Maiden King conquers So. Cal. maiden races
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#3 Endless Moon 5/1
#6 Pinstripe Kid 5/1
#8 Captain Cash 6/1
#12 Legend of My Own 7/2
#14 Strong Belief 9/2
This race has a few possible winners and #12 Legend of My Own looks like a strong play at 2-to-1 or more.
This 4-year-old gelding, who is trained by Jeff Mullins, is making his eighth start and his fourth at this class. But on June 27, Legend of My Own came off an eight-month layoff to rally powerfully in a 6-furlong race. He not only has the right running style for this distance, but Legend of My Own also ran a series of Beyer Speed Figures last summer that are fast enough to win this.
A couple of stall doors down, #14 Strong Belief was competitive with Legend of My Own on June 27 when the two were separated by less than a length. However, jockey Christian Santiago Reyes jumps from Strong Belief to ride #6 Pinstripe Kid.
It’s possible Pinstripe Kid is far better than he looks. This gelding ran a 68 Beyer as a 2-year-old last summer and it’s logical that his natural growth allows him to run in the low 80s now.
Another coming off a long layoff is #8 Captain Cash. Trained by Eoin Harty, this horse has been working out well and showed speed before dumping the jock in his last race in November.
Finally, #3 Endless Moon is a second-time starter that is dropping in class after not disgracing himself in a turf sprint.
I rank the horses this way: #12 Legend of My Own, #6 Pinstripe Kid, #14 Strong Belief, #3 Endless Moon and #8 Captain Cash.
I will bet $300 to win on #12 Legend of My Own at 2/1 to 7/2 only, and $200 on #6 Pinstripe Kid at 2/1 to 9/1. If Legend of My Own drifts to 4/1 to 9/1, then I’ll reduce my wager to $200. If either of them are less than 2/1, then I will replace that individual horse with $150 to win on #14 Strong Belief at 3/1 to 9/1, or if that one isn’t in the zone then I’ll play $150 on #3 Endless Moon at 5/2 to 7/1.
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