Track Trends

Sunday, April 23

Fast & Firm

Sunny

58

Wind 6 to 10 MPH North

While both courses played fairly, saving ground on the turf was at a premium. This is likely not so much a "bias" as the nature of the courses. Going forward, look for horses compromised by wide trips on the Aqueduct turf course.

Saturday, April 22

Fast & Firm

Cloudy with Light Showers

58

Wind 2 to 6 MPH South, switching to North late

Both courses played fairly, though speed may have been an advantage on the main track.

Friday, April 21

Fast & Firm

Cloudy

56

Wind 3 to 7 MPH S/SW

Both courses played fairly, though speed may have been an advantage on the main track.

Thursday, April 20

Fast & Firm

Cloudy early - Clear later

62

Wind 3 to 6 MPH SW to NW

Main track and turf course both played fairly with no apparent biases.

Wednesday, April 19

Fast & Firm

Partly Cloudy

51

Wind 12 to 15 MPH NW

Main track and turf course both played fairly with no apparent biases.

Saturday, April 15

Fast & Firm

Partly Cloudy

59

Wind 10 MPH N/NW

Main track was tilted towards inside speed while the turf course played fairly.

Friday, April 14

Fast & Firm

Clear

62

Wind 8 MPH North

Main track and turf course both played fairly with no apparent biases.

Thursday, April 13

Fast & Firm

Partly Cloudy

61

Wind 4 to 8 MPH SE

Main track and turf course both played fairly with no apparent biases.

Wednesday, April 12

Fast & Firm

Sunny

65 degrees

Wind 5-9 MPH SE to East

The dirt track was likely more on the fair to even side, though speed was good, but it was likely situation with mostly very logical results. While speed did well on the turf, it was probably more situational, and with a faster pace, the 5th race was won by a closer.

Sunday, April 9

Fast ( 1-7, 9 ) Turf – Yielding ( 8th )

Sunny

60 degrees

Wind 7 MPH NE

Track was very strongly favoring speed, with even horses setting relatively fast paces generally holding well.  The one turf race was dominated by the favorites in wire to wire fashion.

Saturday, April 8

Fast

Partly Cloudy

55

Wind 14 MPH E/SE

Track was very speed favoring. Pace collapses in races 7 & 12 were due to strong relative paces. The bias may have been most pronounced in the two turn race. Very tough to make up any real ground.

Friday, April 7
Muddy ( Harrowed )

Partly Cloudy

47 degrees

Wind 17 MPH E/NE

Track played fairly and evenly with no apparent bias.

Thursday, April 6

Sloppy ( Sealed )

Rain

60 degrees

Wind 11 mph SW  ( Changed for the last two to N/NE )

While the riders often stayed a bit off the rail, there is no evidence any paths were bad, and the track seemed to play fairly despite the conditions.

Wednesday, April 5

Good 

Clear

54 degrees

Wind 4 to 8 MPH North

Track played fairly and evenly with no apparent bias.

Sunday, April 2

Good ( 1-6 ) Fast ( 7-9 )

Clear

60 degrees

Wind 7 to 11 mph SW

Track played fairly and evenly with no apparent bias.

Saturday, April 1

Sloppy ( Sealed )

Cloudy

45 degrees

Wind 16 mph SE

The track seemed very fair. Speed was fine but closers also did well. The riders frequently stayed outside but there isn’t evidence the inside was bad.

Friday, March 31

Sloppy ( Sealed )

Rain

40 degrees

Wind 14 to 22 mph West

The track played relatively fairly in that speed did well but closers also won their share. Outside paths seemed better, and while the rail may have been deeper, the last winner made his move inside suggesting it wasn’t completely dead.

Sunday, March 26

Muddy 1-4 / Good 5-9

Cloudy/Scattered Showers

43 degrees

Wind 9 mph SW

Tricky track for closing day of the Inner. The rail appeared dead early, and the track was very slow, but this changed either after the 4th or 5th, when the track sped up and the rail also likely improved.

Saturday, March 25

Fast 

Cloudy

58 degrees

Wind 4 to 7 mph SW

While the riders seemed to stay away from the rail in many cases, given the 5th race where the runner-up came through the inside, there is no evidence the rail was bad. The track appeared to play fairly. 

Friday, March 24

Fast

Cloudy

49 degrees

Wind 12 mph N/NE

Track played fairly with no apparent bias.

Sunday, March 19

Good

Clear

45 degrees

Wind 10 to 13 mph S/SW

Track played fairly with no apparent bias.

Saturday, March 18

Good

Cloudy/Scattered Showers

39 degrees

Wind 9 to 13 mph SW

While most races were won by horses that raced on the rail or two path for the majority of the race, it's hard to define a strong bias, as it may have been somewhat situational. Still, there was likely at least a slight advantage to inside position ( one and two paths ) as well as horses that were at least forwardly placed.

Friday, March 17

Good

Clear

40 degrees

Wind 5 to 8 mph SE

Track played evenly and fairly with no apparent bias.

Sunday, March 12

Fast

Clear

30 degrees

Wind 12 to 14 mph East

Rail was a bit of an advantage but the results played fairly enough to assume the track was at least reasonably fair.

Saturday, March 11

Fast

Clear

30 degrees

Wind 15 mph SE

 There was a clear edge to rail runners, and at least those that spent a significant portion of the race on the rail. It was possible to close, but the advantage was to inside speed.

Friday, March 10

Good ( Harrowed )

Snow/Cloudy

35 degrees

Wind 12 to 15 mph SE

The track played very fairly with no apparent bias

Sunday, March 5 

Fast

Clear

35 degrees

Wind 10 to 13 mph SE

Strong inside bias. Rail runners pretty much dominated. The rail was good all weekend but was strongest today.

Saturday, March 4

Fast

Clear

30 degrees

Wind 18 to 21 mph SE

The wind could have affected the races, but it did feel like racing on the rail/inside was an advantage

Friday, March 3

Fast

Clear

39 degrees

Wind 12 to 15 mph SE

Advantage to horses that spent at least some of the race on the rail. Not an extreme rail bias, but an edge/advantage to the rail.

Sunday, February 26 

Fast

Clear

42 degrees

Wind 12 mph East

Track played fairly throughout the day with no apparent bias.

Saturday, February 25

Fast

Cloudy/Foggy

56 degrees

Wind 8 to 11 mph N

 Track played fairly throughout the day with no apparent bias. The rail was good but not a confirmed advantage.

Friday, February 24

Fast

Clear

60 degrees

Wind 8 to 12 mph N

Track played fairly throughout the day with no apparent bias.

Monday, February 20

 Fast

Clear

52 degrees

Wind 8 - 10 mph SE

 No apparent trends as the track seemed pretty much universally fair.

Sunday, February 19

Fast

Clear

60 degrees

Wind 8 to 11 mph SE

Track seemed to play very fairly, but there is an argument that you were better off outside, or at least a bit off the rail. Somewhat ambiguous.

Saturday, February 18 

Fast

Clear

52 degrees

Wind 8 mph NE

 Track played fairly throughout the day with no apparent bias

Friday, February 17

Fast

Clear

40 degrees

Wind 12 mph SE

Track played fairly. The rail was good but did not appear to be any real advantage.

Thursday, February 16

Fast

Clear

36 degrees

Wind 15 to 17 mph SW

 Track strongly favored the rail/inside, with the vast majority of successful runners spending at least a major portion of the race on the rail. It almost certainly helped a number of runners outrun their odds.

  Sunday, February 12

 Sloppy ( sealed )

Raining

42

Winds 2 to 5mph – W/NW

 Speed held well, and seemed preferable, but some closers ran OK. Riders frequently stayed outside, but enough horses ran well enough inside to suggest the track was at least relatively fair, or ambiguous at best.

Saturday, February 11

 Fast

Cloudy

44 degrees

Wind 15mph West

 Though possible to close off the rail in the stretch, there was a clear advantage to the rail runners, and horses that spent at least a significant portion of the race on the inside/rail.

Saturday, December 31

 ft

 cloudy

 12-17 SW

 Inside speed and ground-saving trips were at a premium on a day that featured a strong rail / inside advantage.   

Friday, December 30

 gd

 cloudy

 12-17 W

 No apparent trends.

 Thursday, December 29

 my

 rainy

5-10 SE

 The rail / inside paths controlled the card first day back off the holiday break: six wire-to-wire winners in total over a sealed track that was tough for many horses to make up significant ground through the stretch.

 Sunday, December 18

 my

 rainy

 8-13 W, SW

 No apparent trends over a marathon-like, 11-race program that featured a muddy, sealed track; final day of racing before the Big A’s holiday break.

 Saturday, December 17

 gd

 cloudy

 5-10 W

 Sizable rail / inside advantage on a day that featured five wire-to-wire winners and a pair of “chasing speeds” that raced in 2 ^nd before taking over.

Friday, December 16

 ft

 cloudy

 10-15 W, SW

 Chalk dust flew through the air on card that featured seven winning favorites and a pair of winning “second choices.”

Thursday, December 15

Racing was canceled due to the polar vortex.

Wednesday, December 14 

ft

clear

5-10 W, NW

No apparent trends.

Sunday, December 11

 ft

 cloudy

 0-5 W, SW

 Inside trips – no matter a horse’s running style – were at a premium on a card that featured an edge to the rail / inside paths. 

 Saturday, December 10

 ft

cloudy

8-12 W, NW

No apparent trends on a day with various successful trips and tactics.  

Friday, December 9

ft

 clear

 15-20 W, NW

 Another sizable edge to the rail / inside paths – and by extension, early speed – on this card: seven of the day’s eight winners were never worse than 2 ^nd and five horses scored wire-to-wire.

 Thursday, December 8

 ft

 clear

 8-13 W

 The rail / inside paths were super live and were a big edge to horses throughout the program.

Wednesday, December 7

 my

 cloudy

 2-7 N

 Despite a resolute inside trip upset win from 9-1 shot Unrepented, opening day of the inner dirt track was dominated by wide / outside winning runs and trips; favorites won just one race (from 8) and most of the successful runners raced / rallied wide.

Sunday, December 4

 ft, yl

 clear

 5-10 N

 No apparent trends on this final day of racing on both the main track and turf course till next spring.

Saturday, December 3

 ft, sf

clear

 15-20 NW

 No apparent trends; back on the turf today for two races.

 Friday, December 2

 ft

 clear

 15-20 W

 No apparent trends; no turf.

 Thursday, December 1

 my

 clear

 12-17 W

 Typical wet track in which most riders avoided the inside paths, giving the card an outside “flow” and feel to it.

 Wednesday, November 30

 sy

 rain

 5-10 E

 With the exception of a few runners, including the victorious 34-1 To the Victor, the majority of horses were kept off the inside paths. 

Sunday, November 27

ft, gd

 clear

 8-13 W, NW

 No apparent trends over either surface.

 Saturday, November 26

ft, gd

 clear

8-12 N, NW

 No apparent trends on an excellent Cigar Mile Day; stakes wins by Connect and Mo Town were solid as was firster Elate, who romped to a 12 ½-length maiden win for William I. Mott.

 Friday, November 25

 ft, gd

 cloudy

 0-4 E, NE

No apparent trends on a chalky Big A Friday with seven winning favorites.

 Thursday, November 24

 ft, gd

 cloudy

 2-7 NE

 No apparent trends over either surface. 

 Wednesday, November 23

 ft, gd

clear

 8-12 N, NW

 No apparent trends; week began with no portable turf rail in use. 

 Sunday, November 20

 Racing canceled because of extreme winds. 

 Saturday, November 19

 ft, gd

 clear

 5-10 E

 Pace / early speed did very well over the main track as three of five dirt races were won wire-to-wire – note a couple of big-priced-pace-types also ran well in finishing second (16-1 Quai Voltaire and 22-1 Sal the Turtle.)

 Friday, November 18

 ft, gd

 clear

 2-7 N, NW

 Late, outside runs worked well over the turf course.

Thursday, November 17

 ft, yl

 clear

 5-10 NW

 Outside speeds, stalkers and closers were still very effective over the main track – no surprise given the last few days of Big A racing – but Manipulated and Show Giant won races with rail/inside trips / stretch rallies; both turf races were won by wide, off-the-pace finishers. 

Wednesday, November 16

gd, gd

clear

8-12 W

Main track featured an outside trip / run / flow throughout the card; just one turf race today – portable rail began the week set at 18’.

Sunday, November 13

ft, fm

Clear

8-12 W, SW

Despite a determined pace/inside-speed trip from 11-1 firster Mizzen Max, main track racing was dominated by outside runners, ralliers and overall flow.

Saturday, November 12

ft, fm

clear

8-12 W, NW

Edge went to outside trips / runners over the main track.

Friday, November 11

ft, fm

clear

15-20 W, NW

Even though short-priced favorites won the first four races, the main track played to an outside flow / edge as rail and inside-trip runners were rarely heard from.

Thursday, November 10

ft, fm

clear

8-13 W, NW

Well bet and logical horses controlled the card with seven combined winning favorites and second choices.A

Wednesday, November 9

ft, fm

cloudy

5-9 N, NW

No apparent trends; first full Big A racing week began with the turf rail set at 9’.  

Sunday, November 6

 ft, fm

clear

10-15 N, NW

 No apparent trends.

 Saturday, November 5

 ft, fm

clear

5-10 W, NW

No apparent trends 

 Friday, November 4

 ft, fm

clear

8-13 N, NW

Opening day at the Big A saw four of six main track races won wire-to-wire.