Horse Racing picks for Aqueduct and Santa Anita race tracks on Sunday, February 6: Morello will roll

Horse Racing

There is plenty of great horse racing action to look forward to across America on Sunday, including at Aqueduct and Santa Anita race tracks. We have been in fine form with our picks for a long time, up 255.45 units dating back to August 5.

Here are 4 runners we expect to perform well today. It’s time to dive in and discuss these potentially profitable plays.

2:18 pm Aqueduct (Race 4) – Morello 9/5

Life is Great has caught the eye in two recent starts, not just because of his name, but Morello is an exciting son of Classic Empire and looks set to upstage the favourite. He cost $250,000 as a juvenile and made a winning debut at Aqueduct over six furlongs in November. That form has been heavily boosted since, with the well-beaten second posting a big figure to graduate next time out. Steve Asmussen’s charge should relish an extra furlong and with any amount of improvement under the hood, he could be set for a very exciting campaign.

3:22 pm Aqueduct (Race 6) – Kept Waiting 4/1

Robert Falcone’s mare has rapidly improved since graduating at the fifth attempt, winning two of her four starts since facing winners. Latterly, she posted a career-best figure when scoring over track and distance in December. That was in a $74,000 contest and she had plenty to spare, which suggests she’ll have no problem in better company today. She’s well drawn in gate two and there’s plenty to like about her chances under Kendrick Carmouche.

4:25 pm Aqueduct (Race 8) – Shotgun Hottie 5/2

Costing $45,000 as a two-year-old, this daughter of Gun Runner made it third-time lucky with victory at Churchill Downs in November. She took a big step forward from that graduation when fourth in the Untapable at Fair Grounds on Boxing Day, doing extremely well to finish as close as she did, given the way she tugged clear early on. Cutting back in distance will certainly help this filly and more conservative tactics are likely to be played on this occasion. If Trevor McCarthy can conserve some energy early on, she’ll be tough to fend off in the closing stages.

7:12 pm Santa Anita (Race 8) – Happy Jack 6/1

A son of Oxbow, he really caught the eye when scoring over six furlongs at Santa Anita in January. Totally unfancied in the market, he rallied strongly in the stretch and won with plenty in hand, despite clearly needing further. His pedigree backs up the theory that he’ll improve markedly for this stretch out in distance and given that he’s likely to be ridden patiently, plenty of scrimmaging for the early lead will help matters. At 6-1, he looks to have been totally overlooked.

Exotic

Late Pick 3

Race 7: 1, 7, 8, 9
Race 8: 1, 4, 7
Race 9: 5, 6, 7
Stake: $0.50
Total Stake: $18.00

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