Saturday’s racing at Aqueduct featured a strong inside bias that moderated a little bit toward the end of the day.  While Santa Anita seemed to play, for a 2nd day, peculiarly to horses that seemed to handle it at the expense of horses that simply didn’t.  It seemed very random at times on Friday and then again on Saturday.   Remember, Santa Anita is a new strip — again — and we might have some idiosyncratic behavior when we encounter a drying out condition as we have had the past few days…  Or not…

as for our selections, my pick at Aqueduct on Saturday was Ultimo Principle who went off at 5/1 and ran huge, getting beaten a desperate nose while giving position to the inside horse, Biddy, my PRESS horse.  Biddy got the rail and took advantage of the preferred inside trip today.  Trust me on this, Ultimo was much the best, but only got 2nd money…   His $5.00 place price credits me $2.50 toward my running total, because all horse over 4/1 are figured $1.00 to win and $1.00 to place.  As everyone knows I recommend a win/place strategy using exactas so it is correct to evaluate  using this model.  Horses 4/1 and under are all figured to win ONLY, unless so specified on the show at the time of selection!  My pick at Santa Anita ran 2nd also, but that one won’t count because I declared him just for win only…   We are now now  $111.30 up at a cost of $92.00….ROI at $1.24 per $1.00 wagered…