Aqueduct Hotlist - December 3

Today’s New York Hot List races to watch – Thursday, December 3, 2020 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.

4^th race – (4) Invaluable is in fine form with two wins coming in a maiden claimer and a N2L for $40,000 followed by a neck loss in an allowance. Now he makes the move to a starter allowance with his pace pressing style. (5) Blood Moon was claimed for $16,000 from a N2L claimer from Linda Rice by Oscar Barrera III who moved him up to run second in a starter allowance. (3) Miami Mumbles has hit the board in six out of eight career starts and will be ship up to New York from Maryland after a pair of thirds in allowances. (6) Our Country will try the main track for the first time for George Weaver who has a 26% win rate with horses moving from turf to dirt.

6^th race – (7) Bay Street Money (A) was claimed for $75,000 by Rob Atras and came back in a maiden special weight to run second at Aqueduct after a wide trip on a rail favoring turf course. (2) Amano (D) ran four nearly identical speed figures for Chad Brown in maiden special weights which make him a contender in this race. (4) High Tide returned from a two-month break to a narrow loss last time after having the lead in the stretch for Todd Pletcher. (9) Royale made his debut in October at Belmont Park when he finished third for Christophe Clement.

7^th race – (8) Runabout makes his return to Aqueduct for trainer Wayne Potts who is winning at the Big A at 31% clip. While racing at Monmouth Park and Laurel this 5-year-old hit the board in his last seven races and now tries this group of $20,000 open claimers. (4) Direct Order was claimed for $16,000 by trainer Orlando Noda. You leave his runners out of your tickets at your own risk. (10) Skyler’s Scramjet gets blinkers on in his second start for Rudy Rodriguez after he claimed him for $20,000. Blinkers on is a 27% winning move for Rudy. (2) Heavy Roller runs for the barn of Rob Atras who claimed him for $62,500 a year ago and has been heavily bet in every race since then.

9^th race – (6) Remoane returns from a July layoff for Tom Morley when she was second by less than a length in a similar NY-bred maiden claimer for $25,000. (9) Grape Therapy gets blinkers on after two starts at the $40,000 level on sloppy tracks. She has second in her debut. (1) Mizzys Image came back from a June layoff and dropped out of a maiden special weight to run third at this level last month at Aqueduct. (8) Love Me Tomorrow has early speed which has gotten her nine top three finishes from 12 starts.

Best bets:  Invaluable (4^th); Bay Street Money (6^th). Best value:  Runabout (7^th); Remoane (9^th).