Just my thoughts for 8 races. I see a rare "shot" available at Santa on a Friday.
R1: Down the Hill.
is a money burner, Smith isn't great down the hill, and the field is full of question marks. I'll take the
with Smokin' Joe carving out a late rush along with
and the Sadler/Maragh saddling being there as well.
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Ex?
R2: 1 Mile OC $40Kn1x:
looks more than tough to beat, but I'm gonna absolutely stab at a 3rd off a layoff in the
with Desormeax and Baze to make a last run.
w/ Morey/KDesormeax could get loose and wire is the concern.
R3: 1 1/16th Mdn$54K:
looks more than ready. Hopefully he isn't 9/5 by post time. Possible single with an 8/1 ML.
R4: 6 1/2 MC$30K: Distance is my question here. Not much to like so I'll take the 1ster in the
at a hopeful 10/1 ML price and back it up with
. Very potential ALL race in horizontals.
R5: Toughest race on the card. I Nakatani'd with the
, but also like the
. I can easily see anybody wanting to fade either. Another potential all race as
and maybe even others seem at least logical.
R6: Race of the day supposedly. I'll take the Baffert, maybe even single, and if not the other logical.
. Concern is the
getting back to dirt.
R7: Race is all over the board, and the most open on the card with 8 f/m's. Taking my biggest shot of the day here with the
looking for the Blinks and jock change to make a massive difference off of last two.
is the backup plan, but nothing in here would surprise.
R8: Really like the
in the last.
Good luck!
