Red Smith guide: Odds, PPs, more for Aqueduct feature
The Grade 2, $300,000 Red Smith Stakes is the main attraction on Saturday's 10-race card at Aqueduct.
The 1 3/8-mile turf test drew a field of nine, with 5-2 second choice Master Piece flying back from a three-race jaunt on the west coast to take on 2-1 morning-line favorite Integration.
Post time for the Red Smith, race 9 on the program, is 3:40 p.m. EDT, and FanDuel TV will carry the live broadcast.
Check out Horse Racing Nation’s free past performances page today for downloadable PPs for the Red Smith and more courtesy of our partners at Brisnet.
We also have Super Screener picks and analysis for the Red Smith as well as recent top speed figures for each contender.
Best speed figures
| Post | Horse | ML | Beyer | TimeformUS | HRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curbstone | 30-1 | 85 | 114 | 99 |
| 2 | Integration | 2-1 | 100 | 126 | 105 |
| 3 | Pioneering Spirit | 10-1 | 94 | 123 | 106 |
| 4 | City Man | 10-1 | 94 | 122 | 106 |
| 5 | Limited Liability | 5-1 | 102 | 121 | 106 |
| 6 | Adhamo | 8-1 | 93 | 120 | 107 |
| 7 | Daunt | 20-1 | 89 | 118 | 101 |
| 8 | Master Piece | 5-2 | 99 | 125 | 105 |
| 9 | Rebel Red | 8-1 | 91 | 115 | 105 |
Looking at the pace
Long shot Curbstone is projected to set a moderate tempo in the Red Smith, with Adhamo in close attendance.
Pace projector appears courtesy of TimeformUS.
HRN picks
This week's Super Screener is looking beyond Saturday's stakes and highlights Race 5 at Del Mar, where favored Steak Fries looks vulnerable.
"The Super Screener top win pick will be Timty for trainer Doug O'Neill," Super Screener creator Mike Shutty says. "This gelding is bred to excel on turf, and his four starts on dirt have come against much tougher competition. The blinkers go back on to help focus, and his work two back was quite handy and signals readiness here."
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Matt Shifman's Red Smith picks believe Master Piece and Integration are strong contenders but also think Rebel Red is an interesting newcomer.
Ed DeRosa is looking at a different turf stake taking place this Saturday in his River City fair odds, and he thinks Cash Equity will get the right trip in a wide-open race at Churchill.
DeRosa also has Maple Leaf fair odds, and he's leaning on the Kevin Attard-trained pair of Caitlinhergrtness and Fashionably Fab in the synthetic-track event at Woodbine.
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Here's the field for the Red Smith Stakes (G2):