1/6: AQU P6; GP/SA Stakes-P4's
 

Stakes quality and intensity wratch up a notch Saturday with the first 3yo contests of note (Count Fleet-AQU/Santa Ysabel-SA) and early Graded heats for the handicap division (Hal's Hope-GP/San Pasquale-SA). A $32,000 carryover adds to the intrigue at Ozone Park, while '07 debuts of Sweetnorthernsaint and Strong Contender pepper Hallandale's first credible card.


SELECTIONS -- Aqueduct, 1/6, R4-9 (P6)


4th: NYB-MSW, 4+, 8.5f (P6, P3)

1. #7 Wally World 5-2: Top connections WON
2. #2 Nine Positives Paraneck performing 5th
A. #6 Anxious Contender 15-1: Lopez gets away? 6th
B. #3 SCR


5th: CLM, 4+, 6f (Grand Slam, P3, Superfecta)

1. #8 Lethal Weapon 5-2: ITM 6/6 this strip 3rd
2. #3 Little Red Rocket 5-1: Moves inside, drops, adds CC 2nd
A. #10 Fighting Roy Kelly 3-1: Drilled 'em on drop 5th
B. #6 Just Say the Word 10-1: Tries level again 7th


6th: NYB-MSW, 3yo, 6f (P4, DD)

Tricky state-bred MSW here.. NOTES: Blasi Graeme Hall firster scary (#9, Native Hall); AE (#13) He's a Ray is a colt Contessa has been raving about; Luzzi, who rode 3 others entered here including top ML choices, takes reins on Pletcher-Benzel firster (#5 Belz)...

1. #12 Raven H 7-2: Amongst serious colts when seen last 5th
2. #11 Chief for a Day 9-2: Levine bay jumped up on inner 2nd
A. #7 Mansion of Thought 12-1: Made middle move in debut 4th
B. #5 Belz 6-1: Does Luzzi know best? 10th
C. #10 Citifest 10-1: In mix on cutback WON


7th: NYB-OC/N2X, 4+, 1m & 70y (P3)

1. #4 PRINCE RAFFIE 3-1: Chased next out winners 8th
2. #1e Baker entry 6-1: Both entrymates have back figs 2nd
A. #7 Stellianos 15-1: Always tough on inner 6th
B. #5 Drizzly 4-1: Consistent and good this oval 3rd


8th: 32nd Count Fleet, $65,000, 3yo, 1m & 70y (DD)

Terrific edition of NY's first Derby Trail race.. Playing against 9-5 ML fave Johannesburg Star 2nd in race, but including him in the multi-race wagers...

1. #3 Sir Whimsey 10-1: Off pace type in field of speed 3rd
2. #7 SCR
A. #1 Pink Viper 12-1: Inviting price; sits trip WON
B. #5 No Reply 5-1: KMc DepComm bay improving with distance 4th


9th: NYB-ALW/N1X, 4+, 5.5f (Superfecta)

1. #8 Southern Prince 5-2 : Lost chance at break when last seen WON
2. #7 Energico 5-1: Ritvo Dixie Union ITM 8/9 career 2nd
A. #4 Colbert Street 15-1: Takes them a long way 4th
B. #3 Bonus Size 15-1: Martin got Paraneck bay ITM last 5th


<$100 P6 Play:

4: 7
5: 6-8
6: 11-12
7: 1e-4
8: 3-4-(7 SCR)
9: 7-8

1x2x2x2x2x2 = 24 x $2 = $48


<$50 P4 Play:

6: 2-4-5-7-9-10-11-12
7: 4
8: 1-3-4-5-6-(7 SCR)
9: 8

8x1x5x1 = $40



SELECTIONS -- Gulfstream, 1/6, R7-10 (P4)


7th (4:10pm): 52nd Mr. Prospector (Gr. III), $100,000, 4+, 6f (DD, P3, P4, Superfecta)

1. #1 High Finance 10-1 2nd
2. #6 SCR
A. #5 SCR
B. #8 Kelly's Landing 3-1 WON

LONGSHOT/EXOTICS ADD: #4 Hither Lane 10-1 4th


8th: 53rd Ft. Lauderdale, $100,000, 4+, 8.5f-T (DD, Superfecta)

1. #11 Saint Stephen 3-1 3rd
2. #10 Old Dodge 4-1 10th
A. #5 Giant Wrecker 8-1 9th
B. #6 Classic Campaign 10-1 WON
C. #2 Ballast 6-1 6th


9th: 17th Hal's Hope (Gr. III), $100,000, 4+, 1m (DD, Superfecta)

1. #3 Sweetnorthernsaint 3-1 3RD
2. #8 Rehoboth 6-1 4TH
A. #5 Chatain 8-1 WON
B. #9 Sir Greeley 5-1 2ND

LONGSHOT/EXOTICS ADD: #7 Istan 15-1 6th

$2 Exacta 5-9 $96.60
$2 Trifecta 5-9-3 $322.60
$1 Trifecta Box $161.30
$1 Quad/Superfecta 5-9-3-8 $918.00


10th: CLM, 4+, 1m (Superfecta)

1. #4 SCR
2. #8 Grand 6-1 2nd
A. #7 Cresson 4-1 5th
B. #11 Everything to Gain 3-1 WON

LONGSHOT/EXOTICS ADD: #2 Hatch 15-1 8th


<$50 P4 Play:

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

2x3x1x4 = $24



SELECTIONS -- Santa Anita, 1/6, R6-9m (P4)


6th: MSW, 3yo, 6.5-T (DD, P3, P4, .10 Super)

1. #10 Mind the Minister 7-2 2nd
2. #1 Relentless Pursuit 5-1
A. #12 Ide Takeachance 10-1
B. #4 Spanish Influence 8-1 WON

LONGSHOT/EXOTICS ADD: #8 Asteri 15-1 4th


7th: 40th Santa Ysabel (Gr. III), $100,000, 3yo-F, 8.5f (DD, P3, .10 Super)

1. #1 BARONESS THATCHER 4-1 WON
2. #6 Back in the Saddle 5-1
A. #9 Mistical Plan 7-2 3rd
B. #8 Seaside Affair 6-1 4th


8th: 70th San Pasqual (Gr. II), $150,000, 4+, 8.5f (DD)

1. #1 PREACHINATTHEBAR 5-1
2. #7 Spellbinder 4-1
A. #5 Cheroot 6-1
B. #2 Dixie Meister 3-1


9th: MSW, 4+, 6.5f-T (.10 Super)

1. #8 Captain Quigley 7-2
2. #1 Jimmy's Quest 5-1
A. #10 Purely Wild 12-1
B. #6 The Big One 6-1

LONGSHOT/EXOTICS ADD: #4 All Man 8-1


<$50 P4 Play:

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

6x2x1x4 =$48

I hope you don't mind I posted my Aqueduct selections here too, I didn't want to start the trend of a gadzillion posts for each track...

Race 3 - #6 Dreaming of Victory

Race 6 - #11 Chief for a Day

Race 8 - #5 No Reply
#4 Jo Star
#2 Here to Please

Race 9 - #7 Energico

I'll stay away from Race 7 because Prince Raffie hates me. :D

I really liked He's A Ray in the 6th. but alas he scratched.
Think Alan Garcia will be hot again today??

Think Alan Garcia will be hot again today??

No, my guess is CC Lopez wins at least 4 races today :cool:

Contessa was wetting himself talking about He's a Ray yesterday on the show. Didn't expect to get in today and said to watch for him... Honestly, he couldn't rave enough about the horse and how ready he is.

I tend to like contessa horses, specially if they have coa riding

Steve B, we have several matches in the P6 today. I'm standing alone in the first leg as well... not much fun.

my $250 tickets:
7/8,9/11/4,6/3,6/7 = $16
7/3,4,10/11/4,6/3,6/7 = $24
7/8,9/8,12/4,6/3,6/7 = $32
7/8,9/11/5/3,6/7 = $8
7/8,9/11/4,6/5/7 = $8
7/8,9/11/4,6/3,6/5 = $16
7/8,9/2,5/4,6/3,6/7 = $32
7/8,9/11/7,9/3,6/7 = $16
7/8,9/11/4,6/3,6/8 = $16
7/3,10/8,12/4,6/3,6/7 = $32
7/3,10/11/5/3,6/7 = $8
7/3,10/11/4,6/5/7 = $8
7/3,10/11/4,6/3,6/5 = $16
7/8,9/11/5/5/7 = $4
7/8,9/11/5/3,6/5 = $8
7/8,9/11/4,6/5/5 = $8

Phil.. I don't know.. That seemed liked fun.. :D Good luck the rest of the way..

Yes, it was... I was clapping at the top of the stretch. I like that :D One of those situations where you have a fresh, good face facing career NYB maidens. 6/5 was probably generous, in hindsight... there was only 1 other horse that could win (Paraneck's hoss) and he didn't run a step.
You too. Let's knock this thing down.

Bummer..... I hate singles
 

4 was a no-show

Big time.. I didn't like the winner any better than 5th-6th choice, so wouldn't have had him anyway, but Raffie was stunningly bad.

Need the "prince" for the tri...had the 6-1 cold in the 7th...
to quote Trotter; "having a good day!" :)

Wow.. Had right idea chasing the P4 with oddball try. Lowest payoff is $4,600 to the fave (the 8 who I tabbed). The 11 takes down the whole P4 pool...

Carryover with all but the 6, Sam I Am...

Big congrats to Ernie P. and our own "Outofthebox" (Alan Klanfer) on another Count Fleet win.. (How many times has Paraneck won this race???)

you've really got to think sweetnorthernsaint is a steal in here at 3-2 or better. at least for me he would be.

$140,000 Carryover...

P4 paid $2300+ for the $1.. Wow...

:D :D dats what im talking about..

From the land of the bizarre...
Your P4 ticket from SA would have hit Aqueduct...


Don't let anybody tell you hitting the P6 is easy. I felt like I couldn't have done a better job handicapping and had 4 of 6. Congrats to Outofthebox but that was painful to watch... inside speed won all the routes today. Shocker.

like I said about singles.....
 

you get the tough ones, but I guess at G1, there all tough ones.....

Ponder using the 10 in the last.... figs say its a contender

I/L

I'm not much of a post-race grouser, but I've seen some pretty poor riding on three of the horses I especially liked today...

Eddie Martin on Sir Whimsey was awful;
Bejarano ridiculous in jackpots constantly on clearly best High Finance;
Ramon D wasting ready SNS, stupidly contending with a hopeless speedball..

Yeesh..