#Battle Station

The ball drops at Times Square, fireworks explode around the globe and North American Thoroughbreds celebrate their birthdays at midnight on Jan. 1. A few of the newly turned 3-year-olds waste no time starting their once-in-a-lifetime quest for the Kentucky Derby starting gate as Aqueduct rings in 2018 with the $150000 Jerome Stakes. On New Year's…

The Belmont Park at the Big A meet continues Thursday. Players will find races from this meet listed under track code BAQ. Belmont is traditionally BEL, while Aqueduct is usually listed as AQU. The Belmont race dates were moved to Aqueduct this fall to allow for renovations to Belmont Park Post: 2:05 PM ET; $95k Maiden Special Weight going 6…