THE REDBOARD ROOM – Recapping raceday 4897

FROM THE HORSES MOUTH

 

Allan Lane save his day after a slow start in this weeks edition of FROM THE HORSES MOUTH

Seven winners from the top choices

Three other top choices In -the- Money

RACE 1

2ND – 5 – SONIC FREEZE(NY) – handles open company, will find her comfort zone here in one of the more competitive local bred races carded this year

3RD -1– LADY COSMONAUT(NY) – lone win came over this track at this level, second start off layoff

1ST – 4– PARISIAN LACE(NY) – took a drop to it’s lowest level to win last out, overbet here

no surprises here. chalk/chalk exacta. top choice no match for winner

RACE 2

OUT – 9 – AWESOME FAULT(KY) – turf debut out of mare Awesome Wings, winner of over 400k on turf including 4 stakes; at first asking

2ND -7 – WILLING ACCOMPLICE(KY) – racing debut, wouldn’t have to be much here

3RD – 4 – ELUSIVE DYER(KY) – happy with part

Awesome Fault couldn’t run to his ancestry, look for this horse to stretch out next time out

RACE 3

1ST – 1 – HAGEN(KY) – faced better in last and sits the best trip in here

2ND – 5 – KNOCKOUT KANGAROO(KY) – turns the table on MURDER DEATH KILL(IRE), chance to take all

2 – MURDER DEATH KILL(IRE) – must not falter

Cold exacta here, winner paid $6.40 Exacta $18.40

RACE 4

3 – VIABLE(KY) – turf debut earns her the nod in a bad betting race

1 – SHUKHAEV(KY) – tries turf first time, pedigree’s too good to overlook here

2ND – 2 – CK STORM SURGE(JPN) – best of the rest

Top choice not sharp after 2 month layoff, lackluster effort

RACE 5

1 – ARGYLE KITTEN(KY) – best racing done in turf sprints

9 – SOUTHSIDE OFHEAVEN(KY) – pedigree says turf, makes first attempt on the green here

3 – IT’S A LOT BETTER(KY) – could be dangerous if she takes to the turf

none of the choices respond to the turf, tearing up tickets here

RACE 6

1ST – 5 – DANCING WITH KINGS(IRE) – hard to look past on dirt, 111 speed figure last

2ND – 4 – TALE OF ROMANCE(KY) – fits the conditions and has 2 wins and a 2nd two-turns in 3 starts this company

6 – TORONTO RUBY(KY) – toss out last, best this distance

back on track with a cold exacta here, winner pays $11.10 exacta pays $48.00, can usually bailout on a kingab horse

RACE 7

1ST – 13 – DANDYDIX(PA) – PA bred gets edge in close affair off last two

11 – LAND RANSOM(IRE) – facing better, best form in sprints, upset chance

8 – TELL TALE BLUSH(KY) – solid effort in turf debut on yielding surface, another chance at a price

top choice circled the field to pay $9.10. Two in a row

RACE 8

1ST – 5 – UMPHREY’S MCGEE(KY) – much the best here, take the price

3RD – 9 – SUMMER BUMMER(KY) – enough turf pedigree on that back end, worth a look

3 – BLOODY BARRISTER(NY) – best of rest

top choice pays $5.80, exacta get split by 15-1 shot VISITING OO ELEVEN. Fourth winner of the day

RACE 9

3RD – 5 – A.P. MORNING(KY) – breezing through conditions, in top form

1ST – 6 – DISSONANCE(KY) – one to beat at odds on, try to beat

2 – ANGER(KY) – three year old has a tough task here but has speed to be a factor

tried to beat the short price here, but top choice was no match this time

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Race 10

1ST – 3 – GOD PARTICLE(KY) – you read the hype, you know about the pedigree, now where’s her competition, no value here (2-5), watch the race

no surprise here, nothing ventured nothing gained

RACE 11

1ST – 11 – PEACEFUL WEEKEND(KY) – missed by nose two-turn debut, edge

8 – GET EM BIZZLE(KY) – improved over two turns last out over this oval

5 – GREY PEGASUS(KY) – finished ahead of GET EM BIZZLE in last and goes off at a big price

top choice gets home first to pay $10.20, now tha’ts the kind of favorite you love to cash

RACE 12

2ND – 1 – SEVEN YEAR FAMINE(KY) – turned in solid runs for new connections, could surprise in a weak field

3 – QUEST FOR HENNY(KY) – turns back into distance and class she can handle, chance

1ST – 4 – SPITZ IN THE WATER(KY) – better than these, well placed , no lock at 3/5

almost beat this odds on favorite, just missed as they left the rest of the field in the distance

RACE 13

3RD – 3 – ALBERTA AWESOME(KY) – going through graded company with ease, hard to beat this distance

5 – BULLITT COUNTY(KY) – may have needed last, will be flying at the end

2 – DYNA DONT YOU BLOW(KY) – not the same horse that won B to B G1’s, so why is he being bet down from 21-1 to 7-2

top choice ran evenly as GAINING SPEED opened up daylight on the field only to be caught by THE BODYGUARD

RACE 14

6 – MISSION DONE(KY) – different horse since switching to dirt, edge in a field of horses that sometimes fire, sometimes not

11 – BIG BAD BERN(KY) – racing lights out, might be this good

3RD – 4 – INHUMAN RAMPAGE(KY) – wins this if she shows up

top choice pulled up and was vanned off after the race

RACE 15

6 – HOLD ON TO IT(KY) – turns back into winning level, one to catch

3 – WICKED BUDA(KY) – immediate success at the stakes circuit, price is right

3RD – 1 – LEMONIZED(KY) – owns this distance, hard to ignore

winner faltered leaving us desperately needing a winner…have to bet out in last race

RACE 16

1ST – 4 – MINSTER OF MAGIC(KY) – suited better to the distance than the rest, in good form

3RD – 2 – CHEF OLIVER(KY) – going to excuse his last against older, but that was a career worst

2ND – 1 – GO GO GADGET(IRE) – sprinting theses days, returns to route, has to show me more this distance especially at 1-2

top choice handles the 1-2 shot with ease to pay a neat $8.20 leaving me enough money for the cab ride home