Best Horse Racing Bets Today
Headlined by the Grade 2 Hill Prince Stakes for 3-year-old males on the turf, Aqueduct brings us an afternoon of racing with four stakes races on Saturday. Two of the stakes will be on the grass, while the other two feature talented 2-year-olds.
In other words, it should be a solid day of racing in New York with plenty of wagering opportunities. Without further ado, let’s get right into the strong card of racing and my favorite wagers of the day.
Race #5 Hill Prince Stakes (G2) $250,000 1 1/8-Miles Turf - 1:48 PM EST
Unbeaten in two career starts, Integration will look to continue his upward mobility when he takes on a solid field of ten turf males entered in Saturday’s Grade 2 Hill Prince Stakes going 9-furlongs at Aqueduct.
A well bred 3-year-old son of Quality Road, the Shug McGaughey-trained runner has impressed in each start which both came at Colonial Downs. A 6 1/2-length maiden romp was followed up by a sharp rally to score in the Grade 3 Virginia Derby. This will be a big test as he makes his first start in New York and faces a deep field.
Trainer Chad Brown is always a threat in graded stakes on the turf and his chances at victory on Saturday are threefold. The English-bred Equitize was a good-looking debut winner back in March and will be making his first start since. Faraday, meanwhile, has won two straight while running longer at Saratoga and Kentucky Downs respectively.
Finally, I’m Very Busy could be the most dangerous of all the Brown runners. Beaten less than four lengths in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1), he comes into the Hill Prine off a sharp allowance win over the Aqueduct turf course. The Brown trio will be tough, but I love the way Integration has begun his career. He is the top pick
$10 Exacta Part Wheel - Integration over I’m Very Busy, Equitize, and Freedom Trail = $30
$10 Exacta Part Wheel - I’m Very Busy, Equitize, and Freedom Trail over Integration = $30
