Spotlight Tip Sheet Results
Four top picks grabbed wins this week, 8 other picks found the winner’s circle. Seven exacta’s/boxed exactas. Two boxed trifectas…now the results:
RACE 1
6. Your Promise has been on board 4 of 6 grass runs, ready to graduate.
4. King of Wolff drops back to sprint and may work better with her early speed.
3. Ask of Birds moved back to turf in last with much improved speed to 73 which makes her competitive here at nice price.
You Promise got perfect trip wiring field and paying $5.00. Ask of Birds rallied late to take second at 10-1, capturing boxed exacta of $43.70. King of Wolff ran second and couldn’t hold but completed box trifecta of $82.90
RACE 2
2. Yeawood hit speed of 92 for 12f on wet track in last. Stretches to longest route of career but in good hands with Bangs aboard.
6. Animal Channel has speed and likes long distances, chance to wire field.
3. Argus has been on board once (a win) in seven starts on turf, however speeds have been better than many in this field.
Yeawood wired field for second time in three starts collecting $8.90 on the win bet. Animal Channel pursued top won throughout race and connected in $63.00 exacta. Argus tired badly in final half of race as favorite, finishing fifth.
RACE 3
3. Red Pyro heavy favorite should have no problem in this race.
4. No Entrance recent stake winner is better than the rest.
Red Pyro had no problem handling short field as heavy favorite paying $2.40. No Entrance was easily second best hooking up for cheap $2.80 exacta.
RACE 4
6. Puhoi Work scored lifetime best speed of 74 in last, ready to break maiden.
2. Pygmy Ghost switched to turf in last with notable speed improvement, may like this surface better than dirt.
1. Exboourne’s Gaia is filly out of Ghostzapper who just hasn’t scored. Drops back to spring and returns to grass but has been away for over three months and may need a race to get back on track.
Exbourne’s Gaia waited long time before pouncing to lead and gathering in $5.00. Top choice Puhoi Work followed Exbourne to wire for boxed exacta of $9.80. Pygmy Ghost was flat in race, finishing fourth.
RACE 5
13. Empire Park dropped out of stakes company to allowance in last, rallied with 107 speed. Trims back in distance but still capable, gets call.
9. Tonguska very consistent with 100 speed races, figures to hit board.
12. Judakiss comes in with modest rest and Bangs picks this one to ride. Worth a shot.
Empire Park didn’t move until too late, finishing fifth in event where longshots ruled. Tonguska looked bothered in race, speed well below 100-level for first time in long time, finished 7th. Judakiss cut all the early fractions but was run down in last quarter of race, finished 4th.
RACE 6
1. Stoicism was racing every 2 to 3 weeks. Longer rest was given before last start resulting in a career best speed of 82. Gets better rest, gets to break maiden here.
4. Movie Theater will be tough with field’s best speed numbers.
2. Intense Camazotz speed numbers have been steady, best of the rest.
Intense Camazotz broke maiden with career best speed of 86, paid $7.30. Stoicism tried to wire field but could not break away from Intense Camazotz, connected for $15.00 exacta box. Got trifecta box of $25.70 with Movie Theater running smooth race to take third.
RACE 7
4. Gotta Map showing very good form, on board each of 8 starts with 5 wins. Extends current win streak to four straight.
8. Seventh Sense dropped out of graded company in last, winning easily in allowance. This race will be a tad tougher, but has class edge.
2. Let You Go having a good 2012 season, on board last 5 starts and loves distance. One not to ignore.
Seventh Sense made it two in a row going gate-to-wire paying $6.00. Gotta Map could have used a map as finished a well back 6th. Let You Go was in trouble all the way and may have come out injured, finishing next to last.
RACE 8
5. Enzed Mambo has been first or second in six of last seven starts while averaging a speed of 106. Gets the call here.
6. Physic over last six starts has won every other start. If pattern holds, will be due this outing.
2. Iron Haack makes second start after a rest and drops from stakes level. One to watch out for.
Enzed Mambo put in another fine effort finishing second behind long-shot pace setting winner. Physic made late move to close in and get third. Iron Haack gave way to Physic in stretch run.
RACE 9
4. Cuttin De Kernel is a speedster who hasn’t found way to hold on. Shorter distance here could be the answer.
5. Ohope War in same situation as top pick. Looks to benefit with drop in distance.
3. Wabble Wowser is first time start with good bloodlines and gets Dowell in the saddle.
Ohope War benefited with drop in distance and held off charge from Wabble Wowser and paid $9.10. The two combined for boxed exacta of $31.20. Cuttin De Kernel challenged for lead but never could get it, finished fourth.
RACE 10
6. Secret File hit speed of 70 in debut which is hard to ignore. 2-year old comes in with three weeks rest which is worth thinking about.
4. Quinella Queen pressed leader in debut before tailing off to fifth. Well bred for grass and gets the favor of Bangs as rider.
2. Debris Road just missed in debut by quarter length going 5.5f. Last outing was at 6f, missed by 2 and a half. Drops down to 5f and this could be the right time for him.
Debris Road went to lead, was pressured, but held on to win with nice $13.20 as the winning reward. Quinella Queen ran close to lead throughout race and finished in third, missing second by a quarter length. Secret File was victim of quick return to track as two year old, finishing 11th with significant drop in speed rating.
RACE 11
3. MT Spec has nice late speed and has won 3 of last 5. Wins have come every-other race and this is the “off-race”, however, I think she has the talent to change this trend.
6. Cruel Governess has hit speeds of 100 in four of last fiver races which spells out good form in this group and should be a factor.
2. Northern Freedom is likely pace setter in this race coming off nice with at mile with 103 speed. Capable of going all the way again.
A perfect trip for MT Spec who was positioned in mid-field and cruised off to two and quarter length win, payoff of $9.00. Northern Freedom was the pace setter and had no way to hold off winner, but boxed exacta brings home $43.00. Cruel Governess ran second most of way but could not deliver when asked, finished fourth.
RACE 12
2. Dutton Park wowed the crowd with 100-speed number when caught in stretch, finishing second. The one to beat.
8. VT Hotrod may have made successful switch to dirt. Finished second two back with speed of 79. Broke maiden in last with vastly improved speed of 92 at 9-1. Well worth a shot.
5. Royal Spirit has been improving each week with the speed, no reason to think this won’t continue in this race. Chance to hit the board.
Dutton Park led field into stretch and finished third, only pick to hit the board. VT Hotrod rallied from 12th to get part of purse money ending race in fifth. Royal Spirit actually dropped the speed number by a notch and the effect was a fourth place finish.
RACE 13
3. Dikta Melody three time stake winner gets call in short field event.
1. Rozelle Trilogy has won five of nine, main threat.
Rozelle Triology set lifetime speed mark of 94 and was winner in head-to-head duel through much of race, paid $7.40. Dikta Melody huge disappointment finishing last in short four horse field.
RACE 14
9. Rozelle Saturn popped a speed of 97 when this A.P. Indy filly advanced to route. On board all 10 lifetime starts. In right spot.
6. CK Demon Spawn failed in last two tries at stake level. Gets class relief with drop to allowance and ready to rebound.
7. Kameha IX Chel seems to like the mile distance range and wired field with career best speed of 91 in last. May take a piece of the purse.
Front runner Kameha IX Chel hit speed of 100 for first time in repeat win rewarding backers with $15.80. CK Demon Spawn got third spot showing off some late speed. Rozelle Saturn was 12 back at three-quarter pole, lost by five and finished sixth, move too late by jockey Phlip.
RACE 15
5. Deep Indy narrowly won on dirt debut wiring field with 86 speed. Capable of repeat performance.
8. Abusement Park last two were over dirt and speed jumped from 78 to 89. A serious threat.
3. Emerald Marie has been on board in all four career dirt races. Will have to fight to do it again.
Emeerald Marie close to front most of way, peeled back at end but good enough to finish second and continued successful dirt record. Deep Indy jumped out to the lead but couldn’t last going an extra furlong, finished fourth. Amusingly named Abusement Park stumbled out of gate and never recovered, finished last and last seen with the track vet.
RACE 16
6. Sandman Running gets slight edge in race with strong late run in debut and very competitive speed of 92. Looks to break maiden.
5. Oh Yeah TB is favorite in race with speeds in 90-range over last three races. Will be tough and definitely one to include in exotic wagers.
7. Aspaulsaidinromans travels long way for this one. Speeds have been 85 and 92 in only two starts and look sharp. Depending how well he ships into the track, he could be the one.
Aspaulsaidinromans had no problem with the travel from Ontario as this one waited patiently from third and the wait was worth it at $11.20. Oh Yeah TB picked off horses late and missed by under a length, connecting for boxed exacta at $27.90. Sandman Running showed nothing at all, finishing sixth and was never a factor in the race.