Sat, 03/22/2025 - 15:19
Aqueduct | Race 2 | Post Time 1:38 p.m. (ET)
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A local veteran trainer whose opinion merits respect texted a screenshot of the past performance lines for a horse racing in the Louisiana Derby. “Don’t say I didn’t tell you,” read a follow-up text.
Didn’t need to be told. Said horse already had been selected as the lead to the March 22 Weekend GamePlan. Don’t say we didn’t tell you.
Louisiana Derby
Let’s not beat around the bush: Hypnus gets my money in the Louisiana Derby. His combination of ability, upside, and expected price makes him an appealing play.
Updated: March 19, 2025. Weekly thoroughbred horse racing divisional ratings by Marcus Hersh for Daily Racing Form. Horses must have at least one start in North America in order to be ranking.
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MISS PRACTICAL
Trainer: Carla Gaines
Last race: March 14, 6th
Finish: 2nd by 1 3/4
Beyer: 63
Debut filly broke slow, recovered, pressed wide, led into lane, then was worn down. Gaines-trained maidens past five years: 9 percent first out, 19 percent second out. Follow.
Sat, 03/15/2025 - 12:20
Aqueduct | Race 4 | Post Time 2:33 p.m. (ET)
Fade to Grey (#6) will likely inherit the favorite's role after the scratch of Tipple. She earned one of the fastest TimeformUS Speed Figures in this field last time, but that was over a muddy track. She's generally run her better races around two turns, and figures to get another wide trip from this outside post. She's obviously a contender, but I didn't want to settle for a short price on her.
Slim stakes pickings this Saturday, something that will not be said again until April 26. We’ll try to scrape something together.
Whitmore
The score stands at Tejano Twist 4, Miles Ahead 0, but I’ll guess Miles Ahead finally takes the measure of Oaklawn sprint kingpin Tejano Twist.
These two hardly rate as the only plausible Whitmore winners.
Happy Is a Choice might have suffered slight second-back regression in the King Cotton, but this horse, from this vantage point, looks maxed out and will prove a half-notch inferior even at his best.