By Don Phillips Jr. — At the Races — AQUEDUCT RACETRACK —January 30, 2021
Race 1:
1-#2 Epona’s Dream**
2-#5 Teetotaler
Race 2:
1-#7 Kid Chocolate
2-#5 King Of American
Race 3:
1-#3 Mandatory Payout
2-#4 Kingfish
Race 4:
1-#4 Stan The Man
2-#1 Pete’s Play Call
Race 5:
1-#7 Nebo*
2-#1 Sassy Melissa
Race 6:
1-#2 Skyler’s Scramjet
2-#8 Manifest Destiny
Race 7:
1-#4 Malibu Pro
2-#2 Limonite
Race 8:
1-#4 South Africa
2-#7 Scilly Cay
Race 9:
1-#3 Mandatory
2-#4 Continuation
** Best Bet Epona’s Dream, after a good turf try, stumbled in her dirt debut and recovered nicely to finish third while going 5 wide during the stretch-run. With a positive rider change to Lezcano, the daughter of Orb is poised for her maiden victory.
* Best Value Let’s cross out Nebo’s two starts against better and focus on her other races at this level. In those starts she improved her Beyer number by 17, good enough to beat most of those that have started. There are a number of the first time starters; check the tote for clues.
HRI Handicapping contributor Don Phillips has been analyzing horse races and sports contests professionally at myriad publications for over 30 years. He will be providing a Best Bet and Best Value play daily in his At the Races feature from the Big A
