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Al Cimaglia: Hoosier Park Late Pick 4 Analysis
August 6, 2021 | By Al Cimaglia
Hoosier Park kicks-off the weekend with a 14 race card. The feature rolls in Race 10, an Open Pace with a $22,000 purse. The 0.50 Late Pick 4 starts in Race 11, and that sequence will be my focus.
Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.
Race 11
1-Putnams Attack (5-1)-Since the beginning of July this veteran comes with his "A" game every other outing and this is that race. A horse this age (13 years old) usually doesn't bring 1.50-51 speed consistently but will take a shot he will be dialed on high tonight.
3-Rockin Jimmy Brown (7/2)-Was in with $15k claimers in last and that water was too deep. Back into a more comfortable spot and beat the $8k claimers at Hawthorne 2 back by 7 lengths. Fits with this crew and has hit the board in 10 of 14 starts at HoP with 6 pictures.
8-Alwysasweetvictory (3-1)-Beat the $8k claimers on 6-30 and was claimed by the Fox stable. Tetrick drove in last and left from the rail. Down tick in the pilots now as Fox steers and starts outside as well. But there aren't any standouts in this field and might be overlooked at the windows.
Race 12
1-Manny (12-1)-Faces a bit easier and blasted out to the lead in last and got stung. Will look for another aggressive start and a better finish at a big price.
3-Rose Run Uriah (3-1)-Raced well up a class last week and tonight should be forwardly placed throughout. Looks like a main player and could be bet hard.
4-Eddard Hanover (9/2)-Taking a swing with 1st time Burke after a claim. May follow #3 to take a pocket ride and roll by late.
Race 13
1-Rock With JK (7/2)-This is a nice 3-year-old that raced well in a Sires Stakes Final and just missed. This looks like a 2-horse race and starting inside might make the difference.
7-Rockinsomewhere (3-1)-Would benefit from an honest pace as Oosting should be able to find a live cover flow. Gaskin trainee can close in a hurry and should be in the hunt at the wire.
Race 14
6-General Dolan (5/2)-Drops looking for a win in the 4th straight start at HoP. Bates is between the pipes again and could take an overdue picture with a smooth trip.
10-I'vegotagirlcrush (5-1)-Has bounced around and took a few weeks off but the qualifier on 7-31 was fine, and drops into a good level. The post is the issue but will add to the price. If De Long can find a good early seat he can use one nice brush to roll by down the lane.
0.50 Late Pick 4
1,3,8/1,3,4/1,7/6,10
Total Bet=$18
Jeff Siegel's Del Mar Analysis - Friday, August 6, 2021
August 6, 2021
Specifically designed for the rolling exotic player, Jeff Siegel’s “Daily Analysis and Wagering Strategies” isolates those horses that should be included in daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and the pick-6.
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The selections are posted at 6:00 a.m. and updated later in the morning to reflect late scratches and changes (approximately 10:30 a.m.). For additional commentary, follow us on twitter @jsiegelracing.
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Grade Descriptions: Grade A=Highest degree of confidence; Grade B=Solid Play. Grade C=Least preferred or pass; Grade X=probable winner but likely at odds too short to play.
RACE 1: Post: 2:00 PT Grade: B+
Use: 2-Cali Bay; 8-Gregory’s Pride
Forecast: Gregory’s Pride has trained like he’s fit and ready for his first outing since New Year’s Day and returns with Lasix in a turf sprint that based on the projected pace flow should allow him a lovely stalking trip outside. He’s not really all that quick but won’t have to be a field that came up very soft in early speed. Third in both of his prior outings and beaten a head in his debut over this course and distance last November, the P. D’Amato-trained colt should have every chance to graduate. Stable mate Cali Bay has credentials as well, though we wonder if five furlongs might be a bit too sharp for his liking. Still, the Irish-bred colt overcame a slow start to finishing willingly when second vs. similar in his debut in mid-April and he continues to impress in the a.m. while signaling that improvement is likely. These are the two we’ll be using in rolling exotic play with slight preference on top to Gregory’s Pride.
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RACE 2: Post: 2:30 PT Grade: B+
Use: 1-Li’l Grazen; 8-Kristi’s Tiger
Forecast: Kristi’s Tiger, freshened since May and returning to the first-level allowance ranks sprinting on dirt, draws a cozy outside post and projects to settle in mid-pack and then produce a strong late bid. A winner of her only prior start over the Del Mar dirt track, the daughter of Smiling Tiger shows a series of recent strong drills that should have her primed for a top try. She regains her “win rider” U. Rispoli and has been First or second in eight of 13 career starts. Li’l Grazen gets buried on the rail for the third straight time and her lack of gate speed will make her task tougher than it should be, but the veteran mare always gives her best and will be running on late. A three-time winner over the Del Mar main track and freshened for six weeks, she’s sure to fire her best shot. Both should be included in rolling exotic play with the main push going to Kristi’s Tiger.
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RACE 3: Post: 3:00 PT Grade: C
Use: 2-Magnificent; 4-Who’s the Star; 6-Bobby Bo
Forecast: Bobby Bo has burned money in his first two starts, both times enjoying good trips outside but then coming off the bridle and flattening out under pressure. He’s sure to be heavily backed again today when the B. Baffert-trained colt stretches out to a mile in this maiden special weight main track affair for older horses. On pure numbers, he’s a standout, but can he be counted on? Certainly not. Who’s the Star may be a viable alternative while also sporting the two-sprints-and-a-stretch out pattern. Today he’ll add blinkers while switching to I. Rispoli and has a pedigree that suggests he’ll be better as the distances increase. However, he’s hard to embrace, too, as he finished six lengths behind ‘Bo last time out. Magnificent, a distant second in a similar maiden miler at Santa Anita in mid-June, has a look if he can continue to improve. In a race loaded with suspect speed and under the assumption that patient tactics will be employed, the son of Frosted may be the most dangerous of the closing types. These are the three we’ll be including in rolling exotic play while otherwise sitting it out.
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RACE 4: Post: 3:30 PT Grade: B-
Use: 1-Zebava; 4-Clearly Gone; 7-Perfect Ice Storm
Forecast: Zebava is a tough and genuine race mare seeking her third straight score. After a two month freshening, she returns to the same $25,000 level that she’s successfully been competing at for the Desormeaux brothers while remaining above her claim price. Clearly Gone, away since late May, has hit the board in seven of her last eight starts and can be counted on for another big effort over a turf course we know she loves (two wins in four starts). The T. Yakteen-trained mare has a good stalking style and projects to have dead aim and every chance from the quarter pole home. Perfect Ice Storm returns from Oaklawn Park in her first outing since late April for J. Sadler. She has numbers that fit but is unproven on grass. If she can make the running without pressure she’ll take this field a long way.
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Race 5: Post: 4:00 PT Grade: B
Use: 8-Spoiled Rotten; 9-Connie Swingle
Forecast: Spoiled Rotten smoked a furlong in 9 4/5 seconds at the OBS April sale and then brought $125,000 through the ring. She has a modest pedigree (only one stakes-placed runner in the first three generations of her female family) but against this band of Cal-bred fillies she may be quick enough to win at first asking. Her San Luis Rey Downs workouts include a couple of bullet gate drills, so we’d have to think she’s fit and ready. Connie Swingle has the benefit of a prior outing, a good runner-up effort when beaten less than a length in a legitimate race for the level at Los Alamitos. The P. D’Amato barn has excellent stats with the second-time starter angle (20% with a massive ROI) so the daughter of Grazen will take some beating, though we’re wondering why J. Hernandez is jumping off while G. Franco, who rarely for this outfit, picks up the mount. Maybe it means nothing.
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RACE 6: Post: 4:30 PT Grade: B-
Single: 1-Commanding Chief
Forecast: Commanding Chief finally broke his maiden vs. $50,000 sellers in career start number 14, doing so in good fashion while earning a number that gives him a solid chance to win right back in this starter's allowance affair (runner-up Algeria already has franked the form by scoring easily yesterday). From his favorable rail draw, the J. Sadler-trained horse will settle somewhere in mid-pack while saving ground and then try to produce a similar late kick that produced his recent score. With the other main contender, Ox Bridge, having been scratched after being entered back for Saturday, let's go with 'Chief as a win play and rolling exotic single.
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RACE 7: Post: 5:00 PT Grade: B+
Single: 2-Smash Ticket
Forecast: Smash Ticket finished second to the highly-regarded filly Wicked Halo in her debut at Lone Star Park in June (she was 10 lengths clear of the rest) and then verified that highly favorable impression the following month when easily breaking her maiden in her local debut by five widening lengths. Her winning speed figure was very strong, one that if repeated will be good enough to win this year’s renewal of the Sorrento S.-G2. The daughter of Midnight Lute is a quick type but doesn’t strike us as a one that necessarily needs the lead, and she shouldn’t have any issue with today’s six furlong trip either, so we’ll take a stand and make her a win play and rolling exotic single.
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RACE 8: Post: 5:30 PT Grade: C+
Use: 2-Lady O’Prado; 7-Zahra
Forecast: The nightcap is a main track miler for restricted (nw-2) $16,000 claiming fillies and mares. It took 26 attempts for Zahra to win a race and when she finally found a field she could handle she did so in style, scoring by more than 11 lengths in a maiden special weight affair at Pleasanton last month (though she was 3/5, which tells you something about the others in the field). Now that she has a confidence building victory on her resume, can she come right back and do it again? Actually, yes, she can, at least based on speed figures and her good stalking style, which will guarantee a soft trip. Furthermore, she has high-percentage connections and catches a field that should be within her capabilities, so let’s give her a chance to extend her winning streak to two. Lady O’Prado had a sprint tune-up at Los Alamitos in her first outing in nearly five months when she rallied to be third in a race that should set her up nicely for this stretch out in trip. She may find herself as the controlling speed and will be dangerous with that kind of trip.
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Jeff Siegel's Saratoga Analysis - Friday, August 6, 2021
August 6, 2021
Specifically designed for the rolling exotic player, Jeff Siegel’s “Daily Analysis and Wagering Strategies” isolates those horses that should be included in daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and the pick-6.
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The selections are posted at 6:00 a.m. and updated later in the morning to reflect late scratches and changes (approximately 10:30 a.m.). For additional commentary, follow us on twitter @jsiegelracing.
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Grade Descriptions: Grade A=Highest degree of confidence; Grade B=Solid Play. Grade C=Least preferred or pass; Grade X=probable winner but likely at odds too short to play.
RACE 1: Post: 1:05 ET Grade: C+
Use: 1-No Mi Culpa; 9-Smokey White
Forecast: The Friday opener is a restricted turf sprint for juveniles that went through the sales ring for $45,000 or less. This is a relatively new wrinkle to maiden special weight races and was designed to attract runners that normally would need to compete in maiden claiming affairs. No Mi Culpa had an outing in an off-the-turf event at Belmont Park in late May, got some play (3-1), and then displayed some early speed before weakening to finish fifth of seven, certainly not great but not terrible, either. The R. Rodriguez barn has solid stats with both the second-time starter and the blinkers-on angles, so we’re expecting this son of Blame to move forward considerably in a rather modest affair. His most recent workout July 22 (4f, :47.2b) was the second fastest of 54 for the distance over the Saratoga main track. Among the newcomers, Smokey White seems fairly intriguing. The son of Liam’s Map has been training at Monmouth Park for S. Joseph. Jr., where he recorded a bullet gate drill (3f, :36bg) that was the fastest of 27 for the distance, so that’s encouraging, as is the presence of I. Ortiz, Jr. in the saddle. In a field with lots of unknowns and question marks, the best suggestion is to tread lightly.
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RACE 2: Post: 1:41 ET Grade: C
Use: 2-Crea’s Bklyn Law; 7-Roaming Union; 8-Malibu Pro
Forecast: This nine furlong main track $12,500 claimer for older horses has lots of moving parts, most notably Malibu Pro, a $25,000 claim by L. Rice in mid-June and today returning for half that amount. In fact, this gelding has changed hands in four of his last five starts due to consistent, hard-knocking form, but his most recent outing was far below his best, so his present condition is something of a question mark. The barn has a solid record with the first-off-the-claim angle (21%) so perhaps this class drop is nothing more than an attempt to steal a purse. Or, perhaps, in his 54th career start, the eight-year-old gelding is coming to the end of the road. You have to use him but protect with others. Roaming Union chased home our top pick two races back and then was trounced when facing $16,000 foes in his most recent outing. Freshened for six weeks and switching to J. Rosario, the C. Baker-trained gelding has run well at Saratoga in the past and may perk up a bit with the switch in venues following a brief time off. It’s been forever since he’s won a race, though. Crea’s Bklyn Law plummets to his lowest level ever after a dull try over this track and distance last month. Winless in six starts over the local main track and always more willing to finish second or third (20) than win (five) during his career, the son of Sky Mesa still must be considered something of a threat off his recent numbers and his projected ground-saving trip.
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RACE 3: Post: 2:15 ET Grade: B
Use: 5-Coastana; 7-Creative Cairo
Forecast: This mini-marathon inner turf event for first-level allowance fillies and mares may be reduced to a final three furlong sprint as most of these won’t be doing anything until that point. Let’s see if we can survive and advance using just two. Coastana has produced rising speed figures in each of her four career starts and her pedigree suggests she can step forward again at this longer distance. The daughter of Kitten’s Joy likes to settle in mid-pack and then produce an extended, grinding rally, and that’s the type of style that generally produces three-turn specialists. L. Saez stays aboard, knows her well, and in a race that might produce an early pace only slightly faster than jog, we’re hoping he puts the C. DeVaux-trained filly in a position where she doesn’t have too much to do. Setting the Mood looks like the controlling speed whether she wants to be or not. She’s moving up in class from the claiming and starter’s allowance categories but has run well at this distance in the past, especially on the front end. If she makes the running she could get very brave and never look back. Worth nothing is that she was beaten a head over this course and distance at this level last year, and her present form indicates she’s just as good if not better now.
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RACE 4: Post: 2:49 ET Grade: B
Use: 1-Jalen Journey; 5-Wicked Trick
Forecast: Jalen Journey is a hard-knocking, consistent sprinter with six wins from 14 career starts and finds a spot today that should be well within his grasp. The S. Asmussen-trained six-year-old has been started and stopped on a number of times during his career but seems to be healthier than ever at the present time and projects to be on or near the lead in this extended sprint that projects to produce a soft early pace. He’s reunited with “win rider” R. Santana, Jr. and seems the solid pick. Wicked Trick has faced graded stakes sprinters in each of his last three starts and will welcome this drop to the three-other-than conditioned allowance ranks. Perfect in two starts over the Saratoga main track, the L. Rice-trained gelding is fast on numbers but will have to close into slower than average splits, which makes his task a bit more difficult. We’ll use both in our rolling exotics, with the main push going to Jalen Journey.
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RACE 5: Post: 3:21 ET Grade: C+
Use: 1-Commandandcontrol; 5-Lady Clementine; 7-Hot Anna
Forecast: Maiden claiming $50,000 fillies and mares meet over seven furlongs, with several well-bred, former expensive purchases being culled from their stables. Commandandcontrol, acquired at auction for $270,000 a couple of years ago, has been sparingly raced with just three career starts, the best of which came in her debut in November of 2020 when the daughter of Quality Road finished a distant but decent second in a maiden sprint at Aqueduct. No threat when sixth in a turf sprint at Belmont Park in early June, she returns two months later in a seller that she should be capable of winning. The connections won’t care if someone takes her. Lady Clementine continues to train better than she runs but she shows the first time maiden-to-maiden claiming angle for a barn that has off-the-charts success with this maneuver (41%), so we’ll anticipate considerable improvement in this modest affair. Hot Anna, originally sold for $100,000 at Keeneland, was outfooted in her debut at this level at Churchill Downs in late June, winding up a distant fourth after producing a mild late rally. She gets an extra furlong to work with today and has a right to step forward, so at this extended sprint distance she deserves at least a little bit of a look.
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RACE 6: Post: 3:55 ET Grade: B
Use: 5-Value Engineering; 10-No Word; 11-City Man
Forecast: Away since November but with the proven ability to fire fresh (he won his debut), No Word appears well-spotted for a major effort off the bench in this second-level allowance turf event that came up as strong as a listed stakes. Grade-1 placed last year when a close second in the Belmont Derby-G1, the T. Pletcher-trained colt should make a very useful older horse and has trained well enough to be fit and ready to begin his campaign on a winning note. Regular rider J. L. Ortiz should have him within striking range throughout. Value Engineering, never off the board in eight career starts, has had trouble sealing the deal in recent races (that’s a nice way of saying he tends to hang) but after a two month freshening and a return to what probably is his favorite turf course the C. Brown-trained horse has to be considered a contender. The son of Lemon Drop Kid does his best work when held up early and then produced as late as possible. City Man is realistically spotted after being pitched over his head in a pair of graded stakes races during the spring meeting at Belmont Park. A versatile type that can be effective on any surface, the C. Clement-trained colt likes to settle in the second flight and grind away and given the projected pace flow of the race the son of Mucho Macho Man should have dead aim from the quarter pole home.
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RACE 7: Post: 4:29 ET Grade: B
Use: 2-Public Sector; 3-Ranger Fox
Forecast: Though he was beaten at even money when missing by a head in the listed Manilla S. last month at Belmont Park, Public Sector deserves a chance to make amends in this year’s renewal of the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S.-G2, a race that promises to offer to him a more favorable race flow. The son of Kingman rallied against the grain when just failing to catch Original (who was allowed to stroll on the lead), but today’s early fractions should be closer to normal and allow the C. Brown-trained colt to produce the last run. Regular rider F. Prat flies in to keep the mount. Ranger Fox is progressing with experience, and after easily handling a maiden field with a good stalking trip the son of Nyquist bypasses the first allowance condition for a shot in this stakes turf miler that is restricted to his own age group. He’s likely to inherit a good stalking spot behind Original and then have every chance from there.
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RACE 8: Post: 5:05 ET Grade: B-
Use: 4-Art Collector; 7-Jesus’ Team; 8-Night Ops
Forecast: Art Collector was approaching super star status after winning five straight and then being sent to the post as the strong second choice in the 2020 Preakness behind subsequent Horse of the Year Authentic. However, he failed to live up to expectations, winding up a distant fourth in the Triple Crown’s second jewel. Two subsequent poor outings led to a trainer change to W. Mott, for whom he’ll make his first start in today’s nine furlong listed Alydar S. The question of whether or not he will ever regain his past form may be answered today, because in a race that lacks a true front runner the son of Bernardini should be comfortably placed on or near the lead, just where he prefers to be. The local works are okay, nothing great, so his present form is hard to gauge but the winner of five of 12 career starts has just barely passed the midway point of his four year old season, so he’s hardly over the hill. Jesus’ Team flopped at 3/5 in an overnight handicap at Gulfstream Park last month, so we’re not quite sure where he is, either. Three races back he was an outstanding second in the Pegasus World Cup-G1 and if he were to run back to that race today he’d be home free. Night Ops is fast on numbers but is winless in five starts this year and has been stuck on seconds of late. He should be within range throughout and then have his chance to grind down the leaders late.
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RACE 9: Post: 5:39 ET Grade: B-
Use: 7-Imprimis; 9-Chateau; 10-Lazuli; 11-Bound for Nowhere
Forecast: Imprimis finished first in this race last year and was quite convincing in doing so, crossing the wire more than two lengths clear of the rest in what may have been the best race of career. Unfortunately, he was disqualified for causing crowding when blowing past the leaders inside the furlong pole (a bad call, in our opinion) but hopefully this time the veteran gelding will maintain a straight course and duplicate that type of performance. This will be his first outing since hitting the front but then getting tagged right on the wire by Bound for Nowhere in the Shakertown S.-G2 at Keeneland in April, but he’s shown the ability to fire a big shot fresh in the past so we’re expecting he’ll return as well as he left. Bound for Nowhere is most effective when held up early and allowed to finish late, the strategy employed in his Shakertown score. He was on the lead and faded to third at even money in the subsequent Jaipur S.-G1 in early June, so we’ll expect jockey J. Rosario to revert to patient tactics today. Trainer C. Appleby sends over his tough-as-nails turf sprinter Lazuli, who is a strong fit on pure form but questionable around a turn. A winner of five of 11 in England including a pair of valuable Group-3 races, the Irish-bred gelding carried 135 lbs. to victory two races back and today makes his U.S. debut under L. Saez and a “feathery” 122. Stranger danger comes in the form of the speedy Chateau, likely the quickest of the quick. He’s never been tried on grass but the son of Flat Out certainly will be a big price and is worth including somewhere on your ticket.
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RACE 10: Post: 6:13 PT Grade: B-
Use: 1-Digital Software; 10-Run Dilly Run
Forecast: On pure form Bail Out is a contender, having finished second in a pair of similar recent maiden claiming turf routers at Belmont Park, but he’s winless in 24 career starts, so we’re just not going to go there. Instead, we’ll try to get by using just two in rolling exotic play. Digital Software lands the good rail and will try to make amends after finishing second as the 4/5 favorite in a maiden $50,000 grass router at Belmont Park in mid-May. He was a voided claim in that race and returned to the C. Brown barn, so today, following a healthy work tab that dates back to mid-June, the Temple City gelding finds an excellent spot to make amends. He ran well when a close third here last year and has speed figures that are good enough to beat this field. Run Dilly Run is stuck way out in the 12-hole, but he’s only had two starts and therefore has plenty of room for improvement. A decent runner-up in a softer maiden $25,000 affair at Gulfstream Park in mid-June, the S. Joseph, Jr.-trained gelding has trained nicely since arriving at the Spa and with continued improvement could provide a serious challenge from off the pace.
Brian W. Spencer's Daily Picks
Charles Town - Race #6
Charles Town - Race #7
Picks Notes #4 Lookin Back A runner making her 12th career start usually isn't my type, but I think some of the logical players in here may be vulnerable, and she has the right style to get towed into the pace at a price. #2 America's Girl She showed pace in that second start last fall, but she'll be trying a sharp local trip for the first time off the layoff, and she's probably a bit overbet for a barn that hasn't had much success here lately. #6 Missing My Point She chased and stayed on well enough behind an easy winner, and she's dangerous here if she's able to stick around any better with that debut try under her belt. Race Summary Lookin Back has some spying ability that should at least give her a chance from an ideal spot in this one, and the price should be right while stepping up in class for this.
Charles Town - Race #8
Picks Notes #6 Penguin Power He's not going to offer much of a price on top, but he gets a pretty good race flow from close range in this spot and should appreciate the drop out of stakes company. #8 Cayenne Creek He's a pretty reliable spying type and should be able to keep the top choice in his sights in the early going. Not sure he's good enough to win this, but he's probably very useful underneath here. #3 Rush to the Castle Tactical speed tends to be dicey late, but he does own a handful of decent pressing races, and that might serve him well in this group. Race Summary Penguin Power should be tough with these, and his form figures to bounce back after a dull run with stakes company last out. Allowance spot should be soft enough to get him home.
Picks Notes #3 Handsome Joanie She has been in tough in both maiden special weight starts, so maybe it's worth forgiving that dull run last time out as she now gets back in a friendlier claiming spot. Chance. #2 My Pretty Eyes She'll make her 12th start while dropping off a poor special weight showing, and she's probably overbet with a little bit of red-flag form. #6 Real Appeal She should be a decent price on the board while bringing a little bit of chasing pace at times, and she might be able to track the pace and grind along late to hold for a piece. Race Summary Handsome Joanie gets back to the level of the claim after trying a tougher spot for the new team, and both the drop and cutback should give her a real chance to land this.
Frank Carulli's Daily Picks
Harrah's Philadelphia - Race #10
Meadowlands - Race #6
Picks Notes #2 MONEY MATTERS Tons best in improved second start, today's Best Bet. #1 CAN'T STOP MARIE Took money, trotted evenly against Money Matters. #7 DALLAS BI Kept busy work tab for 34-percent barn, lures Dunn to drive. Race Summary Money Matters pulled out of the pocket at the top of the stretch and proved much the best in her second go-round. No reason to think she can't move forward and win again. Play 2-1 and 2-7 exactas.
Woodbine-Mohawk Park - Race #1
Picks Notes #1 MELANIA Live longshot off fast-closing second in tune-up race out of town. #8 WET MY WHISTLE Has enough speed and the right driver to get position from outside post. #6 MAZZARATI Top money-earner ran good one with Lasix two starts ago. Race Summary Melania took back to last from the rail at a 5/8-mile track in her first start off a six-week layoff. She bid 3-wide around dead cover on the final turn and closed with a flourish to finish second between the favorites. Like her chances in this 3yo filly stakes race and like her 8-1 morning-line price, so bet on her to win and place.
Picks Notes #1 TWIN B JAMMER No threat as the fave, but 5-wide stretch rally makes him a playback. #5 SUNDANCE LOU Second to fave in debut, no threat in fast follow-up won by Stonebridge Helios (see 2nd race). #6 CONTACT ZONE Changed tactics, led clear until closing yards from outside post. Race Summary Twin B Jammer, gapped off the gate in a heavily-bet second start, was outrun down the backstretch but came to life while 4-deep in the outer flow and finished with good energy while 5-wide in the stretch. He can awaken with Filion at an inflated price. Play a 1-5-6 exacta box.
Jerry Shottenkirk's Daily Picks
Del Mar - Race #1
Del Mar - Race #2
Picks Notes #1 Kazuhiko Makes his first U.S. start after two seconds in his native Australia; the Deep Impact colt makes his first start for Richard Mandella after a series of very good works. #3 Cali Bay Closed well for second in his first American starter after one try in his native Ireland; improved position in a six-furlong race that went in 1:08 1-5. #8 Gregory's Pride Was third in both starts, which came in fast turf sprints; can make a solid late run at these. Race Summary Kazuhiko looks like a natural sprinter and Mandella has done well with similar types on grass; braced for a good effort in his first American effort. Workouts say he's a runner.
Del Mar - Race #7
Picks Notes #3 Truly Fabulous Goes for her third straight win and fourth in her last five starts; gets J.J. Hernandez up and can keep her form as she moves over to Cal-breds. #8 Kristi's Tiger Was second the last time she was on dirt three races back and most recently was fourth in the Fran's Valentine going two turns on turf. Has enough speed to adapt to this distance. #1 Li'l Grazen Improved position but didn't make up much ground last out; makes her first for O'Neill. Race Summary Truly Fabulous successfully ran against open company at Golden Gate and Pleasanton and should be able to take it to this state-bred group when called upon.
Picks Notes #9 Elm Drive Hard not to like this Mohaymen filly's only start, when she ran off to an eight-length score at Los Al; won with plenty left and in hand, and runner-up We All Agree won a maiden-claiming $50K race at Del Mar in her next start. #2 Smash Ticket Cruised home by five in her first Del Mar race after running second in the mud at Lone Star; won with authority has a decent work since then. #3 Eda Missed by a nose to Ko Olina but was granted the win via disqualification, and Ko Olina won her next start. Baffert filly has a sharp work for this. Race Summary Elm Drive annihilated the only field she's faced, and while the step up to stakes company brings together many with similar form, she was good enough in her debut to warrant a lot of attention and rate the edge.
Mike Wynn
Free Pick: LA Dodgers w/Price -190 over LA Angels
Jim Feist
Jim Feist's Comp Pick, FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021
8/06 04:05 PM PT / 7:05 PM ET
MLB (951) NEW YORK METS VS (952) PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Take: over
Razor Sharp
YOUR RAZOR SHARP FREE PICK FOR FRIDAY: TAMPA BAY (Yarbourgh) -140 over Baltimore
Totals4U
Friday's Free Selection: Seattle Mariners/New York Yankees over 10 1/2
Roz Wins
ROZ Selections FRIDAY, August 6, 2021
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963. Rays -1.45 (4:05 PT / 7:05 ET)
Atlantic Sports
Friday's Free Selection from Atlantic Sports: Oakland Athletics - 215
#1 Sports
Friday's Free Play: Los Angeles Angels + 170
Platinum Plays
- Your Free Pick: Cleveland Indians w/Quantrill -150 over Detroit
Sharp Bettor
SharpBettor FREE Play FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2021
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952. Phillies -1.10 (4:05 PT / 7:05 ET)
Nevada Sharpshooter
Your free winner for Friday : Take ARIZONA/SAN DIEGO UNDER the total of 8½ runs
Hawkeye Sports
Friday's Free Pick: San Diego Padres - 200
Huddle Up Sports
Friday Free Play
San Diego Weathers -200
Arthur Ralph
FreePlay FRI: Yankees -149
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