Graded Race Tipsheet Results 10/22/21
Here are the results of my picks from 10/22/21 where I chose the top three finishers of 7 grade stake races. As part of the fun, $2 win wagers were made on each of my top picks ($14 total bets) and $2 boxed exactas were made with all three picks for a total of $12 each race or $84 for all seven races. Similarly, boxed trifectas were also made using all three picks which also totaled $12 each race and a total of $84 for all seven grade stake races. Total wagers amounted to $180. Let’s see how things went:
G3 THE STRONG LEADER New York
5 Start With Fire 5/1 has been running in top peak condition and continued to do so in this race with a nice second place finish.
9 Rebuked 6/1 came from tenth at the half to roll off the turn and take over the lead. He won by a length and a half with a very strong 119 speed. Took home a boxed exacta with my top choice worth $113.00
3 Trippi of the Nile 9/1 ran very well and closed nicely to snag the third spot, keeping his racing consistency in tact. This filled in the boxed trifecta worth $968.70
Off to a fantastic start! This race alone filled the wallet with $1,081.70. Already recovered all my bets for the day!
G2 CARLTON FISK HANDICAP Delaware
9 House of Fortune 9/1 “race could be his with nice price.” Was part of my commentary on my top pick for this race and he scored nicely and drew away from the field by three lengths. Winning ticket was worth $21.60
1 Ursine Mammal 2/1 ran third for much of the race and nudged up to second as the two leaders tired behind him. Things worked out well as another exacta was taken down worth $72.60.
8 Ancient Fog 28/1 took a big shot with this longshot who put in a lukewarm outing. Finished fifth with steepest odds in the bunch.
Total take home from this race was $94.20. Bankroll at $1,175.90. Does anyone else find it odd that this race, named after Boston Redsox great Carlton Fisk is held in Delaware and not Massachusetts?
G3 THE NOTTING HILL SPECIAL Surrey
1 Sea Stars Blush 9/2 was a bit-time disappointment. He fought early on the front end with two other contestants and bowed out past the half and finished ninth.
3 Blue Point Oyster 6/1 was also involved int the front-end battle and tossed in the towel droppint to a sixth place finish.
4 No Time to Sleep 7/1 had the best outing of the three and after running a steady fourth early on, just off to the side of the front end combatants, he moved up and took the lead but could not retain it, finishing fourth.
No luck anywhere in this race…nothing but losing tickets.
G3 THE FLOOR IT STAKES Paris
10 Flaws and Sins 6/1 ran a mid-field 7th in this long 2 mile race in the early stages but the late run didn’t go as well as hoped as she finished third and six strides off the winner.
11 A City Inside 6/1 was one I thought could benefit if she layed off the front run a bit. I was wrong. She went straight to the lead and held that all the way until she crossed the line and got beat by a head, finishing second.
7 Nineteensixtyseven 25/1 had one of the highest odds in the race and has been showing some talent in lower level races. She finished fifth and was ten strides off the winner.
Another race without any tickets to turn in.
G1 COXLESS STAKES Victoria
10 Prince Crossing 5/1 came from a well back 12th and roared through the stretch before running out of track to finish second.
4 Worpedo 7/1 is a front runner who usually holds on to get some kind of purse check. But not this time. He ran on the lead for a good duration but the fuel tank was depleted by the time the stretch was entered. He finished 7th.
7 Yarraville Justice 13/1 positioned himself in the fourth spot but was non-responsive when the jockey T. Ace asked him to move. Finished a well back 10th.
Got zapped in another race.
G2 THE ASCOT VAIL Queensland
5 Cheltenham Dubpiv 5/1 expected more out of this guy and got less. He did move up a few spots after breaking out of the gate in 9th but only managed to cross the line in 5th.
4 Same Predators 14/1 got into a late battle with three others trying to nail the second position at the line. He got the worse of it and finished fourth.
1 Kymare Spirits 11/1 looked promising on paper and looked promising in the early parts of the race staying off the leader by a stride or so until the field came off the turn. Faded off in the stretch to finish sixth.
Tossing away more worthless tickets.
G2 THE LYDIA TEST Italy
5 Sea My Girl 4/1 has been finishing first or second in a long streak of races and this would be no exception. She made a nice late move, but turned out the move started too late as she was able to fight her way to finish second, but was two lengths off the winner.
7 Mimosa Barbara 7/2 came off a poor outing in his previous start and hopes were for a rebound but got another poor finish as she held a mid-field slot most of the race and finished sixth, never being a threat.
4 Magic of the Stars 7/2 looked to be pretty flat where she steadily held the third spot but when asked to move up she had nothing to offer and finished fourth.
It’s over…no more winning tickets after the second race.
Despite the last five races being a bust, the first two brought home a profit. Winners totaled $1,175 which is nearly a profit of $1,000 for the day after pulling back the $180 used to place the wagers.