Aqueduct: Friday 12/5 Plays R8 - Pete's Picks

Little Pete
Dec 5, 2025
2 min read

Friday edition with eight races carded. I will be condensing my plays down to just the numbers and attacking the early double starting in R2 (Races 1 & 2) and a spot pick 3 (Races 3-5). Big Pete will attack his "Play of the Day" and the late pick 3 (Races 6-8). We appreciate you taking a look at this write-up and GOOD LUCK.

Little Pete's $ 10.00 Early Double:

R1: 6

R2: 3 Cost: $ 10.00

Little Pete's $ 1.00 Spot Pick 3:

R3: 1, 2, 3

R4: 6, 7

R5: 2, 4 Cost: $ 12.00

Big Pete's $ 1.00 Late Pick 3:

R6: 3, 4, 7

R7: 1, 3, 5

R8: 5, 6, 7, 8 Cost: $ 36.00

Big Pete's "Play of the Day":

Race 3:

Half the field made their debut on the turf and now move to dirt. I'll focus on the other three with all dirt tries. (2) FOURTH AND ONE is going for it. He has some speed which will put him in position early and make the rest play catch up. He was pressed last time but should be able to clear today.

I’ll use (1) Max Money and (3) Royal Riddle underneath for the exacta.

$ 7.00 WPS 2 Cost $ 21.00

$ 7.00 Ex 2 w/ 1, 3 Cost $ 14.00

We’ll also use (2) Fourth And One in R3 and try to cash in on a Daily Double.

(6) Bob John Ray or (7) Best Bet in the 4th.

$ 7.00 Daily Double 2 w/ 6, 7 Cost $ 14.00

Big Pete's Late Pick 3:

Race 6:

(7) AIRBORNE ELITE will take a lot of action and is the one to beat, but the drop has to be a concern. If he's 75%, he still wins, but I can't risk a single falling off this cliff. Both (3) CAPT JAX PARROW and (4) PANAGIOTIS exit the same race where the Captain finished better. Panagiotis didn't have a clean break that day, and I'll look to reverse the order of finish in here.

$ 7.00 WPS 4 Cost $ 21.00

$ 3.00 Ex Box 3, 4, 7 Cost $ 18.00

Race 7:

(3) LOVE ME NOT has speed and is likely to get an early advantage up front as the rest of the field lacks it. The shorter 1M will play a role as the one turn is probably best for him. (5) REFUAH has hit the board all six tries for the Sharp barn. Both wins have come with Carmouche up, and they meet up again today. (1) SYSTEMIC CHANGE picks up Prat and goes out first time for Maker.

$ 7.00 WPS 3 Cost $ 21.00

$ 3.00 Ex Box 1, 3, 5 Cost $ 18.00

Race 8:

(5) PROBABILITY and (7) ASKINGFORAFRIEND will attract most of the attention. With Manny and Prat up, they are a must-use to close out this Pk3. I'll include two others as both (6) GUILTY and (8) POPPY'S TICKET have the pedigree to stretch out. They have been sprinting to start their careers and now get to stretch their legs.