Aqueduct Hotlist - November 21

Today’s New York Hot List races to watch – Sunday, November 21, 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, 6F TURF] – (2) U Should B Dancing (A) was steadied three times going down the backstretch and then had to go eight-wide for Rudy Rodriguez. (10) New York Supreme (B) was rank and had to check repeatedly and now changes to the barn of Rudy Rodriguez, gets blinkers on, and a rider change. (3) Palace Gossip (D) was bet down from 6-1 to 5-2 in her first start of the year and now gets Lasix for the first time also. (11) Saratoga Gaze cuts back to a turf sprint where she had the lead and finished second in her debut for Christophe Clement.

3^rd race [NY, Notebook, 6F] – (4) Senbei is the winner of 3 out of 4 starts in his career including two stakes victories with the most recent being a four-length victory in the Breeders’ Futurity at Finger Lakes for Clement. (2) Daufuskie Island gets a trainer change to Kelly Breen. He broke his maiden by five in his first career start at Saratoga and then raced behind the top choice twice in NY-bred stakes. (6) Kenner shipped to Belmont from Parx to break his maiden by two lengths earning a competitive speed figure in this field. (3) Bustin Pietre was a heavily bet debut winner at Belmont Park last month giving veteran trainer Bruce Levine a talented early winner.

6^th race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 6F] – (1) Laochi (B) broke slowly, got steadied to the back, and then had to race wide. (7) Belarus was fourth in her debut for Horatio DePaz and then ran second in a state-bred stake at Finger Lakes. (5) Kant Hurry Love has yet to break her maiden but the speed figures in her last two place finishes make her competitive in this field. (8) Family Band was a $175,000 purchase this year and has been training steadily for her first start for the Asmussen barn.

9^th race [NY, Key Cents, 6F] – (5) Cupid’s Heart (A) was heavily bet in her debut and rallied late to win by more than four-lengths giving Bruce Levine another rare victory with a first-timer. (6) Classy Edition is unbeaten in two career starts for Todd Pletcher with wins that total more than 14-lengths in front. Last start she won a NY-bred stake by eight. She looks to race on a fast track for the first time. (7) Makin My Move broke her maiden in her debut by more than 12- lengths and then switched to the grass against open company to run fourth in the Matron (G3). (1) Miss Alacrity romped to a maiden score back in May at Belmont for Wesley Ward who then moved her to the grass where she won the Collen at Monmouth Park. Last time she shipped to Santa Anita to take on the boys in a stake and ran fourth.

Best bets:  Senbei (3^rd); Cupid’s Heart (9^th). Best value:  U Should B Dancing (1^st); Laochi (6^th).