Aqueduct Hotlist - January 6

Today’s New York Hot List races to watch – Thursday, January 6, 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.

1^st race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 1 mi] – (1) Got the Gold (B) rallied five-wide from post-position 12 to finish second in a maiden claimer. Steps back up after that good effort. (6) Mom’s Eye Candy debuted almost a year ago at odds of 7-2 at Turfway Park, pressed the pace, and finished fourth. The second-place horse came back to win next time out. He sold for $350,000 as a yearling and ships up to New York to try NY-breds in his second career start as a 5-year-old. (4) Rush to Honor come back a new gelding to make his second start following a May layoff where he was third behind a return winner. (2) Feathers Road will move from turf to dirt which is a common move for trainer Linda Rice. In November, he ran second sprinting.

2^nd race [OC50k/SAL50k, 1 mi] – This race is basically a N2L spot for 3-year-olds. (5) Waters of Merom was a winner last time by more than eight lengths for a $30,000 tag at Keeneland in October and, surprisingly, was claimed from Brad Cox by Chad Brown. (3) Saratoga Kisses was third in a similar spot last time for Rudy Rodriguez who adds Lasix. She broke her maiden for a $50,000 tag. (2) Kingdom Queen was just behind the second choice in his most recent race. (6) Babyitsgoldoutside got her victory at Finger Lakes in a maiden special weight when she moved from turf to dirt and shipped from Belmont Park for Jeremiah Englehart.

6^th race [Alw 50000s, 1 mi] – (1) Chloe Rose is a new horse since she was claimed two races ago by Gustavo Rodriguez with a win and a second. (2) Suspended Campaign came back from a short layoff to miss winning her second race in a row by just a neck. (5) Sweet Mission moved from turf to dirt following a grass win last month. She did break her maiden on the dirt at Saratoga. (6) Blushable will make her second start at Aqueduct since shipping up from Kentucky.

7^th race [OC 62k/N2X, 6 ½ F] – (1) Spun d’Etat was claimed from her last three starts with wins in her last two with front-end efforts. She is part of an ownership entry. (3) Patty H was claimed for $80,000 last time at Belmont following a win. Overall, she won 5 out of last 7 starts. (2) Easy to Bless is another filly that knows how to win and run well with a career record of 13: 6-2-1. (6) Royal Meghan could find her way into the trifecta at long odds.

Best bets:  Got the Gold (1^st); Spun d’Etat (7^th). Best value:  Waters of Merom (2^nd); Chloe Rose (6^th).