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9/28: Belmont (R5-11); Churchill (P6 Force; P5 C/O)
BELMONT PARK
POST-SCRATCHES
5th: MSW, 2yo-F, 8.5f-IT (P3, DD)
Princessa Caroline (AmPharoah) a half to Lady Eli (Divine Park) & Bizzy Caroline (Afleet Alex); Laughable a full to Quip (DistHumor)..
Most Likely: #1 Laughable 7-2 2nd
Next Best: #5 Our Little Jewel 4-1 5th
Exotics Use: #7 Princesa Caroline 9-2 WON ($11.00)
Super Add: #4 Boxer Rebellion 3-1 4th
6th: MSW, 2yo, 6f (Empire 6, P3, DD)
Two more American Pharoah-topped pedigrees on display here with Mandatory a half to I’m a Chatterbox (Munnings) and Juulstone coming out of terrific Donk NY-bred stakes machine Hessionite (Freud). Juddmonte/Brown firster Toledo will take money, but being out of a sister of Seismic Wave, you wonder …
11/21: Aqueduct ($263k P6 C/O)
AQUEDUCT
POST-SCRATCHES
4th: MSW, 2yo, 8.5f-T (P6, P3, DD)
$263k P6 C/O starts here..
Complex sequence(s) start with this MDN turf puzzle where those with experience are OK and firsters from Brown (Demarchelier), Casse (Lisbon), Pletcher (Dr. English), Clement (Sea of Hope) and Wayne Potts (American Commander) add to the confusion. Mott (Seismic Wave) and Clement (A.P. Indian half Malthael) players start the discussion and though Handel (Bronxville) isn’t strong getting runners to win moving to grass, note that sire He’s Had Enough is having success with his progeny trying the lawn (4/18 for 22% first turf)..
Best Value: #3 Seismic Wave 9-2 2nd
Next Best: #8 Malthael 3-1 5th
Exotics …
10/5: BEL ($49k P5 C/O); Stronach 5; KEE (7th-10th)
BELMONT PARK
POST-SCRATCHES
5th: NY-MSW, 2yo-F, 8.5f-IT (NYRA Bets P5, G/S, P3, DD)
Most Likely: #1 Mensa Member 9-5 6th
Next Best: #7 Shak’s Hidden Gem 5-2 7th
Best Value: #5 Y’allcomenow 12-1 5th
Exotics Use: #6 Fika 10-1 4th
6th: MSW, 3+, 1m (P4, P3, DD)
Most Likely: #1 Domain 6-1 4th
Next Best: #3 Business Cycle 8-5 3rd
Best Value: #6 Coal Truth 10-1 6th
Exotics Use: #2 Illudere 7-2 WON ($8.30)
7th: NY-ALW/N1X, 3+, 8.5f-T (P3, DD)
Most Likely: #2 Appealing Briefs 4-1 WON ($10.20)
Next Best: #8 Collective Effort 5-2 7th
Best Value: #5 Mango M 6-1 3rd
Exotics Use: #12 Ides …
3/24: FG (7th-11th); X-C P4; SA ($262k P5 C/O)
FAIR GROUNDS
PRE-SCRATCHES
7th: MSW, 3yo-F, 1m-T (P3, DD)
Proctor stretches out Aspening and she’ll appreciate it; Real Sister has enough turf in her pedigree to take to it and at 15-1 the price is right; Firster Maybe Wicked from dangerous Cox is a full to turf tigress Mizzcan’tbewrong (5 W’s, $178k) & GSW and G1 placed Money’soncharlotte..
Most Likely: #6 Aspening 9-2 7th
Best Value: #4 Real Sister 15-1 4th
Next Best: #10 Maybe Wicked 7-2 2nd
Exotics Use: #5 Tizaprincessa 6-1 3rd
8th: 93rd New Orleans H. (G2), 4+, 9f (P4, P3, DD)
The Player is loose up front and should be tough to real in. Scuba, who looked finished at …
2/18: Santa Anita ($133k C/O)
SANTA ANITA
POST-SCRATCHES
1st: MSW, F&M-4+, 6.5f-T (P5, P3, DD, Hi-5)
Meal Ticket feels most likely 2nd off the long layoff, but hard to embrace 18/0-1-0 Chew right now..
Most Likely: #4 California Breeze 6-1 3rd
Next Best: #3 Meal Ticket 7-2 4th
Best Value: #5 Beauty Devine 12-1 5th
Exotics Use: #8 Chalky 5-2 6th
2nd: MSW, 3yo, 7f (P4, P3, DD)
Another MSW, another Baffert Cadillac. $500k Justify, noted by Hammer on Friday ATR, looks like the goods in morning. Must negotiate demanding 7f trip..
Most Likely: #3 Justify 6-5 WON ($3.00)
Next Best: #4 Camby 5-2 2nd
Exotics Use: #2 Show Time Rocket 3-1 5th
3rd: CLM, 4yo, …