Two at Toga (2023)

[maryhope]

Anybody know what is Steve's depaula play of day 🤔

[moses]

Originally Posted by maryhope

Anybody know what is Steve's depaula play of day 🤔

I’m not sure but you should play along today with my picks. I feel pretty good about them.

[theguarantee]

Will update records sometime after today's races but both of my picks yesterday were dreadful. Luckily I was also alive to the #11 in the late pick-4 in the last and took some extra 10/1 based on that crazy betting (sorry for the redboard).

Best Value: Race 8 - #2 Sister Annie 20/1 - There's a good bit of speed signed on here but going to take a chance that Kendrick can come through for me again today by getting ultra aggressive and hope the others think it's cheap sprinting speed/let her lope along and she forgets to stop today.

Best Value: Race 10 - #5 Red Butterfly - The debut was pretty solid, second start was strangled back needlessly and bumped hard when presumably about to make her move. Toss the dirt effort plus that preempted a move to the sideline so maybe something went wrong. Going 7F just too demanding off a long layoff. At the right class level, distance and surface today and actually has good gate speed to get early position.

[moses]

Originally Posted by theguarantee

Will update records sometime after today's races but both of my picks yesterday were dreadful. Luckily I was also alive to the #11 in the late pick-4 in the last and took some extra 10/1 based on that crazy betting (sorry for the redboard).

Best Value: Race 8 - #2 Sister Annie 20/1 - There's a good bit of speed signed on here but going to take a chance that Kendrick can come through for me again today by getting ultra aggressive and hope the others think it's cheap sprinting speed/let her lope along and she forgets to stop today.

Best Value: Race 10 - #5 Red Butterfly - The debut was pretty solid, second start was strangled back needlessly and bumped hard when presumably about to make her move. Toss the dirt effort plus that preempted a move to the sideline so maybe something went wrong. Going 7F just too demanding off a long layoff. At the right class level, distance and surface today and actually has good gate speed to get early position.

Good luck. I expect a bomb in race 8. I personally like Linny Kate but Sister Annie is capable. Good luck with her.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by moses

Good luck. I expect a bomb in race 8. I personally like Linny Kate but Sister Annie is capable. Good luck with her.

2,5,7,10 for coverge

[moses]

Originally Posted by jms62

2,5,7,10 for coverge

Good luck!

[moses]

Wednesday picks.

First bet: Race 4 - #3 Maryquitecontrary, 9/2. People will probably bill this as a duel between Echo Zulu and Frank’s Rockette but Maryquitecontrary is a very nice, developing 4YO that has never finished out of the top 2 in 8 career starts, which include a win in the G2 Inside Information Stakes and place behind Goodnight Olive in the G1 Madison. She’s a serious racehorse and I believe will benefit from the fact that Frank’s Rockette will need to challenge Echo Zulu early in order to prevent her from wiring the field. I love that Shug keeps Luca Panici on as he has guided her to all 6 of her wins. The works on the two favorites are a bit uninspiring so why not take a shot with this improving 4YO?

Second bet: Race 7 - #8 Arrest Me Red, 5/2. I really want to give Coppola another shot but no published works since June and he came up flat in the last two races against top competition. Going to have to wait and see with him. Arrest Me Red is the best turf sprinter in here and should handle this group.

[theguarantee]

Wagered: $72.00
Returned: $79.60

Race 5: #12 Relate - 6/1 - Tough post but like this one second off the layoff finding the right level today.

Race 10: #10 Sharp Play Boy 15/1 - This is a pretty hungry field so went searching for a price. I like to ignore GP races when coming back to NY and this one lost all chance at the start/got no trip at all in the last. Switching to Handal and a bit of a flyer but expect a big improvement today regardless.

[moses]

Maryquitecontrary never had a shot. Echo Zulu was very impressive.

[moses]

Arrest Me Red got pretty ideal trip. Maybe a bit wide. Edged out by the 2 horse. Barely held on for 2nd. Paid $3.50 to place.

$80.00 wagered
$111.00 returned

[theguarantee]

Originally Posted by moses

Arrest Me Red got pretty ideal trip. Maybe a bit wide. Edged out by the 2 horse. Barely held on for 2nd. Paid $3.50 to place.

$80.00 wagered
$111.00 returned

Got here in pretty different ways but almost even after 10 days:

Wagered: $80.00
Returned: $110.10

^Thanks guys, Luis gave Relate a great ride getting aggressive from the outside post and looked a winner every step. Sharp Play Boy failed to improve and was a bad pick. Tricky card today.

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by theguarantee

Wagered: $72.00
Returned: $79.60

Race 5: #12 Relate - 6/1 - Tough post but like this one second off the layoff finding the right level today.

Race 10: #10 Sharp Play Boy 15/1 - This is a pretty hungry field so went searching for a price. I like to ignore GP races when coming back to NY and this one lost all chance at the start/got no trip at all in the last. Switching to Handal and a bit of a flyer but expect a big improvement today regardless.

Great call!

[moses]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

Great call!

Yes! Nice one there!

[moses]

Originally Posted by moses

I’m not sure but you should play along today with my picks. I feel pretty good about them.

Not a great day but not a bad day either. Fontanafredda spotted them all a couple lengths at the start before running her way back into the race. She looked like a winner in late stretch but was run down to lose by a nose and paying $4.30 for 2nd. Colonial Rose got a great start, settled in, and made her move but just wasn’t good enough today. She paid $11.20 to place.

$72.00 wagered
$107.50 returned