Derby Trail Forums - 12/8: AQU & FG Late P4's

Wednesday was a strange afternoon at Aqueduct with the serious inside bias making itself especially evident and emboldening a number of front-runners that ordinarily would quit. But exactas in the 4th and 5th and a nice trifecta in the nightcap made up for the whiffs in the 6th-8th. Thursday, though we offered no written selections, a live on-air capping of the Fairgrounds 8th on ATRAB yielded a huge score with a $50 winner keying a $3,800 superfecta, $2,600 tri and $264 exacta with the 4 horses we offered.

Friday we take to both ovals to swing at the Late P4's in Ovone Park and Orleans Parish...

SELECTIONS -- Aqueduct 6th-9th/Fairgrounds 7th-10th

POST CHANGES/SCRATCHES

6th: NYB-MSW, 2yo, 1m (Superfecta, P4, DD)

1. #3 Stop Bluffing 9-2: WON Carroll gelding keeps improving; should make lead
2. #1 Dantastic 2-1: Mott closer gets goggles, diuretic, rail
A. #4 Western Deed 7-2: 4th Pancho's gelding has found slop or trouble all starts
B. #5 Humerus Alex 12-1: 3rd Galluscio firster blistered 1/34 bullet preparing

7th: CLM, 3+, 1m,70y (P3) SCR #7 Fire Hero, NO SUPERFECTA

1. #5 River Mountain Rd. 3-1: 2nd Tony D. DepComm red a check-earning machine
2. #3 Sideways Glance 6-1:5th Martin 4yo scored off break on Inner return
A. #1 Trueamericanspirit 8-1: 3rd Jersey bred reacted last off stake third; Gets Coa
B. #2 True Call 15-1: 6th Sciacca bay bounced last off 37-1 score; Exotics booster

8th: OC/N3X, 3+, 6f (DD)

1. #5 Call Me Tony 2-1: 4th (3rd in wagering) Levine veteran ITM 27 of 36 lifetime; Serious horse
2. #1e R. Dutrow entry 7-2: 2nd/3rd Pair is 14/6-1-3 combined '06
A. #6 Crafty Cammack 8-5: 5th Ignore slop flop last; Tony Dutrow red hot
B. #2 Pavo 15-1: WON Klanfer red offers value underneath circling back to best

$1 Exacta 2-1 $51.75
$1 Trifecta 2-1-5 $199.50

9th: CLM/N2L, F&M-3+, 6f (Superfecta)

1. #5 La Mer 10-1: 2nd Willing to try again with Stoklosa 4yo by Crafty Prospector
2. #9 Significant Other 6-5: 3rd Top pick was 3L behind this one while wide last time
A. #6 Preacher's Tale 6-1: And this Pat Kelly trainee was between them
B. #7 Senorita Ballado 4-1: Tough to exclude any Contessa runner right now

LONGSHOT/SUPER: #3 Light Classic 12-1: WON Micelli red showed signs of return to form last pair; Bulleted for this

$1 Exacta 3-5 $75.25
$1 Trifecta 3-5-9 $258.50

<$50 P4 Play:

6: 1-3-8
7: 5
8: 1e-5-6
9: 3-5-6-7-9

3x1x3x5 = $45

FAIRGROUNDS 7th-10th POST CHANGES/SCRATCHES

7th: CLM, 3+, 8.5f (Superfecta, P3, P4)

1. #8 Yankee Vice 5-1
2. #9 Goleador 7-2
A. #11 Junqueman John 5-1
B. #5 Scion 6-1 WON

8th: ALW/N1X, 2yo, @1m-T (Superfecta, P3)

1. #3 Tony Terrific 5-2 WON
2. #6 Citi Smoke 8-1 2nd
A. #5 Tactical Weapon 5-1 4th
B. #2 Shopton Lane 6-1

9th: OC/N2X, F&M-3+, 1m,40y (DD)

1. #3 Christmas Lily 5-2 WON
2. #1 Victoria Regina 4-1
A. #6 SCR
B. #4 Bittersweet Bonnie 8-1

10th: S-MSW, 2yo fillies, 6f (Superfecta)

1. #7 MissCat Dance 7-2 2nd
2. #3 Stormin Day 5-1
A. #12 SCR Sub #8
B. #4 SCR Sub #11 WON

<$50 P4 Play:

7: 5-8-9-11
8: 3
9: 1-3
10: 1-3-7-8-11

4x1x2x5 = $40

$2 P4 Pays $294.00 ($1-$147.40)

Good luck!
Steve