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Jackson's accuracy has been a concern so far in his first NFL preseason with the Baltimore Ravens, ESPN says, and those issues were on display Monday.
SAR r1: off the turf, distance now 9f: win contenders 13,12,1A, 7, ITM contenders 8,10 Strategy: win bets 12,1A, hedge with ex 13/12,1A,7 1A and 8 go out early, 8 spits the bit, 12 and 13 come from off the pace
PTF and JK discuss Accelerate’s romp in the Pacific Classic and Eskimo Kisses tour de force in the Alabama. They also discuss potential solutions for the Saratoga race run at the wrong distance and answer a listener question about how to bet on Travers Day. Plus, the debut of the JK doll.
Jockey Julio Garcia got #2 JJ Minister to come again in the stretch to nail#11 Certainly Certain by a head
In the write-up before this race, I said that the experienced runners starting in this event had not come within 10 Beyer Speed Figure points of the median number that wins at this class.
Therefore, I took a long look at the five first-time starters and was prepared to bet on four of them if I got the right odds. However, both #4 Tiger Trysts and #12 Celestic Night were scratched and neither #7 Proud Jenny, at 28/1, and #10 Jakesam, at 4/1, fell into my odds range of 10/1 to 19/1. My final possibility, #9 Elessar, was also scratched. I was at Del Mar for Opening Day, but saw the odds and did not stay for the 10th.
The race, however, turned out to be an exciting one. As the gates opened, #2 JJ Minister shot right for the lead on the inside. Nearing the turn, #6 Mandelieu cut JJ Minister’s two-length lead down to one. But jockey Julio Garcia kept hustling JJ Minister around the turn and, when the colt entered the stretch a bit wide, it enabled #11 Certainly Certain to catch up.
Certainly Certain had a half a length on JJ Minister at the eighth pole, but Garcia never quit and JJ Minister responded by coming again. He paid $44.60.
Because of the scratches and undesirable odds, I had no bets in this race.
PGM
PP#
NAME
JOCKEY
TRAINER
ODDS
FN
2
1
J J Minister (CA)
Garcia J
Perez S
21.30
1
3
2
Unbridled Score (CA)
Rivera C
Stute M
32.60
8
5
3
Alex T (KY)
Gonzalez A
Bacorn H
35.40
7
6
4
Mandelieu (CA)
Verenzuela J
Polanco M
43.10
10
7
5
Proud Jenny (NM)
Medellin A
Gonzalez S
28.70
9
1
6
Grand Maneuver (KY)
Pedroza M
Velasquez D
2.80
6
8
7
Bigmikeistheman (FL)
Smith M
Fanning J
1.10
5
10
8
Jakesam (KY)
Baze T
Hollendorfer J
4.10
3
11
9
Certainly Certain (CA)
Santiago Reyes C
Solis W
8.70
2
1A
10
B. J.’s Hope (KY)
Espinoza V
Velasquez D
2.80
4
SCR
–
Celestic Night (KY)
–
–
SCR
–
Liquid Asset (KY)
–
–
SCR
–
Elessar (KY)
–
–
SCR
–
Tiger Trysts (KY)
Gryder A
Kitchingman A
–
–
Pgm
Win
Place
Show
2
$44.60
$22.20
$12.20
11
–
$9.40
$7.40
10
–
–
$5.00
Exotic Payoffs
$0.50 Pick 4 paid $850.35 (5/11-3-1/10-2)
$1.00 Exacta paid $189.70 (2-11)
$1.00 Pick 3 paid $289.30 (3-10-2)
$1.00 Place Pick All paid $1943.80 (9 OF 10)
$1.00 Super High Five paid $5042.50 (2-11-10-1-8)
$1.00 Superfecta paid $3149.80 (2-11-10-1)
$1.00 Trifecta paid $1452.00 (2-11-10)
$2.00 Daily Double paid $236.20 (10-2)
$2.00 Pick 6 paid $324.20 (4-8-5/11-3-1/10-2)
$2.00 Quinella paid $128.40 (2-11)
Trainer Mark Casse will put Wonder Gadot’s stardom to the test Saturday when she looks to become the first filly in 103 years to win the Travers Stakes at Saratoga. A field of 11 was entered Tuesday, and Wonder Gadot drew post 2 and was made the 5-1 third choice. She will be ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr.
If you look at a snapshot of the full-card handle for Hambletonian Day, it is indisputable that handle exploded when the same-day heat/elimination format was removed.
The battle between Jean-Claude Rouget and Pierre-Yves Bureau of Wertheimer et Frere to secure an Anodin colt went right down to the wire at the Arqana V.2 Sale Aug. 21, with the latter emerging on top with a bid of €140,000 (US $160,164).
The Satin and Lace Stakes at Presque Isle Downs produced an impressive winner in Midwest invader Hotshot Anna, but it also gave third-place finisher Jessica Krupnick the title in the MATCH Series Filly and Mare Sprint--Dirt Division.
Monomoy Girl has been nothing short of sensational this year, with four grade 1 stakes triumphs, and her breeders hope to capitalize on the filly's success by selling her dam at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale.
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