Demoiselle
Aqueduct, sixth race. Grade 2. Purse: $250,000. 1¹/ miles, 2-year-old fillies. Post: 2:22 p.m.
LOWDOWN: Todd Pletcher won with a boatload of 2-year-olds over the summer at Saratoga, but over the years he often has waited until the fall to unveil his youngsters with the brightest future. Unlimited Budget, a daughter of Derby winner Street Sense purchased by Mike Repole for $475,000, did not make her first start until Nov. 9 going a mile at Aqueduct, and she came away with a 9 1/2-length romp while in hand. The fact that Repole and Pletcher are wheeling her back just 15 days later speaks of their confidence.
TV: HRTV, TVG, NYRA Channel 71.
REMSEN
Aqueduct, seventh race. Grade 2. Purse: $250,000. 1¹/ miles, 2-year-olds. Post 2:51 p.m.
LOWDOWN: After finishing fifth in his debut going six furlongs, Normandy Invasion was pounded to 4-5 in a field of 10 stretching out to a mile at Aqueduct, rallied wide from well of the pace and kicked away to score by 9 1/4 lengths. The son of Tapit should have no problem stretching out another furlong for Chad Brown.
TV: HRTV, TVG, NYRA Channel 71.
CIGAR MILE
Aqueduct, eighth race. Grade 1. Purse: $350,000. 1 mile. 3-year-olds and up. Post: 3:20 p.m.
LOWDOWN:
Jersey Town, who won this race two years ago at 34-1, scored an explosive victory two back in the Kelso Mile at Belmont, then ran a respectable race in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, when he rallied wide to loom a bold threat turning for home, was second with a furlong to run and finished fifth, beaten just a length for third while outfinishing the top two betting choices, Emcee and Shackleford.
TV: MSG Plus, HRTV, TVG, NYRA Channel 71.
LAST WEEK:
Los Ojitos (3-1) was third in the Safely Kept at Laurel paying $2.80 to show; Macho Dorado (7-5) was second in the On Trust Handicap at Hollywood paying $3.40 to place and $2.60 to show; Centre Court won the Mrs. Revere at Churchill Downs paying $5, $3.20, $2.60.