Aqueduct Hotlist - April 1

Today’s New York Hot List races to watch – Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Aqueduct
                By Matt Shifman and Bob Ehalt

Hot List Key:
 A: A preferred horse to watch                         B: Secondary horse to watch
*C: Went down 2 or more betting notches and finished 1st through 3rd
*D: Went down 2 or more betting notches and finished 4^th or worse
* - 4 or more betting notches if 11-1 or more.

1^st race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 1 mi] – (3) Vivazano was last seen in August at Saratoga with two third-place finishes. The Phil Gleaves runner might be ready to run or prepping for a start on the turf. (4) Electric Youth debuted in February on a sloppy track at odds of 7-1. He finished fifth after racing six wide heading for home. (1) Misspotofgold had the lead in the stretch in his 2021 debut and got passed to finish second. (5) Dom’s Feisty Girl will make her career debut for Gary Sciacca with a bullet work in her last breeze.

4^th race [Clm 25000 N2L, 1 mi] – (2) Barista Vixen was second by a nose in a starter allowance which came after breaking her maiden for a $40,000 tag. This drop down puts the Bill Mott runner in an ideal spot. (5) Make Or Break ran second for $16,000 last time on a sloppy track and got claimed. New trainer Arriaga moves her back up a notch after a jump in speed figures. (1) Choose Happiness was also claimed out of that $16,000 race which is the second time that she was taken this year. She is now in the barn of Orlando Noda who has been known to turn a horse’s form around. (6) Amity Island broke her maiden for $25,000 for Chad Brown last time by nine-lengths in January in her third start with a big jump in speed figures each time.

7^th race [OC62k/N2X, 1 mi] – (6) Invaluable now has won two races in a row with a starter allowance followed by a first-level allowance. She has four wins in her last seven races with three seconds. (5) Maiden Beauty is the winner of her last two starts in a first-level allowance followed by a second-level OC allowance. She comes back in the same condition, but this time must use the claiming optional. (2) Water White will return from a June layoff when she was third in the Acorn (G1) at Belmont Park. She has a big class advantage over this field. (1) Gone Glimmering was a winner at this level two starts back with a try in a stakes race since then. She will also have to run for the optional claiming price to qualify for this condition.

8^th race [NY, Md 25000, 1 mi] – (2) A Vow of Beauty takes blinkers off after running the best race in his career. This will be his third of 2021 for Charlie baker. (6) Reticent was third in his first appearance at this level in what was start number three in his career. (3) Bedazzling was second at this level last time for Chad Summers who had a very strong winter meeting at the Big A. (1) Humpday ran third as he dropped from maiden special weights to this level as the favorite for Ray Handal.

Best bets:  Vivazano (1^st); Barista Vixen (4^th). Best value:  Invaluable (7^th); A Vow of Beauty (8^th).