Race 6: Puffery (2) is my best bet on today’s card. She ran a fast race behind multiple stakes winner Pure Silver in her debut, and had significant trouble when making her return last time. She got shuffled back around the turn that day and did not run nearly as poorly as it seems. I believe she’ll be tough here. Her main rival is Scorpion Bowl (6), who got a peculiar ride in her debut and goes out for excellent second-out trainer Linda Rice. At a big price, I also want to include My Lightnin Strike (3), who may like the switch back to dirt.

Race 7: Gobi (5) just seems like a very likely winner of this race. Her main rival, Reckless Humor, is really more of a turf horse, so I’m against her switching surfaces. Gobi improved significantly last time, and Danny Gargan has excellent numbers off the claim at Aqueduct. My primary backup is Christmas Sky (6), who has room for further improvement off the claim by Robertino Diodoro.

Race 8: Quezon (2) is the most likely winner, but I also want to use Absatootly (3) in equal strength. She’s slightly less trustworthy than the favorite, but displayed in her effort two back that she’s every bit as good as that one when able to show up with a top effort.

Race 9: The finale is a “spread” race for me. Paid Admission (5) and American Road (10) are the logical short prices, but I don’t fully trust either one as they drop in class off poor efforts. The horse that I really want to get into the mix at a price is Motown Sound (6), whose recent form isn’t as poor as it seems. However, I think you want as much coverage as possible in this last leg of the sequence.