco Gregory D 122 $20,000 L 10-1
14 AE Besselink Castillo E Green Donna 122 $20,000 L 30-1

Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / 10 Cent Superfecta / Daily Double (Races 8&9) Bet 3 (Races 8-9-10)

Battagliaspicks 1-8-11

#1 Ode to Revolution- Fast gelding is holding all the cards in this one. He has a good tune up here pressing fast fractions and will never look back at a good price.

SA 7th (4:07)

1 Mile (Turf) | Fillies and Mares | 4 Year Olds And Up Allowance Optional Claiming ($62,500) | Purse: $52,000

Prg. # PP Horse Jockey Trainer Wt. Claim $ Equip. Med. ML
1 1 Damaniyat Girl Gomez G K Harty Eoin 119 Blk-On L 7-2
2 2 Prytania Solis A Gallagher Patrick 119 L 6-1
3 3 Eclair de Lune (GER) Talamo J McAnally Ronald 119 FTL 7-2
4 4 Zilla Rosario J Headley Bruce 119 L 8-1
5 5 Welken Smith M E Mitchell Mike 119 $62,500 L 5-2
6 6 Sheza Maneater Linares M G Frazier Walter J 119 L 30-1
7 7 Hermione's Magic (GB) Bejarano R Walsh Kathy 119 $62,500 L 3-1

$1 Exacta / $1 Trifecta $2 Rolling Double / $1 Superfecta (.10 Min.)

Battagliaspicks 5-7-1

#5 Welken- Amazing 6 year old mare has never been better. She has won 3 of her last 4 with a second and keeps moving up and beating better. She has the speed to make the lead and will prove hard to catch.