GULFSTREAM PARK
POST-SCRATCHES
8th: MSW, 3yo, 8.5f-T/48′ (Rainbow P6, P3, DD)
Most Likely: #10 Who’s Your Drama 5-2 2nd
Best Value: #9 Super Stan 15-1 6th
Next Best: #7 Hint of Roses 7-2 3rd
Exotics Use: #1 Consumerconfidence 8-1 4th
9th: MSW, 3yo, 9f (P5, P3, DD)
Most Likely: #1 Singleton 4-1 2nd
Next Best: #4 Heckuvashot 3-1 4th
Best Value: #5 Happy Match 10-1 5th
Exotics Use: #3 Direct Message 7-2 WON ($9.80)
10th: OC/N2X, 4+, 1m (P4, P3, DD)
So nice seeing Top Billing back on the track..
Most Likely: #8 Chipit 3-1 3rd
Next Best: #2 More Applause 15-1 4th
Best Value: #5 J S Bach 5-2 WON ($13.20)
Exotics Use: #3 Abounding Legacy 8-1 2nd
11th: 38th Spectacular Bid, 3yo, 6.5f (P3, DD)
Think you may need to use the top 5 ML choices to get through this..
Most Likely: #7 Epic Journey 3-1 7th
Next Best: #4 Morning Fire 5-2 WON ($7.20)
Best Value: #8 Dan the Go to Man 6-1 4th
Exotics Use: #2 Tiger Blood 7-2 5th
Super Add: #6 John Q. Public 6-1 6th
12th: 42nd Inside Information (G2), F&M-4+, 7f (DD)
Outstanding group with clear in-form players (Stonetastic, Best Behavior, You Bought Her) v. some quality seasonal returnees (Bar of Gold, Tiger Ride, Kiss to Remember)..
Most Likely: #5 Best Behavior 5-1 5th
Best Value: #2 You Bought Her 6-1 4th
Next Best: #8 Stonetastic 8-5 WON ($4.40)
Exotics Use: #9 Kiss to Remember 10-1 8th
13th: MCLM/$35k, 3yo, 7.5f-T/48′ (Super Hi-5)
NOTE: #13 Irish Major drew in and becomes a major player..
Most Likely: #6 Ransack 2-1 6th
Best Value: #2 My Bucky’s Boy 15-1 5th
Next Best: #4 Diploma 4-1 11th
Exotics Use: #13 Irish Major 4-1 4th
Super Add: #3 Little John W 20-1 WON ($49.80)
P6 Grid:
8: 10
9: 1-4
10: 2-3-5-8
11: 4-7-8
12: 2-5-8
13: 2-3-4-6-13
1x2x4x3x3x5 = 360 x .20 = $72
P6 Grid:
9: 1-4 (A), – (B), 3-5-9 (C)
10: 2-8 (A), – (B), 1-3-5 (C)
11: 4-7 (A), 8 (B), 2-6 (C)
12: 2-5 (A), 8-9 (B), 3-4-6 (C)
13: 2-6 (A), 4-13 (B), 1-3-8-9 (C)
Simple (A+B): 2x2x3x4x4 = 192 x .50 = $96
P4 Grid:
10: 2-8 (A), 5 (B), 1-3 (C)
11: 4-7 (A), 8 (B), 2-6 (C)
12: 2-5 (A), 8-9 (B), 3-4-6 (C)
13: 2-6 (A), 3-4-13 (B), 1-8-9 (C)
Simple (A+B): 3x3x4x5 = 180 x .50 = $90
$0.50 Pick-4 (5-4-8-3) Paid $1,087.40
OAKLAWN PARK
POST-SCRATCHES
6th: OC/N1X, 3+, 8.5f (P3)
Cherry Wine in for Arkansas Derby, but under the radar, Romans brought Unbridled Outlaw who gets his own Arky Derby audition in seasonal debut. Working steadily for first as a 3yo and may outclass this group with logical 2 to 3 development..
Most Likely: #9 Unbridled Outlaw 4-1 2nd
Next Best: #6 Wolf Man Rocket 2-1 4th
Best Value: #2 Chas’s Legacy 15-1 7th
Exotics Use: #11 Politicallycorrect 12-1 6th
7th: 30th Azeri (G2), F&M-4+, 8.5f (P3)
Untapable preps for Apple Blossom defense here and will be tough to beat, but recall she was upset by an in-form Gold Medal Dancer in this last year. Tops $4,000,000 in earnings with a victory today. Play with prices to try to make something out of exotics..
Most Likely: #7 Untapable 1-1 2nd
Best Value: #5 Meshell 15-1 7th
Next Best: #3 Theogony 10-1 4th
Exotics Use: #4 Streamline 6-1 3rd
8th: 57th Razorback (G3), 4+, 8.5f (P4, P3)
As discussed with Mary Rampellini, sometimes an exciting race/betting proposition pops up out of nowhere and this weekend it’s this Oaklawn H. prep. Fun edition featuring 2 Illinois breds, an Okie, NY bred and Argentinian Champion. Tricky start to thoroughly maniacal P4..
Best Value: #2 Smack Smack 10-1 5th
Next Best: #7 Upstart 2-1 WON ($7.20)
Exotics Use: #5 Idolo Porteno 15-1 3rd
Super Add: #1e Umarov entry 8-1 6th/9th/10th
9th: OC/S-ALW, F&M-4+, 1m (P3)
Best Value: #10 Box Office Appeal 10-1 9th
Next Best: #7 Kiss 3-1 4th
Exotics Use: #8 Lena Love 5-1 7th
Super Add: #5 Foxy Fleda 9-2 3rd
10th: 56th Rebel (G2), 3yo, 8.5f (DD)
Fascinating AR Derby prep appropriately drew full gate given generous $900k pot. Baffert seeking remarkable 6th win here in 7 years, but short price (7-2, and likely lower) on stakes-debuting Cupid tough to take seeing that distinct step forward necessary from Coolmore’s $900k Tapit gray. On Tapit topic, Asmussen offers an emergent 6-1 entry of them (Creator/WinStar; Madtap/Winchell) with either/both seemingly eligible with the kind of next steps Cupid fans expect of their hero. Seven players exit the Southwest with top triple of Suddenbreakingnews (3-1), Whitmore (7-2) and American Dubai (12-1) all commanding respect. Siding Spring (20-1) ran a sneaking good 5th in the Southwest while Discreetness (12-1) was an utterly compromised 7th. Cutacorner (30-1) had some traffic trouble and likely regressed in the Southwest, but could be an exotics booster today with return to right development track for Van Berg. Cherry Wine and Ralis look to jump start their classic campaigns for Romans and O’Neill and both are attractively toted at 12-1. I’m going back to sure-to-be-forgotten Discreetness today for confident Jinks Fires who shrugged off the problematic last start and draws far better today..
Best Value: #5 Discreetness 12-1 7th
Next Best: #1e Asmussen entry 6-1 3rd/12th
Exotics Use: #4 Cupid 7-2 WON ($7.80)
Super Add: #9 Cutacorner 30-1 8th
11th: MSW, 3yo, 8.5f
Most Likely: #5 American Pioneer 4-1 WON ($5.20)
Best Value: #10 Colonel Dan 6-1 4th
Next Best: #2 Goats Town 7-2 2nd
Exotics Use: #7 Burntwood 8-1 3rd
P4 Grid:
8: 2 (A), 5-7 (B), 1-3-4-6 (C)
9: 7-10 (A), – (B), 2-5-8 (C)
10: 1-4-5 (A), 6-8-9-10-12 (B), 2-3-7-11 (C)
11: 5-10 (A), 2-7 (B), 8-11 (C)
Simple (A+B): 3x2x8x4 = 144 x .50 = $72
