Racing quality ticks up as Cup approaches
By kasept. Filed in Uncategorized |
Opening Day action was rather elusive Sunday except for $20+ hit on Gary ‘Red Dog’ Hartledge’s On Fire Baby in co-featured Pocahontas. Quality portion of Breeders’ Cup Week hits the oval at Churchill Thursday with excellent G3 Commonwealth anchoring the day’s second half. Showers will pass through Louisville later this morning, but glorious conditions with sunny skies and 65-70 temperatures will grace the Downs and the Cup for the weekend.
‘ATR’ coverage of BC XXVIII continues Thursday with another round of selection discussion from show regulars and guests. Don’t miss RacingUK’s Nick Luck discussing all the Euro runners in Hour 2 Wednesday and Hour 3 Tuesday. My own opinions on Friday card up late this afternoon.
CHURCHILL DOWNS
POST-SCRATCHES
8th: ALW/N1X, F&M-3+, 9f-OFF THE TURF (P5, P3, DD, Super)
OFF THE TURF: 13: WON ($8.40)-4-10: 2nd–3: 3rd
9th: MSW, 2yo, 8.5f (P4, P3, DD, Super)
Most Likely: #10 Africanist 3-1 WON ($6.40)
Next Best: #8 Tritap 5-2 2nd
Exotics Use: #1 Congenial 5-1 3rd
10th: OC/N2X, F&M-3+, 6f (P3, DD, Super)
Most Likely: #9 Dust and Diamonds 5-2 3rd
Best Value: #4 Honchis’n Ponchis 8-1 2nd
Next Best: #7 Moon Buzz 3-1 WON ($11.80)
Exotics Use: #3 Arienza 3-1 5th
11th: Commonwealth Turf (G3), 3yo, 8.5f-T (DD, Super)
Very good collection of soph turfers with p[articularly tough decision needed on outposted Goldikova travelmate Salto..
Best Value: #1 Live in Joy 15-1 7th
Next Best: #4 Perregaux 6-1 4th
Exotics Use: #3 Silver Medallion 5-2 3rd
Super Add: #8 SCR
12th: CLM/N2L, 3+, 6f (Super, Super Hi-5)
Best Value: #5 Southern Rocket 6-1 4th
Next Best: #9 Grinning Gang 3-1 2nd
Exotics Use: #3 SCR
Super Add: #2 Court’s Journey 5-1 8th
Hi-5 Play: #10 Devil Train 5-1 WON ($13.60)
<$50 P5 Play:
8: 4-13
9: 8-10-11
10: 9
11: 1-3-4-8/SCR
12: 2-3/SCr-5-9
2x3x1x4x4 = 96 x .50 = $48
<$50 P4 Play:
9: 8-10-11
10: 9
11: 1-3-4-8/SCR-10
12: 2-3/SCR-5-8-9-10
3x1x5x6 = 90 x .50 = $45