AQUEDUCT
1. OUT OF ORBIT, NO HAYNE NO GAYNE, FREE KITTY (1-4-5)
2. MANDATORY PAYOUT, INCIDENTALLY, CREATIVE STYLE (2-4-5)
3. PRIORITIZE, NINETY ONE ASSAULT, GREEK ALPHABET (7-5-1)
4. GIVETHEMAN A CIGAR, SOUNDS GOOD, COACH VILLA, MAGNESITE (7-8-2-9)
5. STEP TO THE BANK*, APEX PREDATOR, BEARS MAFIA, BASEMAN DAVE (7-2-8-3)
6. BARREL OF DESTINY, ORCHID PARTY, SHAK'S HIDDEN GEM, QUESTEQ (4-2-9-1)
7. SPECIAL STORY, REGAL QUALITY, BIG MUDDY (1A-2-5)
8. LET ME TEL YA*, FAST GETAWAY, MYSTICAL SONG, BIG ENGINE (3-6-11-1)
9. GRAND BANKS, ROSSELLINI, HANDLE WITH CARE, MIDDLE OUT (4-7-2-5)
BEST BETS: STEP TO THE BANK 5th and LET ME TEL YA 8th
STEP TO THE BANK (LS/MA) set a brisk pace on a day when the track was very tiring and strongly favored closers and held the show in an improved effort in her first start for new barn and first start on dirt; he adds lasix for third career start and second off the layoff. APEX PREDATOR, my 2nd pick, flashed some speed in debut, was well regarded at the sales last year, he's well bred and may make a forward move today.
LET ME TEL YA (LS) has only turned in one bad race in his 12 race career, and that was in a very fast sprint that went in 1:21.2. He gets back on turf here off a freshening, his two turf sprints last year were solid efforts and he ran faster than par for this class in his last turf sprint. Has a shot at a price.
