Belmont September 23

Remember selections are for a fast/firm track.

Race 1

  • 6  City of the Dead
  • 5  Dream Fever
  • 1  In the Mood

Race 2

  • 4  Warranty
  • 2  Fahan Mura
  • 5  City Section
  • Secondary (3, 7, 8)

Race 3

  • 2  Sassy Little Lila
  • 5  Off Limits
  • 4  Time and Motion
  • Secondary (1)

Race 4

  • 3  Bar None
  • 4 Guick
  • 2  The Orphan Miracle
  • Secondary (1, 6)

Race 5

  • 4  News Alert
  • 1  Tommy T
  • 2  Switzerland

Race 6

  • 7  Runaway Posse
  • 9  Spectrolite
  • 12  Portando
  • Secondary (3, 4)

Race 7

  • 4  Wake Me Up at Noon
  • 11  Congruity 
  • 12  Robin Hood
  • Secondary (2)

Race 8

  • 8  Rapt
  • 3  Gauguin
  • 10  Aquaphobia
  • Secondary (2, 9)

Race 9

  • 4  Divining Rod
  • 3  Ross
  • 5  Sharp Azteca
  • 1  Tom’s Ready

Race 10

  • 12  Zigmund
  • 6  Diamond Setter
  • 9  Brockmoninoff

Belmont September 16

Race 1

  • 6  Shadow Surprise
  • 5  Bar None
  • 3  Helluva Choice
  • Secondary (1, 4, 7)

Race 2

  • 6  Love Your Buttons
  • 4  Admirals Cove
  • 10 Culture Carrier
  • Secondary (2, 3, 8)

Race 3

  • 4  St. Augustine
  • 1  Prolific
  • 3  Debating

Race 4

  • 1A/1 – Doinwhatshelikes/Ritzy Lass
  • 6  Littlemissbusiness
  • 3  Josephine’s Moment

Race 5

  • 4  History Supreme
  • 8  Wild and Funny
  • 5  Rushing Fall
  • Secondary (1, 6)

Race 6

  • 9  Fiscal Discipline
  • 8  Weekend Hottie
  • 5  Silly Numbers
  • Secondary (2, 3)

Race 7

  • 9  Gio’s Calling
  • 3  Mannerin Aamer
  • 10  Black Tide
  • 2  Cerise’s Princess

Race 8

  • 2  Meantime
  • 1  Harlan Punch
  • 9  Clubman
  • 11  Spieth
  • Secondary (6, 3, 4)

Race 9

  • 6  Uni
  • 3  La Coronel
  • 8  Vue Fantastique
  • Secondary (2, 4, 10)

Race 10

  • 11  Cloud Control
  • 12  Performance Bonus
  • 8  Carribean
  • 4  Cordero
  • Secondary (1)

Belmont September 10

Race 1

  • 7  Kentucky Dancer 
  • 5  Call Her Karma
  • 3  Making Havoc
  • Secondary (1, 2)

Race 2

  • 10  Voting Control
  • 11  Ambassador Jim
  • 2  Power Boss
  • Preferred first time starters – 6 Raise Em Up and 8 Arch Value

Race 3

  • 1  Dwizard
  • 7  Givetheman a Cigar
  • 3 Zonic
  • Secondary (6)

Race 4

  • 5  Air Vice Marshal
  • 8  Homewood Field
  • 7  Lucullan
  • Secondary (3, 6)

Race 5

  • 8  Reconsider It
  • 1  Prima Attrice
  • 5  Wish Upon
  • [11 Kat O Mine]
  • Secondary (3, 7, 10)

Race 6

  • 7  Gotta Curlin
  • 2  Copper Town
  • 5  Fuel the Bern
  • Secondary (1, 4, 6)

Race 7

  • 7  Tiznoble
  • 5  Polar Axis
  • 1  Rapscallion
  • Secondary (3, 10, 12)

Race 8

  • 6  White Flag
  • 7  Big Handsome
  • 5  Proforma
  • Secondary (1, 2, 3)

Race 9

  • 3  Parade
  • 7  Knarsdale
  • 6   Jamyson ‘n Ginger
  • Secondary (5)

Race 10

  • 9  Sly Ranger
  • 1  Crazy About Jazz
  • 7  Veil Dance
  • Secondary (11, 8)

Belmont September 9

Race 1

  • 2  My Golden Rose
  • 7  Nisha
  • 6 Claivoyant Lady
  • 4  Gobi

Race 2

  • 10  Devine Entry
  • 7  Factor This
  • 9  Triangulate
  • Secondary (6)

Race 3

  • 1  Portfolio Manager
  • 3  Carlino
  • 6  Cinderela El Crome
  • Secondary (ALL)

Race 4

  • 5  Coal Truth
  • 6  Super Sermon
  • 1  Allured
  • Secondary (2)

Race 5

  • 1  Kahrumana
  • 7  Scheme
  • 10  Fancy Kitten
  • 5  Vagabond
  • Secondary (2, 4, 8)

Race 6

  • 1  Wake Island
  • 5  Length
  • 3  Speighgal
  • Secondary (6, 8)

Race 7

  • 3  Itsinthestars
  • 11  Treatherlikestar
  • 12 High Jingo
  • Secondary (4, 6, 7, 9)

Race 8

  • 6  Far From Over
  • 1  Backsideofthemoon
  • 3  Conquest Windy city
  • 2  Doyouknowsomething
  • Secondary (4)

Race 9

  • 3  Blacktype 
  • 4  Camelot Kitten
  • 9  Night Prowler
  • 8  Revved Up
  • Secondary (2, 6, 7)

Race 10

  • 11  Tu Exageres
  • 6  Minerology
  • 7  Asphalt Paving
  • Secondary (2, 4, 5, 8)

Saratoga September 2

We’re going into the last weekend of the Saratoga meet with a good 12-race Saturday Card. I was there on Travers weekend and had a great time.  On to the Saturday card.

Race 1

  • 5  Lookin at Blessing
  • 9  Borse Vento
  • 1  Driven by Thunder
  • Secondary (6)

Race 2

  • [12  Voting Control]
  • 9  Telecommunication
  • 4  A I Initiative
  • 2  Let’s Go Mick 
  • Secondary (3, 6)

Race 3

  • 3  Bluegrass Jamboree
  • 9  Frosty Gal
  • 6  Quick on the Draw
  • 7  Never Hungover
  • Secondary (4)

Race 4

  • 2  Shalako
  • 11  Turbo Street
  • 7  Dancetrack
  • Secondary (1, 5)

Race 5

  • 3  Funtastic
  • 1  Lunaire
  • 8  J. S. Choice
  • Secondary (2, 4, 5, 6)

Race 6

  • 9  Lionite
  • 6  Bourbon Resolution
  • 5  Slot
  • Secondary (2, 7)

Race 7

  • 6  Gift Box
  • 3  Warrior’s Club
  • 1  Still Krz
  • Secondary (2, 4, 8)

Race 8

  • 4  Create a Dream
  • 6  Thais
  • 2  Wild About Harry
  • Secondary (1, 5, 12)

Race 9

  • 4  Bricks and Mortar
  • 9  Rocketry
  • 8  Makarios
  • 2  Yoshida

Race 10

  • 4  Pure Silver
  • 1  Separationofpowers
  • 3  Lady Ivanka

Race 11

  • 2  Gun Runner
  • 1  Neolithic
  • 3  Rally Cry
  • Secondary (4)

Race 12

  • 7  Sarandia
  • 8  Harmonize
  • 4  War Flag
  • Secondary (2, 3)

Saratoga August 26

Race 1

  • 8  Good Magic
  • 2  Hazit
  • 6  High North
  • Secondary (5)

Race 2

  • 3  Surprise Twist
  • 8  Holiday Bonus
  • 5  Kabang
  • Secondary (7, 9)

Race 3

  • 10  Neepawa
  • 9  Another
  • 6  Fortune Cookie
  • Secondary (5)

Race 4

  • 9  Sticksstatelydude
  • 4  Threefiveindia
  • 6  Shaft of light
  • Secondary (2, 3)

Race 5

  • 10  Cerise’s Prince
  • 8  Ray’s the Bar
  • 4  Cloontia
  • Secondary (2, 1)

Race 6

  • 2  Songbird
  • 3  Going for Broke
  • 4  Forever Unbridled

Race 7

  • 3  Paulassilverlining
  • 4  By the Moon
  • 7  Highway Star
  • Secondary (2, 5)

Race 8

  • 5  AnnArbor Eddie
  • 2  Takaful
  • 1  Practical Joke
  • Secondary (7, 9)

Race 9

  • 6  Mind Your Biscuits
  • 10  Defrong
  • 4  Divining Rod
  • Secondary (5, 7)

Race 10

  • 5  Money Multiplier
  • 7  Idaho
  • 2  Bigger Picture
  • Secondary (3, 6)

Race 11

  • 10  Irap
  • 5  Good Samaritan 
  • 4  Tapwrit 
  • 6  Girvin
  • This is a very competitive Travers, with 9 or 10 horses having a legitimate chance. I went with Irap because the horse really seems to have blossomed over the summer. Throw out the Derby where he all sorts of trouble and he’s never really run a bad race. Should be close to his morning line odds at post time. Good Samaritan was very strong in the jim Dandy. That gives him a win over the track, something none of the other horses can say. Girvin is another one that looks great except for his Derby. Tapwrit has rested since the Belmont, and I’m not sure I like that, but his trainer Todd Pletcher is a solid 20% with layoff horses.

Race 12

  • 1  Lady Eli
  • 6  Dickinson
  • 5 Antonoe

Race 13

  • 8  All About Voodoo
  • 4  Prognostication
  • 10  Nile Prince
  • Secondary (11, 12)

Saratoga August 25

Race 1

  • 7  Northernstreetgal
  • 5  Silverado Mist
  • 2  Codrington
  • Secondary (1, 4)

Race 2

  • 7  Samadi Sky
  • 2  Build to Suit
  • 3  Eye Luv Lulu
  • Secondary (4, 5, 6)

Race 3

  • 2  Sunset Ridge
  • 3  Danielle’s Pride
  • 5  Bonita Blanca

Race 4

  • 3  Barbarossa
  • 6  Battle Station
  • 9  Potomac Two Step
  • Secondary (2, 4, 5)

Race 5

  • 4  Smokin Platinum
  • 8  What a Catch
  • 3  Aveenu Malcainu
  • 6  Morning Breez

Race 6

  • 5  New Canaan
  • 12 Hardly Mate
  • 6  Grandpa’s Arianna
  • Secondary (9, 1, 10)

Race 7

  • 8  Fourstar Crook
  • 7  Ack Naughty
  • 2  Bar of Gold
  • 10 Freudie Anne 
  • Secondary (3, 4)

Race 8

  • 8  I Still Miss You
  • 5  Cause We Are Loyal
  • 7  Newport Breeze
  • 9  Trouble for Skylar
  • Secondary (2, 3, 6)

Race 9  

  • 2  King Kreesa
  • 5  Kharafa
  • 9  Offering Plan
  • Secondary (3, 7, 4)

Race 10

  • 5  Broken Engagement
  • 4  Twisted Tom
  • 3  Can You Diggit
  • Secondary (6, 7)

Race 11

  • 1  Mr. Cat
  • 4  Atwitzend
  • 10  Silky Way
  • Secondary (2, 6, 11)

Saratoga August 20

Race 1

  • 1  Caniform
  • 8  Lightning Buzz
  • 6  Straightaway May
  • Secondary (9, 10)

Race 2

  • 8  Rapt
  • 9  Kantune
  • 7  Air Vice Marshal
  • Secondary (3)

Race 3

  • 9  Equityforall
  • 5  Empressof the Nile
  • 6  Complicit
  • Secondary (1, 3, 8, 10)

Race 4

  • 9  Swift One
  • 2  Pirelione
  • 5  Fortuitous Path
  • Secondary (1, 3, 10)

Race 5

  • 10  Wealth Effect
  • 3  Layla Noor 
  • 1  Fools Gold
  • Secondary (9)

Race 6

  • 3  In Jail
  • 7  Gibbet
  • 10  Perfect Miss
  • Secondary (2, 6)

Race 7

  • 4  Italian Syndicate
  • 1  Wicked Macho
  • 9  Gehrig
  • Secondary (5, 7, 10)

Race 8 

  • 9  Magician’s Vanity
  • 8  Lillie’s Answer
  • 2  Winner’s Dream

Race 9

  • 1  Verve’s Tale
  • 2  Going for Broke
  • 4  Romantic Vision
  • Secondary (5, 7)

Race 10

  • 7  Ventry Bay
  • 3  Helluva Choice
  • 4  Stormin Maclean
  • Secondary (9)

Saratoga August 19

Race 1

  • 2  Turbo Street
  • 5  Docs Legacy
  • 8  Southside Warrior
  • Secondary (7)

Race 2

  • 10  Witch Doctor
  • 7  Blockade
  • 3  Hyndford
  • [13  Another]
  • Secondary (4, 8, 9)

Race 3

  • 5  Hexameter
  • 4  Wildcat Belle
  • 1  Aslan’s Way
  • Secondary (2, 7)

Race 4

  • 1  Hello Don Julio
  • 6  Manitoulin
  • 2  Black Sea
  • Secondary (3, 4, 7)

Race 5

  • 2  Super Sermon
  • 6  Variant Perception
  • 8  Avery Island
  • Secondary (1, 7)

Race 6

  • 1  Blame Us All
  • 8  Meantime
  • 5  Hookup
  • Secondary (2, 6)

Race 7

  • 4  Mom’s On Strike
  • 1/1A  La Sola Ranger/Giada Vegas
  • 8  Glory to Kitten
  • Secondary (2, 6, 9)

Race 8

  • 6  Uni
  • 2  Party Boat
  • 4  Protor’s Ledge
  • Secondary (1, 3)

Race 9

  • 4  Lockdown
  • 1  New Money Honey
  • 2  Holy Helena
  • Secondary (6, 7)

Race 10

  • 4  Speighgal
  • 1  Assertive
  • 8  No Cats Allowed
  • 10  Sweet Avery

Saratoga August 18

Race 1

  • 9  Tiz a Kitten
  • 3  Pinchbeck
  • 7  Ten Penny Princess
  • [11  Bareeqa]
  • Secondary (1, 6)

Race 2

  • 7  Tug of War
  • 6  Saltine Warrior
  • 2  Nonna’s Boy
  • Secondary (1)

Race 3

  • 2  Sportscaster
  • 8  Silver Dagger
  • 6  Boss Man
  • 5  Spin Cycle
  • Secondary (1, 4)

Race 4

  • 7  El Dulce
  • 6  Dial One
  • 1  Mentality
  • Secondary (3)

Race 5

  • 2  Missbigtimes
  • 8  Tayler’s the Boss
  • 1  Under Suspicion
  • 5  Missimpazzi

Race 6

  • 3  Surprise Twist
  • 12  Convivial
  • 6  Lucullan
  • Secondary (1, 4)

Race 7

  • 4  Tommy T
  • 1/1A  Fully Vested/Old Dubai
  • 8  Malibu Action
  • Secondary (6)

Race 8

  • 7  Bluegrass Singer
  • 8  Carve
  • 6  Alex the Terror
  • Secondary (2, 3, 5)

Race 9

  • 4  Miss Katie Mae
  • 9  Ella
  • 6  Wild About Harry
  • Secondary (1, 2, 10)

Race 10

  • 4  Holy Week
  • 2  Sanavi
  • 3  Prize Fight