Aqueduct Picks 3/30/24: Excelsior Stakes

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Full Card Selections

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Aqueduct Picks- 1

Post: 1:20 PM ET; $65k Starter Allowance going 6 1/2 f on dirt; Entries: 8

• #4 EGO MAN (9-2): Top selection. Runs for Ness and Sanchez. Top overall power rating.
• #7 GENTLEMAN JOE (5-2): Competitive spot. Projects to sit mid pack and come with one run.
• #3 OPTIC WAY (8-1): Competitive spot. Shouldn’t have trouble with the distance.
• #6 RYAN’S CAT (5-1): Competitive spot. Been running against decent company.

Selections: 4 – 7 – 3 – 6

Aqueduct Picks- 2

Post: 1:50 PM ET; $84k Allowance Optional Claiming going 1 m on dirt; Entries: 8

• #2 AGGREGATION (7-5): Top selection. Proven in these conditions. Runs for Brown and Franco.
• #3 WAKE SURF (4-1): Competitive spot. Dutrow barn with Cancel aboard. Class of the field.
• #1 DIVINE ARMOR (9-2): Competitive spot. Might benefit from a hot pace. Good bet to hit the board.
• #5 AMERICAN LAW (8-1): Not without hope. Likely in the first flight and proven in these conditions.

Selections: 2 – 3 – 1 – 5

Aqueduct Picks- 3

Post: 2:20 PM ET; $75k Starter Allowance going 1 m on dirt; Entries: 7

• #3 MOVIE MOXY (9-5): Top selection. Likely in the first flight. Rice barn with Lezcano up.
• #1 BUSTIN BAY (8-5): Major player. Rice barn with Carmouche up.
• #6 ROYAL WHISPER (8-1): Fringe contender. Tactical speed. Running against decent company.
• #2 WARRIOR’S RANSOM (8-1): Fringe contender. May benefit from a hot pace. Ness and Sanchez combo.

Selections: 3 – 1 – 6 – 2

Aqueduct Picks- 4

Post: 2:50 PM ET; $32k Maiden Claiming going 6 1/2 f on dirt; Entries: 10

• #8 CITIZEN MACK (9-2): Top selection. Been running against decent company. Good closing kick.
• #1 RUDY RUDY RUDY (6-1): Major player. Rodriguez and Franco team. Competitive late.
• #4 HEARD ON THESTREET (4-1): Competitive spot. Dangerous threat on the front end.
• #2 THE ELUSIVE DRWONG (7-2): Has a shot. Likely part of the early pace. Kimmel barn with Gomez aboard.

Selections: 8 – 1 – 4 – 2

Aqueduct Picks- 5

Post: 3:24 PM ET; $50k Starter Allowance going 6 f on dirt; Entries: 10

• #3 COLONEL VARGO (9-2): Top selection. Tactical speed. Can sit just off the leaders.
• #6 BIG ENGINE (7-2): Major player. Competitive late. Might benefit from a hot pace.
• #2B PRINTRACK (6-5): Competitive spot. Top overall power rating. Good enough to beat this group.
• #2 FIRST DEPUTY (6-5): Fringe contender. May benefit from a hot pace.

Selections: 3 – 6 – 2B – 2

Aqueduct Picks- 6

Post: 3:59 PM ET; $75k Starter Allowance going 1 3/8 m on dirt; Entries: 11

• #8 MAMA’S GOLD (6-1): Top selection. Runs good enough to beat this group. Solid recent form. Bet the longshot play of the card at BetOnline.
• #11 ALLABOUTTHEMONEY (8-1): Competitive spot. Consistent pace figures. Ready for a big run.
• #5 SITTIN ON GO (9-2): Has a shot. Good bet to hit the board. Been running against decent company.
• #2 MAJESTIC FRONTIER (5-1): Fringe contender. Top overall power rating. Runs for Potts and Mccarthy.

Selections: 8 – 11 – 5 – 2

Aqueduct Picks- 7

Post: 4:33 PM ET; $55k Starter Allowance going 7 f on dirt; Entries: 11

• #2 SUE ELLEN MISHKIN (5-2): Top selection. Proven in these conditions. Solid recent form.
• #7 MYSTIC SEAPORT (2-1): Competitive spot. Proven in these conditions. Top overall power rating.
• #10 LIBERTY FLAME (8-1): Underneath contender. Shouldn’t have trouble with the distance.
• #8 JACKSON’S DIXIE (4-1): Underneath contender. Comes into the race in good form.

Selections: 2 – 7 – 10 – 8

Aqueduct Picks- 8

Post: 5:08 PM ET; $150k Excelsior S. going 1 1/8 m on dirt; Entries: 8

• #4 KINETIC SKY (2-1): Top selection. Might benefit from a hot pace. Likely in the first flight. Bet today’s best Best Bet at BetUS.
• #6 OLYMPIC DREAMS (3-1): Major player. Good enough to beat this group. Top overall power rating.
• #8 CURBSTONE (12-1): Price horse. Competitive with a hot pace. Been running against decent company.
• #7 QUALITY CHIC (9-2): Has a shot. Might benefit from a hot pace. Good enough to beat this group.

Selections: 4 – 6 – 8 – 7

Aqueduct Picks- 9

Post: 5:46 PM ET; $60k Starter Allowance going 1 m on dirt; Entries: 13

• #8 MARGIN OF AIR (4-1): Top selection. Tactical speed. Top overall power rating.
• #10 MAGICAL WAYS (3-1): Major player. Good bet to hit the board.
• #11 LOOKIN AT ROSES (5-1): Competitive spot. Proven in these conditions.
• #6 CENTAVO (15-1): Price horse. Competitive spot. Been running against decent company.

Selections: 8 – 10 – 11 – 6

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Friday

• Oaklawn Park picks featuring featuring the Temperance Hill Stakes

Saturday

• Aqueduct picks featuring the Excelsior Stakes
• Gulfstream Park picks featuring the Grade 1 Curlin Florida Derby*
• Oaklawn Park picks featuring featuring the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby*
• Santa Anita picks featuring the Grade 3 Wilshire Stakes CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

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