Aqueduct Hotlist - March 19

Today’s NY Hot List races to watch – Saturday, March 19, 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 worst
* - 4 or more betting notches if 11-1 or more.

4^th race [NY, Alw 72000 N1X, 1 mi] – (1) Forty Two Ace (C) set the pace and finished second under similar circumstances when he was bet down from 7-2 to 9-5. (2) Jade’s Dream (B) was last seen in May racing on the grass at Belmont Park when he broke his maiden while overcoming a poor trip. (4) Cut the Cord was a debut winner in the fall against open company at Finger Lakes and then tried stakes races against NY-breds at Aqueduct twice. (6) Straight Skinny was claimed out of a more than four length win for $25,000 by Tom Morley who does well with his new horses.

5^th race [Md 20000, 6F] – (6) Run White Rabbit came back from a layoff to show some speed and finish fourth at this level. (4) Pipito was fractious at the gate but still broke well and pressed the pace to eventually finish third which was a big improvement in his first start after a claim. (11) Bird Ruler has been off since May and drops down with past races that could win against this group. (1) Hot Latte will make his first career start as a 4-year-old for Rudy Rodriguez as one who sold for $350,000 as a yearling.

6^th race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 6 ½ F] – (4) Tin Pan Alley (B) debuted at Saratoga for Chad Brown at odds of 9-2 and finished second after racing greenly. (7) Modern Midas (A) got squeezed back in his first start and also raced greenly as he finished fourth. (12) Eminency has a pair of seconds in three starts but he will have to overcome the outside post. (10) Touch of a Buzz will make his first start for trainer Kelly Breen who is good with his debut runners.

9^th race [Cicada, 6F] – (2) Sweet Solare (C) broke her maiden in her second try on a sloppy track at Aqueduct last month. In her debut, she ran third behind another filly that is in the Cicada field. (6) Lady Scarlet ran second in her second start behind the champion Echo Zulu at Saratoga. Later in the year, she was claimed for $150,000 when she got her maiden win at Churchill Downs. She won an allowance at Oaklawn Park in her most recent start in February. (4) Lady Milagro has plenty of early speed which she used to win a starter allowance at Aqueduct by more than seven lengths. Before that she set the pace and got third in the Ruthless but that was at seven furlongs. She is the only horse in the field with any success in a stake. (3) Exxaltress broke her maiden in her second try for Chad Brown at Aqueduct in January. She was a $350,000 2-year-old purchase.

Best bets: Forty Two Ace (4^th); Tin Pan Alley (6^th). Best value: Run White Rabbit (5^th); Sweet Solare (9^th).

Saturday Pick 3 Special --
The Saturday Special $1 Pick 3 covers races 4 – 6 à 1, 2, 4, 6 with 4, 6 with 4, 7 = $16.