Up In Lights

fantini33 · #1 10-24-2009, 09:58 AM

Keeneland

Friday 10/23

Race #6

MSW 1 1/8 All Weather

#9 Up In Lights

This race is worth watching the replay. Many horses trying the stretchout for the first time. #9 (Up In Lights) gets hung 6 wide THROUGHOUT the first turn, races minimally 5 wide down the backstretch, moves strongly on the turn to maybe even nudge slightly to the front, passing the eventual winner, who impedes her on the way by. Up In Lights was running out of gas anyway, but this didn't help. Finished 5th on a track that seemed to have a slight speed/rail bias through the early part of the card, a bias she was up against the whole way. This horse went off at 62-1 yesterday. Next time out will still be a price and is worth looking at.

I would have preferred yesterday be the day as I had her in exactas, tris , dd, etc. but will certainly use again.

Watch the race yourself and let me know what you think.

Good Luck!

Ed

brianwspencer · #2 10-26-2009, 02:55 PM

Her dam was a decent runner, ran 3rd in the Grade III Pucker Up and has thrown a couple of decent horses so far, including one pretty good one.

Really, really liked her in those Arlington turf races and bet that the grass is where she'll eventually do her best work. Based on the running line, you should be able to still get a pretty decent price on her next time out depending on where she goes, and she could spice up some multi-race wagers for sure if she breaks through soon.

Think she'll turn out okay.

fantini33 · #3 11-20-2009, 03:00 PM

Up In Lights ran on Sunday 11/15 in Churchills Race #4, in a MSW, going 1 1/16 on the turf, breaking from post 12.

Went off as the 6th choice at just under 12-1, rallied wide all the way around the turn from dead last to finish 2nd to the favorite, a Proctor-Leparoux 8/5 1st turfer.

Paid $10.60 $5.80

I imagine value will be gone now.

brianwspencer · #4 11-21-2009, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by fantini33

Up In Lights ran on Sunday 11/15 in Churchills Race #4, in a MSW, going 1 1/16 on the turf, breaking from post 12.

Went off as the 6th choice at just under 12-1, rallied wide all the way around the turn from dead last to finish 2nd to the favorite, a Proctor-Leparoux 8/5 1st turfer.

Paid $10.60 $5.80

I imagine value will be gone now.

Hey, getting $10.60 to place in that spot was awesome -- plenty of value to be had even with running 2nd.

fantini33 · #5 08-15-2010, 11:04 AM

Runs in the 8th at Saratoga today. ML 10-1. Must include.

fantini33 · #6 08-15-2010, 04:23 PM

Just missed at 5-1. Wide wide ride.....