8/18: Saratoga (Day 27-Lake Placid)

[Kasept]

Spectacular day of racing played out as expected Saturday with virtually something for everyone. It was a magical afternoon for Team Ramsey, Kitten's Joy and Chad Brown obviously, while the win column was cracked by D. Wayne Lukas, Joe Aquilino, John Hertler and Robbie Davis at Saratoga. Not a lot of time for blow by blow recapping except to note that Mike Welsch's DRF Clocker Report was brilliant citing Real Solution's "A" works leading into the Million. When Big Blue Kitten -- whom Real Solution had been outworking -- scored in the Sword Dancer, it made the ground-saving Chad Brown trainee a big play in the Arlington feature. It took a rightful steward decision to cash, but $18.80 and more was your reward for paying attention. I took particular pleasure in the work of ATR guests leading into Saturday, as Nick Luck, Jay Frederick, Joe Kristufek, Nick Tammaro, Gus Alonso, etc., recorded significant contributions to bottom lines. Hope everyone did well! Del Mar carryover and another potentially kooky Sunday card at the Spa...


SARATOGA


POST-SCRATCHES


1st: MSW, 2yo-F, 6.5f (P3, DD)

Most Likely: #3 Art of the Game 5-2 WON ($4.80)
Best Value: #6 Ma Billet Doux 6-1 4th
Next Best: #5 Cosi Celeste 9-2 3rd


2nd: MCLM/$20k, F&M-3+, 6f (P4, P3, DD)

Best Value: #2 Broadway Music Gal 8-1 WON ($12.60)
Next Best: #1 Alexa 5-1 5th
Exotics Use: #4 Scienzato 2-1 4th
Super Add: #6 You Take the Cake 5-2 3rd


3rd: CLM, 3+, 7f (P3, DD)

Invocation's good races best these, but without a lot of pace help signed on, Rocco can't loose touch..

Most Likely: #6 Invocation 5-2 6th
Best Value: #3 Grey Oak 12-1 3rd
Next Best: #7 Escape Artist 7-2 2nd


4th: CLM, 3+, 1m-IT (P3, DD)

We bring My Pal of Pals right back after last week's endlessly blockaded run. Meets similar set, appears a fit and yet is twice the ML of last Sunday..

Most Likely: #6 Freud's Debut 3-1 2nd
Best Value: #3 My Pal of Pals 20-1 WON ($16.40)
Next Best: #7 Life's a Roar 4-1 8th
Exotics Use: #2 Spirit of Peace 20-1 3rd


5th: MSW, 2yo, 8.5f-T (P3, DD)

Most Likely: #6 Bashart 5-2 WON ($4.50)
Next Best: #7 Storming Inti 4-1 3rd
Best Value: #3 High Ransom 12-1 6th
Exotics Use: #4 Branded Hand 3-1 4th


<$50 P4 Play:

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

7x1x3x4 = 84 x .50 = $42


6th: NY-OC/N1X, 3+, 9f (P6, P3, DD)

Best Value: #9 Smokin Candy 9-2 3rd
Next Best: #3 Street Lord 7-2 4th
Exotics Use: #2 Read the Proposal 3-1 7th
Super Add: #6 Ghostly Vision 5-1 WON ($11.40)


7th: NY-ALW/N1X, F&M-3+, 5.5f-T (G/S, P3, DD)

Best Value: #6 MY UPTOWN GAL 9-2 3rd
Next Best: #9 Neck of the Moon 3-1 WON ($4.80)
Exotics Use: #2 White Crane 4-1 7th
Super Add: #8 Desert Bliss 5-1 6th


8th: 30th Lake Placid (G2), 3yo-F, 9f-IT (P4, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #2 Tapicat 9-5 5th
Next Best: #3 Watsdachances 2-1 2nd-Elevated from 3rd
Best Value: #4 Nellie Cashman 15-1 3rd-DQ'd from Win
Exotics Use: #5 Broken Spell 8-1 7th


9th: OC/N1X, 3+, 5.5f-T (P3, DD)

Most Likely: #4 Channel Marker 5-2 WON ($6.40)
Best Value: #7 Thomas Hill 8-1 7th
Next Best: #6 Partly Mocha 6-1 2nd
Exotics Use: #5 Skylander 15-1 6th


10th: MSW, 3+, 11d-IT (DD)

Best Value: #9 Three Streets 6-1 4th
Next Best: #5 Runs Like a Kitten 7-2 WON ($8.10)
Exotics Use: #11 Bramley 3-1 2nd
Super Add: #4 Bank Float 12-1 6th


11th: MSW, 2yo-F, 8.5f-T

Most Likely: #7 Kitten Kaboodle 2-1 2nd
Next Best: #10 Candy Kitty 3-1 WON ($7.90)
Best Value: #9 Zloty 6-1 3rd
Exotics Use: #5 America 8-1 9th


$16/$32/$48 P4 Play:

8: 2
9: 4-5-6-7
10: 2-5-9-11
11: 7-10

1x4x4x2 = $32 ($48 for $1.50; $16 for .50)


Good luck!
Steve