Interesting Race

You can't help but notice the abundance of Early Speed in the race. Early Speed generally plays well at Aqueduct, but this race is loaded with it. Additionally, the track did seem to play fairly Friday.

Who wants the lead?

Keyed Entry?
One Way Flight?
Sweet Northern Saint?
Like Now?
Achilles of Troy?

Hesanoldsalt - Probably didn't handle Tampa, but also faced better horses there. Trained well at Gulfstream, so Zito decided to ship him to a new track and run him unworked there against the best horses he's faced yet. Does that make sense to anybody?

Church Service - Has the right running style for this race and that may get him closer than he looks on Speed. He's also run a little better on Dirt than Turf and he ran his best Turf race last, so have to expect a better Dirt effort now. He's got an improving horses chance to catch the remote exotics, especially if there is a pace melt down.

Eagle Head - Like the last race, but don't like him getting caught late and stretching to turn turns on a new track off it.

Like Now - Whats not to like? Other than the fact he runs on the lead and theres very quick horses here. Like the TFigs, like the trainer, like the consistency, like him on the track, like his breeding to stretch to this distance. Just don't like the pace scenario he finds himself in. Still will include him beyond 2nd.

Putonyerdancinshuz - Figs say he can't win. However, heres another horse that doesn't get discouraged running from behind, trained by a high percentage trainer. You can't bet them all and I'm probably gonna let this one beat me, but I'm very scared of him.

Achilles of Troy - They say hes got a new trainer. Not sure if thats true or not. He likes the track. He has shown an ability to run a paced race and in this race that appears to be important. He's been an exceptional horse since adding Lasix. He's obviously very dangerous and who the public favors between him and Keyed Entry is your guess. They may favor Pletcher.

Keyed Entry - Gulfstream was very freaky Hutchenson day. 1st Samurai is also a good horse, but he's not that good. Sense is that Keyed Entry, despite the two turns, may indeed have a Speed Pop chance here. But have to conclude the questions from that race, the plethora of speed and the two turns would make him a public choice to buck.

Sunshine Alpine - If you like "Like Now" you have to like this horse.

Greeley's Legacy - Weight Off, Likes the strip, likes the distance, the White Mercedes factor. What to do?

Sweetnorthernsaint - Has been handled in an "interesting" manner, but the trainer is on fire and won't quibble. Worst thing you can say is they put Desormeaux up. Anyone else notice the split DRF variant from January 7th?

One Way Flight - Well Channing Hill did WIN 3 races yesterday. I really liked this horse for the exotics but am distraught over Hill being up in this race with this hole. What are they thinking?