BELMONT PARK

8th: Recording, 3yo-F, 8.5f-IT (P4, P3, DD, Super)

Very solid field of sophomore gals. If this had a $100k purse, it would deserve to get consideration as a G3. There is not one filly here that can be auto-tossed from the exotic mixes..

Most Likely: #6 Naples Bay 7-2: Clement miss has edge 2nd/break.. 5th
Best Value: #7 Hungry Island 8-1: Been adroit closing into soft splits.. WON ($15.80)
Exotics Use: #4 Triune 6-1: Stretches out after chasing hot 7f pace last.. 7th
Super Add: #1 Celestial Kitten 3-1: Winter Memories victim saves ground.. 4th

9th: 94th Dwyer (G2), 3yo, 8.5f (P3, DD, Super)

All the whining about the weakness of the soph class omits the possibility that several of these could end up prominent on the Haskell, Jim Dandy/Travers, PA/WV Derby scenes..

Most Likely: #7 Adios Charlie 6-5: Stake efforts sharp; Ideal spot to stalk & go.. 2nd
Next Best: #2 Dominus 2-1: Ouchy rig danger on lead if Tech Fall doesn’t press.. WON ($7.80)
Best Value: #1 Malibu Glow 15-1: Weaver quietly rolling; Sneaky value here..
Super Add: #6 Cool Blue Red Hot: Visually impressive rallying stoutly last.. 3rd

10th: 125th Suburban H. (G1), 3+, 9f (DD)

Attempt to remake famed standard into a Whitney prep didn’t draw the field it desired with 23 of the 29 nominations opting elsewhere or failing to be ready. Morning Line and Rule are in MTH’s Salvator Mile for example, while Friend or Foe, Rodman, I Want Revenge, Rail Trip and other Whitney expectant types are in their stalls waiting another month. Frustrating for players, fans, racetrack managements. Despite the limited options however, the event is hardly an open and shut case in any direction among the half dozen..

Most Likely: #1 Rodman 8-5: Brilliant Met try and sharpened further since; Hushion an amazing 47% (36 starters) 2nd off breaks.. 3rd
Best Value: #3 Convocation 6-1: 2nd chasing Haynesfield in ’10 edition; Note old school 7f work & 4f bullet days later.. 4th
Exotics Use: #6 Hymn Book 5-2: Was he a dirt horse all along, or is the 3/2-0-1 mark off turf a wet track mirage? Mixed signals.. 2nd

11th: NY-ALW/N1X, 3+, 8.5f-T (Super)

Most Likely: #4 Boat 3-1 5th
Best Value: #9 Gamblin Fever 8-1 2nd
Next Best: #7 Rocky F 7-2 WON ($5.00)
Super Add: #1 Shekomeko Son 10-1 9th

<$75 P4 Play:

8: 4-6-7
9: 1-2-7
10: 1-2-3-6
11: 1-4-7-9

3x3x4x4 = 144 x .50 = $72

MONMOUTH PARK

POST-SCRATCHES

9th: ALW/N1X, F&M-3+, 1m-T (.50 P4, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #7 Ms Silver Oak 3-1 WON ($5.00)
Next Best: #2 Great Gracie Dane 7-2 2nd
Best Value: #1 Lady Kafca 8-1 7th
Super Add: #3 Tres Leches 5-2 8th

10th: 64th Salvator Mile (G3), 3+, 1m (P3, DD, Super)

Quite a nice edition of this old race that had seen its’ fortunes ebb and then rise again..

Most Likely: #2 Morning Line 9-5 5th
Best Value: #5 Motovoto 9-2 4th
Next Best: #3 Soaring Empire 7-2 2nd
Super Add: #7 Friesan Fire 8-1 7th

11th: 58th United Nations (G1), 3+, 11f-T (DD, Super)

America’s first important and longest-running turf stake, and living up to International flavor with returning ’10 victor Chinchon and imposing black mare Stacelita (3 Grp 1 wins — 4 if you count disgraceful DQ of Dar Re Mi in ’09 Prix Vermeille)..

Best Value: #7 Stacelita 7-2 3rd
Next Best: #9 Chinchon 5-2 2nd
Exotics Use: #5 Sleepless Knight 6-1 10th
Super Add: #3 Teaks North 5-1 WON ($15.00)

12th: NJ-MDN CLM, 3+, 6f (Super)

Best Value: #3 Taylors Tough 9-2 2nd
Next Best: #11 Seventy Niner 6-1 WON ($5.40)
Exotics Use: #1 Knockout Punch Kid 7-2 3rd
Super Add: #4 Park Slope 8-1 4th

<$50 P4 Play:

9: 1-2-3-7
10: 2-3-5
11: 7-9
12: 1-3-4-11

4x3x2x4 = 96 x .50 = $48

HOLLYWOOD PARK

PRE-SCRATCHES

5th: CLM, 3+, 5.5f (P6, P3, DD, Super)

$80k P6 C/O starts here..

Most Likely: #7 Mark of a Warrior 2-1 2nd
Best Value: #5 Thrice the Vice 5-1 5th
Next Best: #1 Sky Thrill 5-2 3rd
Super Add: #8 Danny James 6-1 4th

6th: 68th Shoemaker Mile (G1), 3+, 1m-T (P3, DD, Super)

Good group for this West Coast lawn mile classic. Scored out in this event a year ago nailing $44 Victor’s Cry to close Memorial Day Weekend. Doubt we get that kind of price on today’s winner, even in an upset scenario..

Most Likely: #1 Courageous Cat 9-5: As previously discussed, Mott cylinders firing.. WON ($4.00)
Best Value: #7 Liberian Freighter 5-1: Danger with lack of other speed lined up here.. 6th
Next Best: #5 Caracortado 5-2: Can fire fresh; Took advantage of Cup enrollment opp.. 2nd

7th: CA-MSW, 3+, 6f (P4, P3, DD, Super)

This is a very nice group of Cal-bred maidens. Ripe for tripping up P6 & sinking P4’s right off the bat. No room for firster #2 Starspangled Heat (20-1) in the top tabs drawing rail for bow, but Abrams chestnut working sharply and bears watching..

Most Likely: #12 Madeoftherightstuf 7-2 2nd
Best Value: #11 He’s So Stylish 8-1 6th
Next Best: #4 Red Tesla 6-1 5th
Super Add: #3 Mint Humor 3-1 3rd

8th: OC/N2X, 3+, 1m-T (P3, DD, Super)

Love Cassidy but what is so special about King Edward to warrant 7-2 favoritism in this good group?

Most Likely: #4 Make Music for Me 9-2 3rd
Next Best: #5 Sterling Outlook 4-1 8th
Exotics Use: #7 Leroy’s Dynameaux 9-2 WON ($12.00)
Super Add: #6 Summer Movie 8-1 5th

9th: 60th Triple Bend (G1), 3+, 7f (DD, Super)

No reason to get creative here: Smiling Tiger is home, and the top trio from the Los Angeles should cover it in this always productive G1 dash..

Most Likely: #3 Smiling Tiger 5-2 WON ($5.40)
Best Value: #1 M One Rifle 8-1 7th
Next Best: #7 Amazombie 2-1 3rd
Exotics Use: #2 Camp Victory 9-2 2nd

10th: CA-MSW, 2yo, 5.5f (Super, Super Hi-5)

Most Likely: #3 Unhitchthetrailor 5-2 WON ($6.00)
Best Value: #1 Exotic Slew 12-1 2nd
Exotics Use: #11 Already There 6-1 3rd
Super Add: #9 Huntsville 7-2 7th

<$150 P6 Play:

5: 1-5-7
6: 1
7: 3-4-11-12
8: 4-5
9: 3
10: 1-3-11

3x1x4x2x1x3 = 72 x $2 = $144

<$75 P4 Play:

7: 3-4-11-12
8: 4-5
9: 1-2-3-7
10: 1-3-11

4x2x3x3 = 72 ($36 for .50

Cashing some nice tickets along the way helped, but I thought Thursday’s action from Hollywood under the backdrop of what became an enormous single day carryover pool was great fun. Wagerers across North America poured an incredible $999,783 into the existing $112k pot, proving that a little time to prepare and a competitive set of races gets all of us motivated for action. The racing was very good on top of the basis for the interest, and Thursday’s roundtable chat on ATR pointed you in all the right direction’s on the toughest winners, including Rich Eng warning us on the potential for Brian Koriner’s 15-1 upsetter in the 5th, Forward Commitment ($32.20). Brad Free couldn’t have been more helpful either, with the 8 for 28 jockey-trainer stat from Formulator that tabbed Jorge Alcala, Joel Rosario and Santabarbrabendita ($10.40). And in the nightcap, my concern that the obvious players were vulnerable proved out, as Best Value 3rd tab Quintons Destiny from Dan Hendricks took over late and won easily at a fat 13-1 ($28.00).

The other three winners in the sequence were the obvious Luckarack ($6.40), American Lady ($2.60) and Mutually Benefit ($4.80), and having all 6 was good for a robust $30,675. My own ticket was too narrow snaring 4 of 6, but the $74 tri and $401 super in the 4th race with Portfolio, Zees Chris and Dynahere lining up behind Santabarbrabendita covered all of the day’s multi-race investments and more. And in the nightcap, I again utilized the overlay reverse tri key method with W/PL saver approach on Quintons Destiny to another positive benefit when he overachieved at 5 ticks above his 8-1 morning line. The win returned an additional $370 ($28-W/$9-PL) to the coffers and made the afternoon successful. Hope you did well Thursday on a card I’d like to think you were acutely prepared for having listened to ATR!

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Canada Day north of the boarder as the Holiday Weekend begins in earnest. Big ATR Preview Show on your radio and computer this morning, and a $26,200 carryover at Belmont to boot…

BELMONT PARK

POST-SCRATCHES

4th: NY-MSW, 2yo, 5f (P6, P3, DD, Super)

Tricky, or alternately obvious, start to the sextet with a hatful of FTS Empire breds going postward. Anticipate Pletcher-Repole Bluegrass Cat bay Zow comes out running of course..

Most Likely: #6 Zow 2-1 WON ($3.70)
Next Best: #8 The Prize Fighter 4-1 2nd
Exotics Use: #9 Officerandafoose 7-2 6th

5th: CLM/N2L, F&M-3+, 1m-T (G/S, P3, DD, Super)

Very good race with well-matched field. All pace and trip as the determinant..

Most Likely: #4 Untamed Glory 5-1 6th
Best Value: #1 Keep It a Secret 10-1 7th
Next Best: #7 Decennial 5-2 WON ($6.00)
Super Add: #3 My Donna Jean 12-1 3rd

6th: NY-MSW, 3+, 6f-IT (P4, P3, DD, Super)

Tough set to separate, with opinion of Belmont Day finale instrumental to your rankings here. Master Splash, Turn Up the Music and Paci Di Notte all exit that yielding turf affair, and meet up with at least another 3 that merit respect. Note that Molly’s Ship, 5th out of that event, came back a wire to wire winner next out v. $35k MCLM’ers (72 Beyer). Challenging lynchpin to the P6 and difficult way to start the P4..

Most Likely: #1 Master Splash 6-1 7th
Best Value: #2 Nykid Time to Jazz 20-1 6th
Next Best: #7 Paci Di Notte 7-2 2nd
Super Add: #6 Turn Up the Music 3-1 3rd

7th: MDN CLM, 3yo, 1m-T (P3, DD, Super)

Best Value: #4 Cousin Rich 10-1 7th
Next Best: #6 Legend of Navarone 7-2 WON ($5.20)
Exotics Use: #3 Mosquito 3-1 2nd
Super Add: #7 East Indies 9-2 4th

8th: Sky Beauty, F&M-3+, 8.5f (DD, Super)

Most Likely: #4 R Betty Graybull 5-2 5th
Next Best: #2 Happy Week 3-1 4th
Exotics Use: #6 Patience Drive 8-1 6th

9th: CLM, 3+, 6f-IT (Super)

Mitigation (SCR’d) is a bit inviting here, but be aware that Gary Gullo is riding a hard-to-fathom winless streak on turf that is approaching 100 starts and extends back more than 5 years. As Gullo himself says about the skein, (which Gullo pal Sciacca unearthed and monitors), “it’s difficult to do that if you were trying”..

Most Likely: #9 Sumfun 4-1 6th
Best Value: #1 Cayo Hueso 10-1 3rd
Next Best: #7 Golden Weekend 2-1 WON ($7.90)
Super Add: #5 Mor Chances 8-1 7th

<$100 P6 Play:

4: 6
5: 1-4
6: 1-2-6-7
7: 3-4-6
8: 2-4
9: 9

1x2x4x3x2x1 = 48 x $2 = $96

<$75 P4 Play:

6: 1-2-4-6-7
7: 3-4-6
8: 2-4
9: 1-5-7-8-9

5x3x2x5 = 150 x .50 = $75

Certain kinds of races can be your friend — 7f events for me — and others your mortal enemy. I struggle with non-stake extended distance events like Wednesday’s 10f-T 7th, and ended up confused enough to leave out one of the horses that I liked initially, and it cost us the over-paying quad. Despite as sluggish a pace as you’ll ever see from ALW horses, 11-2 Point of Entry could not hold off 3-1 Sky Blazer at the end of the mile and a quarter jog. The other three winners in the skein were easy enough to feature, and despite paying $8.50, $8.60 and $9.20 with $7.90 Sky Blazer, the payoff was terrific for the 4 winners: $510.50 ($1), about 3x the parlay. There’s another chance to work out the kinks at 10f on grass Thursday as part of the $112k P6 carryover sequence at Hollywood, and I think I have a good idea in it. But I find these kind of events befuddling when the players lack the form stakes runners typically have when traveling 11f-13f. Hope you did OK Wednesday… Hope you did OK Wednesday… Brad Free and Rich Eng join me in Hour 3 on ATR to dissect the Holly Park sextet!

HOLLYWOOD PARK

POST-SCRATCHES

3rd: CLM, 3yo, 6f-T (P6, P3, DD, Super)

$112k C/O starts here..

Quirky group with obvious player War Pilot questionable given resume and recent SCR from a stake before landing here. Mullins candidate Luckarack raises tag, but has notoriously reacted negatively off good efforts..

Most Likely: #1 Diamond Geezah 2-1 3rd
Next Best: #5 War Pilot 3-1 4th
Exotics Use: #3 Luckarack 5-2 WON ($6.40)

4th: MDN CLM, F&M-3+, 7f (P3, DD, Super)

Top pair feel like essentials on your sextet ducat, but Portfolio appears healthiest she’s ever been and deserves back-up consideration at the least..

Most Likely: #7 Zees Chris 3-1 3rd
Next Best: #8 Santabarbrabendita 4-1 WON ($10.40)
Best Value: #1 Portfolio 6-1 2nd
Super Add: #4 Dynahere 6-1 4th

$1 Exacta (8-1) Paid $26.00
$1 Trifecta (8-1-7) Paid $74.10
$1 Superfecta (8-1-7-4) Paid $401.60

5th: CLM/N2L, 3+, 1m-T (P4, P3, DD, Super)

Hughesy one of the logical singles in the sequence, but what was the issue last time when offered this price initially? Bullybullybully has been knocking on the door this level, will save all the ground while in receipt of several of Mulhall’s best karma moves..

Most Likely: #9 Hughesy 9-5 3rd
Best Value: #1 Bullybullybully 6-1 7th
Next Best: #10 Bronster 7-2 4th
Super Add: #2 Bud I Crushed It 12-1 10th

6th: ALW/N1X, F&M-3+, 6.5f (P3, DD, Super)

Like Bold Warrior Wednesday at Belmont, (who came through), American Lady has a huge edge in number power versus this group. Lone reservation is the conservative ‘next step’ approach from a team that regularly goes straight to stakes with horses like this. Single on vast majority of budget-sensitive tickets..

Most Likely: #6 American Lady 6-5 WON ($2.40)
Best Value: #2 Evita’s Sister 10-1 3rd
Next Best: #1 Zenidekka 3-1 2nd

7th: OC/N1X, F&M-3+, 10f-T (DD, Super)

Similar 10 panel turf affair was undoing of Wednesday quad at Belmont, and this event is an equally challenging conundrum. Lightly-raced Kazamira is now 6 with an oft-interrupted career tab. If she were utterly hopeless, Moss/Shirreffs team could make the well-bred Dynaformer a broodmare and recent spate of 5f spins says she may be ready for best..

Best Value: #2 Kazamira 6-1 4th
Next Best: #5 Mutually Benefit 2-1 WON ($4.80)
Exotics Use: #4 Granite Girl 5-1 5th
Super Add: #6 Party With Brando 4-1 6th

8th: MSW, 3+, 6.5f (Super, Super Hi-5)

Getting to final leg unscathed won’t be simple, and this group guarantees further anguish depending on bankroll depth. Just Imagine from O’Neill and Patriot’s Voyage from Baffert are going to be leaned on heavily, but frankly, both have dents in their fenders. Matlow and Quinton’s Destiny and hot-working returnees Imperial Pride and Utopian (Shirreffs again) all have hints about their possibilities. And then there are the three firsters to worry about..

Most Likely: #2 Matlow 9-2 3rd
Next Best: #10 Just Imagine 7-2 2nd
Best Value: #3 Quinton’s Destiny 8-1 WON ($28.00)
Exotics Use: #1 Patriot’s Voyage 5-1 6th
Hi-5 Play: #7 Utopian 12-1 5th

$1 Exacta (3-10) Paid $41.90
$1 Trifecta (3-10-2) Paid $134.80

<$150 P6 Play:

3: 1-3-5
4: 1-7-8
5: 1-9
6: 6
7: 2-5
8: 2-10

3x3x2x1x2x2 = 72 x $144

<$75 P4 Play:

5: 1-9-10
6: 6
7: 2-4-5-6
8: 1-2-3-7-9-10

3x1x4x6 = $72 ($36 for .50)

Quick glance at late quad in New York. Safe trip to Choppy & Lloyd!

BELMONT PARK

POST-SCRATCHES

6th: MSW, 2yo-F, 6f-T (P4, P3, DD, Super)

Early juvy turf dash for girls includes Isra, half to Forever Together..

Best Value: #3 Cat Girl 6-1 3rd
Next Best: #5 Isra 5-1 2nd
Exotics Use: #1 Alaura Michele 3-1 WON ($8.50)
Super Add: #8 Zooming Along 6-1 8th

7th: OC/N1X, 3+, 10f-IT (P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #5 Eternal Ruler 5-2 4th
Exotics Use: #2 Cheyenne Nation 2-1 5th
Best Value: #7 Point of Entry 5-1 2nd
Super Add: #1 Piazza Di Spagna 15-1 7th

8th: OC/N2X, 3+, 8.5f (DD)

Best Value: #1 Mine Over Matter 9-2 3rd
Next Best: #4 Slevin 3-1 WON ($9.20)
Exotics Use: #3 Writingonthewall 4-1 4th

9th: MDN CLM, 3+, 6f-IT (Super)

Most Likely: #4 Yesterday’s Story 7-2 WON ($8.60)
Next Best: #5 Dirty Old Town 4-1 2nd
Best Value #8 Lloydobler 15-1 6th
Super Add: #3 Lake and Ludlow 12-1 7th

<$75 P4 Play:

6: 1-3-5
7: 2-5
8: 1-3-4
9: 3-4-5-7-8

3x2x3x5 = 90 x .50 = $45

INDIANA DOWNS

PRE-SCRATCHES

6th: Girls, Inc. of Shelbyville, Shelby County, F&M-3+, 1m-T (.50 P3, .50 Tri, Super)

This is a terrific group that should offer plenty of value. Key will be keeping Snow Top Mountain and La Gran Bailadora OUT of the top slot..

Best Value: #12 Distorted Love 8-1 3rd
Next Best: #5 Kiss Mine 9-2 5th
Exotics Use: #4 Snow Top Mountain 3-1 4th
Super Add: #11 SCR

Can’t say I didn’t enjoy the day of racing Saturday, but I did come away frustrated, falling short with two value horses I eagerly anticipated: Midnight Billy and Victory Pete. Midnight Billy had been a victim of circumstances and wide trips of late, and drew inside for the Belmont 8th Saturday. Midnight Billy was the anticipated and delicious 11-1, and capable bug Irad Ortiz Jr. did everything right to finish a rallying second to Bishop of Nola. What prevented the Juan Ortiz trainee from winning was the lack of any pace challenge to the front end victor. Alltiffedoff (Castro) nor Gold Raptor (J. Velazquez), both needing to be up front for their own success, seriously confronted Castellano and Bishop of Nola who was able to set :49.0 and 1:13.2 splits. Despite the pedestrian numbers, Midnight Billy closed from last to get by everyone but the Bruce Brown gelding, quashing everything I had in mind and in hand. Bleech. The good news is that there is a $68k carryover at Belmont today, and one for nearly $100k at Churchill for those who focused their attention at Louisville.

Later at Prairie Meadows, the reverse tri key angle salvaged something when Best Value top choice Victory Pete (8-1) was overhauled by Headache (9-2) and Awesome Gem (2-1) in the late stages of the Cornhusker to produce a $117.40 ($1) triple tote. But frankly, it wasn’t what I was hoping for from Victory Pete in terms of result or price. I expected a much bigger tab on the Alexis Barba Cali invader (15-1 ML), though perhaps Bob Baffert’s IA Derby win with HOL last out Prayer for Relief 30 minutes earlier generated extra interest in Victory Pete. The bottom line was that Saturday turned into a bit of a leaky vessel, and we’ll turn to Sunday to make the weekend a success with Belmont and the Queen’s Plate card at Woodbine. Hope you did OK and can muster another day of action!

BELMONT PARK

POST-SCRATCHES

5th: NY-MSW, 3+, 7f-T (P6, P3, DD, Super)

$68k P6 C/O starts here..

Much more difficult race than it looks at first glance with three ‘first time turf’ candidates and a FTS in Winloc’s John Lee that is a full to solid ALW mare Winloc’s Glory Days (16/2-4-4, $117k on lawn). Albertrani’s Cool Operator is one of the 2nd timers and will be heavily included, but note that this colt would be the initial ‘first turf’ winner for sire Suave who has only 2 sod successes of any kind in 39 starts from 25 horses (5% W’s; 26% ITM). Gets some pampas pedigree plus from mare, but I’ll play against..

Most Likely: #4 City Strut 6-5 WON ($2.90)
Next Best: #3 All Class 10-1 3rd
Best Value: #8 Komisarek 30-1 6th
Super Add: #5 Winloc’s John Lee 10-1 4th

6th: 34th Bouwerie-NY, 3yo-F, 7f (G/S, P3, DD)

Best Value: #1 Superior Sarah 9-2 4th
Next Best: #2 Ava K. 7-5 WON ($3.60)
Exotics Use: #5 Miss Valentine 2-1 2nd

7th: NY-ALW/N1X, F&M-3+, 8.5f-IT (P4, P3, DD, Super)

Yet another of those challenging state-bred turf events with entire field seperated by a handful of lengths. Looks like there are enough front-end interested parties to keep the pace honest, though there are no true ‘need the lead’ types. Will not surprise if we see this group bunched up on the backstretch before someone produces themselves..

Best Value: #7 Makeminechocolate 5-1 6th
Next Best: #10 Shakeira 9-2 2nd
Exotics Use: #1 Sarah’s Pleasure 12-1 4th
Super Add: #9 Lemon Tiger 6-1 5th

8th: ALW/N1X, F&M-3+, 1m-T (P3, DD, Super)

Both of the Chad Brown favorites are OK, but neither is better than than the three better priced options below, and anything near her last makes Sing My Song a winner at a sweet number..

Best Value: #8 SING MY SONG 8-1 3rd
Next Best: #4 Mystic City 4-1 2nd
Exotics Use: #5 Settling Seas 8-1 7th
Super Add: #1 Tale Untold 8-1 6th

9th: 32nd Mike Lee-NY, 3yo, 7f (DD)

Most Likely: #4 Bug Juice 2-1 5th
Next Best: #5 Pin Number 7-2 3rd
Best Value: #6 Preachintothedevil 6-1 WON ($10.40)

10th: CLM, F&M-3+, 1m-T (Super)

Competitive finale with perhaps half the field eligible for laurels. After the obvious players, Wise Choice will be an enormous price (30-1 ML) and ran a race on AQU turf 12/9/10 that can compete here. Meanwhile, Nice Stuff (20-1 ML) SCR’d returns to the scene of her graduation, gets almost 10# from everyone and may have upside yet..

Most Likely: #6 Ready to Party 9-2 2nd
Best Value: #5 Wise Choice 30-1 5th
Exotics Use: #8 Bobs Pinup Girl 3-1 4th
Super Add: #2 River Fancy 7-2 WON ($6.30)

<$150 P6 Play:

5: 4
6: 1-2-5
7: 1-7-10
8: 4-8
9: 4-5-6
10: 6

1x3x3x2x3x1 = 54 x $2 = $108

<$75 P4 Play:

7: 1-7-10
8: 1-4-5-8
9: 4-5-6
10: 2-5-6-8

3x4x3x4 = 144 x .50 = $72

WOODBINE

POST-SCRATCHES

4th: ALW/N1X, 3+, 7f (P4, P3)

Most Likely: #3 Aerial View 5-2 2nd
Next Best: #6 Eddie Set Go 7-2 WON ($7.00)
Best Value: #4 Doctor Jack 10-1 –
Exotics Use: #8 Pit Alley 6-1 4th

5th: 58th Highlander (G2), 3+, 6f-T (P3, Super)

How long can Heros Reward keep showing up at this venue to steal purses? Typically wide open turf dash, but look for Jungle Wave to leap forward with the retun to the lawn..

Best Value: #6 JUNGLE WAVE 8-1 5th
Next Best: #7 Stormy Lord 3-1 10th
Exotics Use: #1 Silver Timber 4-1 8th
Super Add: #2 Heros Reward 8-1 3rd

6th: ON-ALW/N2L, F&M-3+, 8.5f (P3, Super)

Most Likely: #1 (POE) Pink My Ride 7-5 5th/7th
Best Value: #6 Shuffled Around 10-1 8th
Next Best: #7 Flashing Honor 5-2 3rd
Super Add: #3 R Unpainted Dancer 4-1 WON ($14.50)

7th: 7th Singspiel (G3), 3+, 12f-T (P3, Super)

Most Likely: #2 Rahy’s Attorney 9-5 5th
Next Best: #7 Musketier 2-1 WON ($7.20)
Best Value: #4 Windward Islands 8-1 2nd
Super Add: #3 Simmard 7-2 4th

<$75 P4 Play:

4: 3-4-6-8
5: 6-7
6: 1-6-7
7: 2-4-7

4x2x3x3 = $72

10th: 152nd Queen’s Plate, CND-bred 3yo, 10f (P3, Super)

Always enjoyable start to the Canadian Triple Crown and one of the world’s most famous races, this edition feels like Check Your Soul’s race to lose. Couldn’t have been more impressive in the Trial, and trainer Attfield likely stands alone at day’s end with an outlandish 9th Plate win. Respect the Woodbine Oaks winner Inglorious and will use her in the exotics, but key to wagers may be other Carroll-Donver runner Seawatch at 20-1..

Most Likely: #13 Check Your Soul 3-1 7th
Best Value: #12 Seawatch 20-1 6th
Next Best: #14 Queen’splatekitten 7-2 5th
Exotics Use: #16 Bowman’s Causeway 6-1 4th
Super Add: #3 Oh Canada 10-1 13th