FROM THE HORSES MOUTH – 5002

From the Horses Mouth

4 – STONECUTTERS(KY) – steps out of stakes competition this week to take a $49,000 bite out of the Big Apple

5 – DRIVE THE BUS(KY) – filly was so far over her head when she ran an open allowance race at nine furlongs, against older horses bred only in KY LTO. Odds maker prices her at the generous odds of 21-1, I’ll take $50 across the board please

8 – KITTY GALORE(KY) – another who thought it was a good spot to take on older horses bred in KY in open allowance, only this won ran second, but may have been aided by the sloppy going

10 – PROLAT(KY) – will benefit from the quick pace set in this race and has been turning in consistent 80+ speed figures

5 – MAGENTA DOG(NZ) – turned in a solid effort against the boys at this level and distance racing right here in NY two back, got the Oscar Barrera treatment LTO when he came back the following week and was up the track going shorter, improves with normal rest this week

6 – CAPTAINOFHERHEART(KY) – finished second last out this level this distance and could beat this weak field with a similar effort

3 – MENELAOS(FR) – lifetime 0-49 and he actually has a chance in here, a sad commentary on this field

4 – TURKINATOR(KY) – Distorted Humor filly races like she wants more ground and gets a chance to prove that this week. Won two races back at 9.5f with a 96 speed figure and will benefit from a fast pace

6 – PALM ISLANDS(KY) – back to back 90+ speed figures, the second coming in a convincing win over the NY oval last time out

2 – PLEA FOR MERCY(AUS) – ambitiously placed filly has been taking on stakes competitors since breaking her maiden back in October. Has a black type win on her record, but when you lose the last three by a combined 54 lengths, I don’t care what company, red lights go off

4 – SMOKE’S HOPE(KY) – has had some racing success since racing around two-turns on the turf. Stretch running colt will have to go beyond a mile for the first time, but that should not hinder his chances in here

2 – WEEKEND ROMANCE(KY) – Dynaformer colt was a runaway winner this distance, this surface, this track last time out but will be taking on winners for the first time

9 – SLIM KIRBY(IRE) – has been racing out of conditions over his last five starts and that includes his last race when he was claimed for 50k tag in a race against winners who haven’t won 2 races in six months

7 – HISWILLANDHISWAY(KY) – a regally bred A.P. Indy colt out of the multi-stakes winning mare Words I Manifest has impressed in his last two starts going over nine furlongs and gets the edge here with normal progression

2 – PEACEFUL WEEKEND(KY) – has shown a notable closing kick in all four starts and improves with every start

4 – YOU SMELL THAT(AR) – has impressed when going today’s distance and you shouldn’t concern yourself with that speed figure in his last (78) when he was hand ridden to the wire

1 – SMARTING(KY) – looked good when fourth in his debut racing at a mile and adds an extra furlong here; sibling (two year old) won first asking and is out of a recently retired a multi stakes winning mare

5 – BUNK HOUSE(IRE) – Sea the Stars colt took an immediate liking to two turns last time out when he finished second and improved seventeen points on his speed figure

3 – RAVEN’S REVENGE(IRE) – has been racing on the turf, and racing well…so why dirt? connections have a lot of experience so I’ll by in, but only for a minor share

11 – WHO DAT SAINT(KY) – gets the opportunity to turn the tables on JOE PALOOKA this week after putting a head in front before getting TKO’d at the wire in FL last out

8 – JOE PALOOKA(KY) – seven wins in nineteen starts with triple digit figs in four of the last five, you have to wonder why this roan hasn’t seen a stakes race yet

10 – MAJESTIC STAGE(KY) – has been killing it at six furlongs and is going to have to get caught if the top contenders aren’t paying attention

5 – COUNTER TREY(IRE) – from the multi graded stakes winning mare Naked Boot, winner of over $3 million including the G1 12 furlong Europe Classic on the turf. Somewhat of a disappointment so far but has hit the board in her last four starts and looks much the best against a weak field

1 – ROMANTIC ACADEMY(KY) – just two sprints in this seven year olds racing career, but she is out of Royal Academy and could make a good account of herself at 10 furlongs

5 – ZEN CAPER(KY) – claimed last time out for $150k and should pay immediate dividends for her new connections

7 – WRONGIN(KY) – Hard Spun filly has been good when racing at six furlongs or less and will be hard to beat if she repeats last

2 – FANTASTIC RIVERA(JPN) – has been in the mix in every start on the dirt and could be the beneficiary of a fast early pace

8 – WRITE DOWN(KY) – no excuse in last when loose on the lead in his first non-stakes outing in eight starts, one more chance

3 – MR. JAMES DEAN(KY) – has won half his starts, half a million, and has been keeping stakes company, and yet he is 10-1…am I missing something

2 – INDIAN BLUES(KY) – Indian Charlie offspring has been lighting up the teleprompter and will have the leaders looking over their shoulders

4 – CAYCE(IRE) – started his 5yo campaign off a two month layoff and has been unable to regain that nice form he concluded the 2011 season with…gets the edge here over the favorite but really needs to turn things around

3 – MR. KIRBY IS HERE(KY) – is the even money favorite, but struggles with consistency, but finds a soft field with these

4 – SEHERE(KY) – has never turned in a poor effort in the claiming ranks, and if you study carefully you will not worry about this sprinter getting nine panels

2 – JJ’S JOY(KY) – hard touting a horse that lost his last two by 37 lengths but he’s been running in marathons and with better company, won twice this distance

12 – G FUNK ERA(KY) – tipped in his last three starts and off the board in each, I feel like I own him now, and yet he appears in my selections once again…you think I was a Mark Farner fan?

8 – DEMONS AND ANGELS(KY) – I’ll let leading jock Lawton handicap this race for me and go with the Bernardini bred colt

5 – AWESOME PICK(KY) – Awesome Again x Giant’s Causeway x Seattle Slew…takes away all the guesswork

7 – GHOST OF GOLD(KY) – another brilliantly bred colt out of Ghostzapper that you can’t look bad picking even if you are wrong

13 – AWESOME ALBERTA(KY) – from the multi-graded stakes winner Alberta Gold, winner of almost $1.5 million and Dam of Graded winners Alberta awesome and Blackgold Niner…at first asking

6 – BOUND FOR BROADWAY(KY) – Eskendereya filly is a sibling to Themomentwemet, winner of two of three including her two year old debut

2 – PORN SURPRISE(NY) – NY bred filly is from the graded winning mare Porn Starr, but to this point her broodmare career has been less than spectacular, besides I like surprises

7 – TEX CANDI(KY) – Candy Ride filly out of the G1 stakes winning mare Taylor Made II disappointed as the favorite in her debut finishing far back of the field, 17-1 this week, now’s the time for a wager

8 – MISTY MELODY(KY) – Speightstown filly finished next to last at 6-5 in her debut, 15-1 this week, I’m going to need an armored car to leave the track if I hit this race

10 – SECRETARY’S KASH(KY) – I think you could put Francis the Talking Mule on the front end of a Secretariat x Sadler’s Wells mare and get yourself a stakes winner