Pick Four
Race 6: Starter Handicap, 21k purse, 4yr and old
This deep race is definitely a great race to start the pick four, ESPECIALLY when you have a strong opinion. 4 DrivingMaxandmitzi, who is owned by Blackhawk coach Dennis Savard, is the nuts here. He absolutely blazed up Arlington's lawn last year with the great training/spotting job by Proctor, who is probably the most underrated trainer around. No one ever talks about this guy, and he always has a couple nut horses. Others for the race are the 7 Chet on the positive jock change, the 8 Puppeteer, if he gets a jock change, 3 Curry's Honor was in the Gulf of Mexico on the turn last out and is improving, along with getting a great jock switch.
Race 7: 12.5 Claimers, Non-winner since 12/20/06
Tricky race, you have the monster Ness with the two ML's favorites, 8 Magic Mischief tries to jump up in class, which is the type of horse that has destroyed many of tickets at Tampa in years past, and you have 4 Right Connection who ran huge last time in a weak race but isn't really jumping two levels like the 8 horse. The interesting horse is the 7 Moment of Song, piloted by Montalvo. If you toss that last race on a wetfast track, you have a solid horse. Not only that but you have what looks to be the perfect trip here as Montalvo is not dumb, he will sit this trip right behind the 4 horse and get first run, which is usually a positive at Tampa
---Anyone with $12,500 laying around should claim #1 Sami's Majic and ship him to Chicago, give him a 3 month layoff and have him ready for Arlington. you will make a boatload off him, and could even ship to Cantebury/Ellis/Indiana Downs to pick up some purses
Race 8: MSW 3 yr old fillies, 18k purse
This race has some serious potential and I suggest going deep. 9 L's Lightning is screaming trap with his PP's, everyone thinks that these will eventually hold on, maybe after they fix her breathing because to me, she looks like she just stops, like she isn't getting any air. 2 Chattin Cat gets the capable Centeno up, with decent breeding, 4 Private Sea has a 20% trainer given this mount to a quiet bug boy, has the look of "even this jock couldn't screw this horse up" Rise in class without the benefit of a win is always a huge angle to play at smaller tracks, matter of fact, any racetrack. With all the speed he might sit the trip. 5 Janie B is Martinez/Scace who hit at 23%, decent, nothing special works that could score at a price, 6 Florida Quaker is another that could sit the trip and with all the speed, should come a calling. 7 She's Due for One, no idea, but using
Race 9: almost 9 panels, Optional Claiming 40k Non-Win of 3
Impossible to use anyone but Slomkowski (is their a better Chicago name then this one, not even sure if he is from Chicago or not, but I know he is Catalano's Brother in law) or Proctor, but we are going to try. Couple horses that I pulled from looking at Thorograph are 2 Call My Bluff and 5 Champagne Brunch. Both are faster TG wise then the two mentioned above with Call my Bluff needing to get back to a top (off a small digression). 5 Champagne Brunch is a great play at what will be juicy odds as he seems to be pointed toward this race, is rising in class and is the FASTEST horse in the race coming in off his last. Sanchez is back in the saddle is and extremely capable.
Pick Four Ticket(s)- (Scratches pending)
6: 4
7: 4,7
8: 2,4,5,6,7
9: 2,5
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6: 3
7: 4,7
8: 2,4,5,6,7
9: 2,5
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