Today’s featured seventh race for fillies and mares going 7 furlongs on turf is interesting and wide open. On our first pass we left six fillies open, narrowed it down to down, then land on one. And it was tough deciding between Preach Tome Daddy (5-1) and Anna Sophia (7-2).
Both come out of efforts where their styles were compromised each being used on an early lead when it was patience that was called for. ‘Preach’ was used on the pace but succumbed to the pressure; not unexpected while she was ambitiously spotted at the Grade 2 level. She’s come back to work very strongly for the live Kimmel shed.
But it’s ‘Anna’ we’ll take by virtue of the fact that she, too, was used hard early in a stakes—not graded but on a tougher course to negotiate and doing so well set strong, pressured fractions.
She’s worked twice for her local return for Mott but unfortunately loses Johnny V. to injury. We expect the Hall of Famer to cover this when giving pre-race instructions to whichever rider draws the assignment.
Taking Anna Sophia to win at 3-1 or greater, an exacta box with Preach Tome Daddy, and using Sounds Of The City (8-1), Ciguaraya (3-1), Considerate (6-1), Mystic City (5-1) and Decennial (15-1) to the super-exotic mix.
Running Totals: (1100) 339-214-165 Total Dollar Return: $2,328.30
21 Jun 2012 at 05:19 am | #
On my first pass, I passed. Not smart enough to figure this one out. But if you kidnapped my first-born son, and demanded a selection for his return, would have to go with 1-Sounds Of The City, who looks like the type that likes to watch what is going on in front of him, and is too polite to pass the leaders. Maybe Dominguez will realize this finally, and get him closer earlier, and can get up late. Extremely unusual to have so many, so close. I’m enjoying the heat, as I’ve found that when the track is bone dry, you get the most formful result. If I found a magic lamp, and had 3 wishes, some might wish for world peace or to stamp out hunger, but I would wish for a dry uniform track, jockeys that left their egos at home, and a date with Marylou Whitney. Marylou, if you become available, give me a call.
1-Sounds Of The City (8.05)
5-Preach Tome Daddy (8.15)
4-Anna Sophia (8.22)
9-Strategic Missile (8.53)
7-Mystic City (8.79)
TTT
21 Jun 2012 at 08:47 am | #
T,
As you know, I signed up to pick the feature race of the day at a major track depending on the season so I don’t get to choose. But I just view all races as puzzles to be solved and it’s worked for more than five years. Hopefully with some hard work I can continue to get lucky.
As far as dry tracks are concerned, must disagree. Spent too many summers in the Belmont press box and I found a dry track wrecks havoc with form. Watering and harrowing are the keys, IMHO.
Today’s feature is a challenge, no doubt, but I do believe that Anna Sophia and Preach Tome Daddy are the most probable winners; we shall see.
But I like your approach; go get the bad guys, Teddy, you irascible old flirt.
JP
21 Jun 2012 at 09:00 am | #
JP, I guess one man’s meat is another man’s cobra venom. With respect to the dry track, it is probably due to the fact that I discard wet track performances entirely for the purposes of my handicapping, which probably comes as quite a shock to most folk out there, moreover, do not make many investments on off tracks either. Maybe someday I can figure it out. Sorry for my disclaimer before giving my opinion; shows a distinct lack of character and backbone. I would play one of the top 5 I listed if you gave me 20-1 or so on any of them, as believe they all are viable. I’m also a “speed nit-wit,” a term I believe that Nick Kling coined up here in the Capital Region, not for me, but for myopic, tunnel-vision type persons obsessed with pronounced speed in racehorses. Don’t mind that term, as long as I’m not called a Beyer whore. If you leave out the word Beyer, I don’t mind.
TTT
21 Jun 2012 at 09:56 am | #
Since Belmont cancelled, here is a nice place parlay in the 8th at Churchill:
8th 10-Chalice
9th 5-Moonrush
TTT