Fun day of Holiday racing Monday despite the Oaklawn cancellation, but was tripped up on both chalky quads at LRL and SA. Missed Chris Grove's Sweet Goodbye in the 5 horse photo Fritchie anchor leg and Noblety on the downhill course P4 opener at Arcadia. Hope you did OK and are having better luck closing out strings than me. The highlight of Monday certainly was Sidney's Candy impressive performance in the
San Vicente, as the 3yo re-booted his aspirations for his sophomore campaign.
John Sadler joined me Tuesday on ATR and was clearly pleased with the way in which the Candy Ride colt drew off under his own initiative with Joe Talamo virtually motionless on the the Craig homebred. And as DRF's
Brad Free hypothesized last Friday on ATR, the Santa Anita main track surface was playing much more fairly over the past week, and allowed capable frontrunners to wire fields if they were best. Sidney's Candy's effort bodes well for his ultimate move to the dirt which Sadler still has to plan with Domonation and Dave in Dixie from his barn in the
Derby Trail mix as well.
Week kicks off with a very challenging sequence at Gulfstream Wednesday with a highly anticipated soph ALW feature that includes Barbaro full Lentenor making another grass start before a likely main track bid in the Florida Derby. GP 7th, 8th & 9th on ATR today!
GULFSTREAM PARK
POST-SCRATCHES
6th: ALW/N1X, 3yo, 5f-T (P4, P3, DD, Super)
Most Likely: #9 Family Hoiday 4-1 WON
Best Value: #5 Jala Fever 10-1
7th
Next Best: #1a Girl Bar 3-1
3rd
Super Add: #6 Zip in Time 6-1
5th
7th: MSW, 3yo-F, 9f (P3, DD, Super)
Most Likely: #7 Social Page 5-2
3rd
Best Value: #6 Tesoro de Amor 8-1 WON
Next Best: #9 What's the Verdict 4-1
6th
Super Add: #8 Noor Un Nisa 6-1
5th
8th: ALW/N1X, 3yo, 9f-T @ 72' (DD, Super)
Most Likely: #7 Lentenor 3-1
2nd
Best Value: #1 Doubles Partner 6-1 WON
Next Best: #12 Krypton 4-1
4th
Super Add: #3 Stately Victor 8-1
8th
9th: S/ALW, 4+, 1m-T (Super)
Note that #15 Nineinthenine did DRAW IN to the 9th and is not without prospects. Horse rarely gets bet and may be overlooked with the extreme outpost and rare saddlecloth. Is not only in career best form, but continues to improve..
Most Likely: #9 Inca King 3-1 WON
Best Value: #4 Xela 15-1
7th
Next Best: #15 Nineinthenine 6-1
11th
Super Add: #8 Whirling Thunder 8-1
2nd
<$75 P4 Play:
6: 1-5-6-
9-12
7: 5-
6-7-8-9
8:
1-7
9: 4-
9-15
5x5x2x3 = 150 x .50 = $75
$0.50 Pick 4 (9/6/1/9) Paid $891.00
Good luck!
Steve