THE REDBOARD ROOM – Recapping NY 4995

March 25, 2012 checkers

From the Horses Mouth

Allen Lane picks 6 winners on top

13 winners picked overall

12 top picks in the money

7 boxed exactas

$190 Race 5 Exacta

$127 Race 14 Exacta

RACE 1

1ST – HIDDEN GLASS(NY) – much the best in this short field of local breds, take the short odds at 3-5 straight, better than the interest the bank gives

HIDDEN GLASS was rushed up along the rail to secure the lead, was asked for more at the top of the lane, edged away in the stretch, held safely…$3.50 for the Win
RACE 2

1ST – GRANDS LAST CALL(TX) – on the board in six straight, has speed and the rail and should open up a clear lead on a field void of speed

OUT – DYNAMIC LAUGHTER(KY) – well bred colt hasn’t had a legitimate chance to win in his last seven starts racing well out of conditions and unrelenting distances, chance despite handling

OUT – KENTUCKY COLONEL(KY) – private purchase may improve for new connections, third this level last out

GRANDS LAST CALL(TX) pressed the pace from the inside and drew off in the final stages under strong pressure…$4.10 for the Win
RACE 3

1ST – DOUBLE SIX TB(CA) – winner of three, two straight gets big edge over field primarily eligible for non-winners of two lifetime…the chalk goes on

2ND – MINN ON MY MIND(MN) – won last, claimed, best of rest

DOUBLE SIX TB stalked the pace, moved up at the eighth pole and finished gamely to just get up under all out pressure…$3.90 for the Win, $12.00 Cold Exacta
RACE 4

2ND – STREETWISE GAEL(KY) – makes second start off a long layoff and drops into lowest level

1ST – AUTHOR(KY) – odd-s on favorite was second in MSW last out and is strictly the one to beat

STREETWISE GAEL battled rivals in the early going, dug in through the lane, held well but could not keep the winner safe…$8.00 Exacta for the Box
RACE 5

OUT – DELPENN HOSS – easy winner of 100k starter in last, in good form, edge

2ND – SEVERANCE(ENG) – one time graded winner now makes a living in Starter ranks and is still getting the job done, race number sixty-four

1ST – KING OF ALL KINGS(KY) – concedes experience to this veteran field, but lightly raced colt turned in a solid effort against this kind last out and is getting better with each start

DELPENN HOSS pressed the pace, gained the lead then weakened. KING OF ALL KINGS was unhurried early, circled out in the upper stretch, hit his stride and drove past the leaders under brisk urging…Exacta Box paid $190.00
RACE 6

1ST – SPELLS AND POTIONS(KY) – won second race in non-winners three last time and gets to do it all over again, edge

2ND– STONECOAL QUALITY(KY) – returns to turf after winning on dirt last out, has a win on turf and recent turf speeds are considerably faster

OUT – CRY OF THE STREET(KY) – hasnft sprinted in over a year and is three for four ITM sprinting, chance at price

SPELLS AND POTIONS broke alertly to set a pressured pace from the inside, open up a clear lead and was ridden out to the wire while being kept to task…$8.10 for the win and $33.90 for the Cold Exacta
RACE 7
3RD – PANE IN THE GLASS(AUS) – handled two turns easily for the first time last out with a fast closing second, with normal progression

2ND – KINGSON(GER) – Monson colt got rolling late in debut and stretches out in his second start

OUT – MAKER’S PRIDE(KY) – showed some life sprinting on the turf last out and is out of the multi-graded stakes winning mare TOY MAKER, wake up call at a big price

PANE IN THE GLASS was three wide around the turn, urged into the lane, rallied then flattened out
RACE 8

2ND – FLOWERS ON TUESDAY(KY) – has dominated this surface, this distance, this track, this company in her last four starts, hard to bet against

1ST – LIVING LAVISH(GER) – winner of three in a row, the last in open allowance flashing a 107 speed figure

3RD – STAND UP AND TRY(KY) – seven of the last ten starts came in stakes company but missed a golden opportunity in last start in non-winners two in a year, so still winless in nine months, short odds, short chance

FLOWERS ON TUESDAY took off in earnest after the leader, made up ground steadily but had to settle for the place…Exacta Box paid $6.30
RACE 9

1ST – TAPPED STORIE(KY) – Tale of the Cat filly from a mare that won three races as a two year old and $150k on turf

OUT – BARBSEEKER(CA) – California bred debuts in NY and is second offspring of a multi-stakes winning mare on the turf, worth a wager at 39-1

OUT – PONTES(KY) – well bred filly from frosh sire Gio Ponti might want more ground but gets the pedigree edge in this field

TAPPED STORIE vied for the lead from the outside, dueled in the stretch and held on gamely to the wire…$8.40 for the Win

RACE 10

1ST – ROO AT THE FLAT(CAN) – took on a little too much racetrack last out and returns to a sprint where he is three times second in three starts and catches a weak field for this

2ND – DISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA(KY) – Quality Road colt looked good in debut and normal progression would get the job done with these

OUT – FLASHTHORN(FL) – turns back into a sprint after his mile debut when he battled gamely throughout

ROO AT THE FLAT was reserved early, swung out for the stretch run and rallied under pressure to be up in time…$8.40 for the Win and $48.80 for the Cold Exacta

RACE 11

2ND – TI LUNG(KY) – Tiznow first time starter from uber-mare Mother of Dragons, Dam of four graded stakes winners and six stakes winners overall

OUT – BERNABO(KY) – first timer from Bernardini out of a Kingmambo mare

LEANNES JOY(KY) and TORMENTED SOULS(KY) are both well-bred newcomers and should round out this field

TI LUNG set the pace from the outside, dug in stubbornly and yielded nearing the wire
RACE 12

OUT – AWESOME MESA(KY) – Awesome Again colt is from a stakes winning mare who won twice as a two year old and is a sibling to a Curlin filly that won at first asking

OUT – COLONEL JOHNNY(KY) – is out of a multi-stakes winning mare who earned her living sprinting on the dirt

2ND – BIG BILLY(KY) – morning line favorite gets support based on pedigree

AWESOME MESA broke mid pack and ran evenly throughout

RACE 13

OUT – TIZ A RAPTOR(KY) – from frosh sire Tizway from a modest bred mare that was a multi-stakes winner and also won five times as a two year old; 40-1 and worth a $2 wager

1ST – CORPORAL AGARN(KY) – is a PULPIT x STORM CAT x ALYDAR, need I say more

OUT – WHY CAUSE A SCENE(KY) – Quality Road colt from a mare that has produced two graded winners

TIZ A RAPTOR broke slowly from the rail and never menaced. CORPORAL AGARN broke alertly, pressed on the outside and drew off coming for home

RACE 14

OUT – YEARS GONE BY(KY) – turns back to six furlongs where she is a more effective closer, edge

2ND – DONOVAN’S GOAL(KY) – filly takes a big jump in class here but is racing in top form and looks like she has a future

1ST– DESPICABLE(KY) – never turns in a dull effort and will keep the pressure on throughout

YEARS GONE BY broke near the back and never got involved. DESPICABLE pressured the pace from the outside, took control down the lane and held off a furious stretch drive by DONOVAN’S GOAL…Exacta Box paid $127.80

RACE 15

2ND – AQUA CAT(NY) – NY Bred has never lost a race under six furlongs and we are talking in seven lifetime starts, hails from top connections

OUT – PUTTHISINURPIPE(NZ) – has won five of his last seven, the last a stakes win this distance with a 109 speed figure

1ST – PAPA BEAR CC(KY) – has been keeping better company and last this distance came up a length short while posting a 110 speed figure

AQUA CAT, unhurried early, swung wide around the turn and had to settle for the Place…Exacta box paid $96.10

RACE 16

3RD – INDIORO(KY) – second in open allowance last out after missing by a half in a sprint stakes, won both prior rez races at ESR

1ST – KENT THIRSTY(KY) – Bernardini colt has looked good in winning three of four lifetime

OUT – STORM CADET(KY) – won the filly version of this race last time out and is rolled off three in a row

INDIORO settled behind the pace, moved steadily, and flattened out when asked

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THE REDBOARD ROOM – Recapping NY 4995

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