Nine races at the Big A with no feature. I will be condensing my plays down to just the number and attacking the early double (Races 1 & 2) and a spot pick 3 (Races 4-6). Big Pete will attack his "Play of the Day" and the late pick 3 (Races 7-9). We appreciate you taking a look at this write-up and GOOD LUCK.
Little Pete's $ 5.00 Early Double:
R1: 5, 6
R2: 2, 3 Cost: $ 20.00
Little Pete's $ 1.00 Spot Pick 3:
R4: 4, 7
R5: 1, 4
R6: All Cost: $ 28.00
Big Pete's $ 1.00 Late Pick 3:
R7: 2, 3
R8: 3, 4, 6
R9: 4, 6, 7, 8 Cost: $ 24.00
Big Pete's "Play of the Day":
Race 3:
Maiden claimers go 6F and there's a heavy favorite, Sandi's Satire, that will draw a lot of attention. They drop this filly off the cliff here so I'm leaning towards damaged goods after her fade last time. She wins easy or comes in last. I'll try to beat her with the Rice runner (6) BARSTOOL BABE. They claimed her in Churchill and she did not run a lic for this outfit yet. They now cut her back and put the stable rider up. She toof a lot of money last time but something wasn't right so I'm drawing a line through that one and giving her one more chance in here.
We'll use (1) Sandi's Satire and (2) Khali's Storm underneath for the exacta
$ 7.00 WPS 6 Cost $ 21.00
$ 3.00 Exacta Box 1, 2, 6 Cost $ 18.00
We'll use (6) Barstool Babe in R3 and try to cash in on the Double in R4
(4) Monopoly Man and (7) Timaeus look solid in Race 4
$ 7.00 Double 6 w/ 4, 7 Cost $ 14.00
Big Pete's Late Pick 3:
Race 7:
There is not a lot of firepower in this cheap claiming sprint. I'll try to get by with only two that caught my eye. (2) MELANCIA showed some speed against 40k runners last time and couldn't last the final eighth. A little class relief will likely make the difference and hang on today. (3) JUST WORDS gets L1 today and I like her debut race to get the job done in here. She's not as fast as some others entered, so hopefully they choose to sit back and come with a run late. If Melancia gets softened up a little, she can be a threat late.
$ 7.00 WPS 3 Cost $ 21.00
$ 3.00 Exacta 2, 3 w/ 2, 3, 9 Cost $ 12.00
Race 8:
Both (4) HIGH OAK and (6) REASONED ANALYSIS are coming off long layoffs. One is from Mott and the other from Brown, so they should still be dangerous. I'll use both as they will take some money, but I want to try and beat them both with the highest-priced gelding in here. (3) TWENTY FOUR MAMBA was playing with G2 & G3 runners for most of his career and has tailed off slightly. He showed some life last time, engaging early but could not make a dent against much better. If the layoff runners are not ready, the rest of the bunch are not that scary.
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$ 7.00 WPS 3 Cost $ 21.00
$ 3.00 Exacta Box 3, 4, 6 Cost $ 18.00
Race 9:
(8) MONTEBELLO and (6) BREW PUB exit the same race where they raced one, two. They both look playable again, but I like two others dropping to this level to beat them. (4) BOSSMAKINBOSSMOVES is entered at the level where he got his last win. He gets some pace to close into and should be right there late. I want the "other" Atras entered here. (7) JACKSON HEIGHTS is competitive when facing his fellow NY Breds. He moves back in with them today and gets his partner, Montebello, to force the issue up front. If that can't hang on today, Jackson will take the baton and carry it the rest of the way.