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Approx. Post Time: 11 40 AM (Dec 14)
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by Brian Bohl
The Early Pick 5, covering the first five races of every card at NYRA tracks, went unsolved on Friday, resulting in a carryover of $265,042.64 when live racing resumes on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Multiple big-priced winners on Thursday’s eight-race card helped start the action at the Big A, with 73-1 longshot Gratto Swing kicking the day off with a half-length victory in Race 1. The Edmund Pringle trainee outkicked Me ‘n Sap to win the six-furlong maiden sprint, returning $148.50 on a $2 win wager.
Ridden by Benjamin Hernandez, the payout was the highest of the Aqueduct winter meet on its 16th day. Brandolino returned $120 for winning Race 2 on December 11, marking the meet’s previous highest payout.
Flashndynamite, off at 7-1, won a one-mile allowance tilt in Race 2, paying $16. Trained by Michael Moore and piloted by meet-leading rider Kendrick Carmouche, Flashndynamite rallied from fourth to outkick Kansas Kis.
Reed Kan paid $5.50 for toping a five-horse field in Race 3. Conditioned by Mertkan Kantarmaci, Reed Kan saw Hernandez notch his second win, capturing the six-furlong claiming race.
Baba, off at odds of 26-1 in the one-mile maiden contest in Race 4, paid $54, edging 3-1 Coal Shaft by a head to win for trainer Tom Albertrani. Jorge Vargas, Jr. was the victorious jockey in leading Baba for her first win in five career starts.
Jackie Milton, a 4-1 selection, capped the Early Pick 5 with her victory in the seven-furlong claiming race. Trained by Wayne Potts and ridden by Pablo Morales, Jackie Milton returned $10.20.
Saturday’s Early Pick 5 will begin with the opening race with a post time of 12:20 p.m.
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