"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it." - Chinese Proverb
The thoroughbred horse racing circuit in Southern California has moved onto Los Alamitos Race Course; where, courtesy of their one dollar minimum Pick Fours, I am priced out of the game. So my action moves elsewhere; and while I'll probably be playing the rest of September at Golden Gate Fields, I thought that I'd try my hand today at the racetrack closest to Music City; especially since Sunday is Closing Day for their meet. So with all that let's get to it, as I take a run at The Late Pick Four at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Kentucky.
RACE 7 - (F) The Ainsworth $500k - Six and a Half Furlongs Turf
A’s
# 8 Poppy Flower (Morning Line 4-1)
B's
# 2 Koala Princess (ML 6-1)
# 5 Cavalier Cupid (ML 15-1)
# 9 Mystic Eyes (ML 5-1)
# 11 Cheerupsleepyjean (Fr) (ML 10-1)
# 12 Lady Danae (ML 3-1)
C's
# 1 Mollie Kate (ML 30-1)
# 3 J L's Rockette (ML 20-1)
# 4 Offaly Fast (ML 30-1)
# 6 Flip My Id (ML 15-1)
# 10 Townplace (ML 30-1)
Scratch # 7 Take the Backroads (ML 12-1) and # 13 Splenda Gail (ML 20-1)
Poppy Flower, trained by Wesley Ward, could be quickest here. Koala Princess, Mystic Eyes, and Lady Danae all looked impressive while winning their respective debuts last time out.
Cavalier Cupid is the only runner in this field to have visited the Winner's Circle twice. Cheeerupsleepyjean (Fr), oh what can it mean, gets some class relief here compared to the competition that she was facing overseas. The backup "C" Selections are the rest of the field.
RACE 8 - (F) The Music City $500k - Six and a Half Furlongs Turf
A’s
# 6 Tobys Heart (ML 3-1)
B's
# 7 Illegal Smile (Ire) (ML 5-1)
C's
# 1 New Boss (ML 6-1)
# 2 Pathetique (ML 30-1)
# 4 Saranya (ML 10-1) # 5 Navratilova (ML 6-1) # 8 Farsighted (ML 20-1) # 9 Alwayz Late (ML 15-1)
# 10 Running Memories (ML 6-1)
# 11 Joy's Rocket (ML 15-1)
# 12 Risky Reward (ML 15-1)
Scratch # 3 Puppymonkeybaby (ML 30-1) and # 13 Mischiefful (ML 12-1)
Tobys Heart should benefit from the class relief that she is receiving here. Illegal Smile could move up with the increase in real estate. The backup "C" Selections are everyone else.
RACE 9 - (F) The Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon $550k - Ten and a Half Furlongs Turf
A’s
# 4 Luck Money (ML 5-1)
B's
# 3 Micheline (ML 7-2)
# 5 La Lune (GB) (ML 5-1)
# 7 Family Way (ML 10-1)
C's
# 1 Joy of Treasure (ML 30-1) # 2 Naomi Broadway (Brz) (ML 30-1)
# 6 Eesha My Flower (ML 20-1)
# 8 Stand Tall (ML 15-1)
# 9 Three Flamingos (ML 20-1) # 10 Blame Debbie (ML 4-1)
# 11 Go Big Blue Nation (ML 5-1) # 12 Pallas Athene (ML 30-1)
Luck Money could benefit from the class relief that she is getting here. Micheline has won over this turf course at today's distance previously. La Lune (GB) seems well intentioned here.
Family Way could improve going third off the layoff. The backup "C" Selections are everyone else.
RACE 10 - Alw 10000s - Twelve Furlongs Turf
A’s
# 6 Zanesville (ML 12-1)
B’s
# 1 Herecomesyourman (ML 30-1)
# 2 Jimmy D (ML 8-1)
# 8 Time for Trouble (ML 8-1)
# 10 Yamato (ML 7-2)
C's
# 3 English Challenge (ML 8-1)
# 5 Frankincense (ML 12-1)
# 9 Take Charge d'Oro (ML 15-1)
# 11 Mogowan (ML 30-1)
Scratch # 4 Vincent Van Gogo (ML 15-1); # 7 Zacapa Run (ML 15-1); # 12 Artemus Eagle (ML 3-1); # 13 Dover Cliffs (ML 10-1); and # 14 Nietzsche (ML 30-1)
This is a pretty straight forward Starter Allowance, as far as conditions go, as any runner that has started for a claiming price of $10k or less in the past twenty-four months is eligible to run here.
Zanesville has won previously over this turf at today's distance, and Zanesville appears to be in top form. Herecomesyourman, another prior victor over this turf course, should do well with the stretchout.
Jimmy D appears to be in good form. Time for Trouble won easily enough last time out to suggest that he can handle the step up in class. Yamato was a winner at today's distance at Gulfstream Park last December. The backup "C" Selections are the rest of the field.
OK, that's the analysis; and I'm overbudget. Well, what are ya gonna do? Playing my tickets in modified Crist fashion, I get:
All A Entries
$1.00 P4: 8 with 6 with 4 with 6 $1.00
All A Entries with All B Entries
$0.50 P4: 2,5,8,9,11,12 with 6,7 with 3,4,5,7 with 1,2,6,8,10 $120.00
A's with One C
$0.50 P4: 1,3,4,6,10 with 6 with 4 with 6 $2.50
$0.50 P4: 8 with 1,2,4,5,8,9,10,11,12 with 4 with 6 $4.50
$0.50 P4: 8 with 6 with 1,2,6,8,9,10,11,12 with 6 $4.00
$0.50 P4: 8 with 6 with 4 with 3,5,9,11 $2.00
Total: $134.00
Post Time for Race 7 is 4:41 EDT / 1:41 PDT. Good luck to all.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
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