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Friday, May 17, 2013
You Feelin’ Lucky, Punter?
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Number of Selections: 1317
Number of Win-Place-Show Finishers: 403-249-202
Amount Wagered: $2,634 [to win only]
Total Dollar Return on Investment: $2,765.50
Profit to Date: $131.50
Written by John Pricci
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Taking Brown’s Horse
There's a first time for everything: We're making a conditional pick. Trainer Bruce Brown has an uncoupled entry in today's featured 8th race turf sprint, the Around The Cape overnight stakes.
Well, this uncoupled entry is also entered in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint at Pimlico on the Black-Eyed Susan undercard with the same riders; Castellano and Lezcano. We expect Spring to the Sky (5-1) to go well in his 4YO debut for Brown, who has a good record with returnees. Night Officer (6-1) should benefit from his recent placing to Ben's Cat, a Maryland legend as the winner of 10 of 14 turf sprints.
I certainly hope that Brown splits the two up, and we'll take whichever horse he runs here to win, no price restrictions, and boxing that horse in the exacta with the very fast early line favorite that's working well at his Fair Hill base, Michael Trombetta's Next Question (2-1).
Number of Selections: 1315
Number of Win-Place-Show Finishers: 401-249-202
Amount Wagered: $2,630 [to win only]
Total Dollar Return on Investment: $2,749.10
Profit to Date: $119.10
Written by John Pricci
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Blazing the Way
Today's Belmont Park feature, the Good Reward overnight stakes for older turf runners going 10 furlongs, marks the U.S. debut of South American 5YO import Quick Casablanca (9-2) for the team of Clement/Rosario. He's a G1 performer on turf and dirt, is training steadily and willingly, and has run very well at this trip.
However, we'll play percenatges and shade a Horse for Course that has also done well at this distance; Barcley Tagg's Sky Blazer (5-2). He owns enough tactical speed to stay within hailing distance of Teks North and inside position insures a ground saving trip that will be sure to help in the late stages.
Taking Sky Blazer to win at 5-2 or greater and key boxing exactas with Clement's import and the McGaughey-trained Reflecting. Exotic players can add Chad Brown's Hyper (6-1) to their mix.
Number of Selections: 1314
Number of Win-Place-Show Finishers: 401-249-202
Amount Wagered: $2,628 [to win only]
Total Dollar Return on Investment: $2,749.10
Profit to Date: $121.10
Written by John Pricci
