Two at Toga (2025)

[moses]

Friday.

Race 7. #3 Tiz Dashing, 15/1. I’ll probably look like a fool for betting against Zulu Kingdom but my plan here is to go two wide in horizontals, using only #2 Luther and #3 Tiz Dashing. My hope is that Zulu Kingdom gets a little caught up in what looks like a fast pace and gets run down by one of them. And I think Tiz Dashing will be every bit of 15/1, expecting most money to land on Zulu Kingdom, Luther, and Clever Again. Tiz Dashing got a nice trip last out and wasn’t good enough but he was coming off a small layoff and I’d expect him to be a little more geared up for this one. Maybe I’ll look like a fool but I’ll take the risk at 15/1.

Race 8. #11 Kismeholdmethrlme, 20/1. I’ve spent a lot of time on this card and just couldn’t go with my original picks in this spot (Cloudy in Race 9, Leslie Star in Race 10.) This horse promises to be a monster price in a field with no clear favorite and certainly no horses that your really trust to run well. His figures from earlier this year on dirt make him somewhat competitive here and note he’s been on grass most of his recent races, but his pedigree looks more like dirt. Franco hops aboard and he should hopefully be able to work out a good trip. He finished 2nd in a MCL50,000 3 back that got washed off the turf.