Aqueduct Hotlist - April 18

Today’s New York Hot List races to watch – Sunday, April 18, 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] – (4) Shinjuku gets blinkers on after fading to third when he had a big lead in the stretch. This is his third start of the year for Horatio DePaz. (7) Dr Ardito will make his second career start for Chad Brown after finishing second on a sloppy track ahead of a return winner. (5) Big Georges Kingdm is a new face in this bunch with two starts this year at Tampa Downs including a recent second place going a distance of ground when he set the early pace. (3) My Brother Neil was last seen in February setting the early fractions and then getting second when he added blinkers and Lasix.

2^nd race [NY, OC 40k/N2X, 6F TURF] – (2) Gotta Go Mo returned from a long layoff to win an allowance turf sprint at Gulfstream Park for John Kimmel which was her second victory in a row. Now she is facing NY-breds. (3) Doll has been off for the winter waiting for turf racing to return. In her last turf race in December at Aqueduct she won the first-level allowance on the grass against state-breds. (7) Screamin’ By has the same PPs as Doll. She won an allowance in her last turf start at the Big A. (6) Dancinwthdaffodls was given a dirt start by Eduardo Jones in February in preparation for turf racing. She is a versatile grass horse with wins sprinting and routing.

4^th race [Clm 35000 N2L, 1 1/16 TURF] – (6) Wicked Amber (B) got back on the turf just two weeks ago and rallied to get third after a poor start in an allowance and now gets class relief. (5) Micromillion ran well on the dirt during the winter but now gets back on his preferred surface at the right level of competition. (1) Positive Skew returns to New York for Gulfstream where two races back she won the N2L condition. (3) Jen’s Battle was last seen racing at Santa Anita in a starter allowance. She and the Rob Falcone barn are back in New York in a more realistic spot.

8^th race [Memories of Silver, 1 1/16 TURF] – (2) Ingrassia will make her 2021 debut in this stake which is for 3-year-old fillies only. The Chad Brown runner won her last race by a nose in the Chelsey Flower at Belmont Park. (1) Fluffy Socks is another stakes winner of her most recent start for Chad Brown. Hers came in the Jimmy Duarte (G3) at Del Mar. She was second to the top choice in that Belmont stake. (5) Oyster Box was a debut winner at Belmont in October for Graham Motion who subsequently was second in an allowance and third in the Florida Oaks (G3). (8) Bubbles On Ice makes her American debut for Christophe Clement. She broke her maiden against males and competed in group 1 stakes in Ireland.

Best bets:  Wicked Amber (4^th); Ingrassia (8^th). Best value:  Shinjuku (1^st); Gotta Go Mo (2^nd).