Aqueduct Hotlist - February 13

Today’s New York Hot List races to watch – Sunday, February 13, 2022 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.

2^nd race [Clm 40000 N2L, 1 mi] – (3) Charger ran in three races that make the move to this N2L claimer ideal. He was claimed for a $50,000, won a maiden special weight, and then was third in a starter allowance. (4) Good Culture has a pair of seconds at this N2L condition with a big jump in speed figures when he stretched out to a mile. (6) Full Moon Fever was claimed by Mark Hennig for $40,000 following a six-month layoff back in December. (1) Prayer Book broke his maiden for $40,000 three races back.

7^th race [NY, ALW 72000 N1X, 1 mi] – (1) Ok Honey (A) broke slowly and rallied wide for third on a track that was favoring inside speed. He was claimed for $25,000 by Gustavo Rodriguez who has a good win rate with new horses. (3) Pendolino was a winner at Aqueduct in a $35,000 N3L claimer against open company. (4) Voice of Spring won a maiden special weight in May at Belmont Park and then was off until last month when she came back in this allowance condition. (6) Destinationwnrscir ran twice at this level since an August layoff and got a check both times for Charlie Baker.

8^th race [NY, Broadway, 6F] – (7) Breakfastatbonnies has hit the board in all five of her starts with four of them at Aqueduct. In December, she was an almost eight length winner of a top-level allowance while racing out front. (5) Time Limit won an open company stake at Laurel two weeks ago and has been racing against open company with success on both turf and dirt. (2) Kept Waiting won an open company allowance by eight lengths last Sunday as she moved from the grass to the Aqueduct main track. (4) Sadie Lady has raced in a series of stakes races. She won 5 out of 9 starts at the Big A including stakes victories against NY-breds and open company.

9^th race [NY, Md 25000, 1 mi] – (3) Rush to Honor will make only the third start of his career in a field where most of the others had many tries already. He drops down to the lowest maiden claimer for state-breds in Aqueduct. (7) Tuesday’s Child was third when he dropped down to this level for the first time. (2) Bohemian Ruby has a second and a third at this level recently. (4) Reunion Tour was third when he dropped down to this level for the first time in his career.

Best bets:  Charger (2^nd); Ok Honey (7^th). Best value:  Breakfastatbonnies (8^th); Rush to Honor (9^th).