Arkansas Derby Card

We have 2 scratches in both divisions of the derby. Nothing huge...Race 11 scratch # 6 Shooters Shoot & #7 Wrecking Crew; Race 13 scratch #2 Saratogian & #8 fast Enough.

Nice to see the purses have convinced Johnny V & Javier to come back to racing.

Both Cali speed-balls look like the ones to beat in Charlatan & Nadal. I think Nadal has the better chance of getting beat. Charlatan has won both races by a combined total of 16 lenghts. But hey..he's a young colt traveling across the country. 

In the 2nd division former Detroit Tiger Victor Martinez owns # 3 King Guillermo. He all of a sudden woke up & won the Tampa Bay Derby @ 49-1. It's a nice story but I don't think he should be 3-1.

I haven't totally capped the big races on the card but the under-card has plenty of opportunities to make a few bucks. Some nice MSW's with excellent breeding with some older horses makes it a good smorgasbord of racing.

If you plan to play Gulfstream there are a few nice turf races to check out. No rain around but it is Florida so what do I know.

It's not the Derby we all wanted but I already have a cooler of Heineken chilling on the patio & it will be a great day. Say a quick prayer for all & try to escape for a few hours tomorrow.

Tyler Gafflione & Irad Ortiz have a mounts in every race except one @ GP.

Florent Geroux/Brad Cox have 5 going tomorrow & I think they have one that will beat Nadal in # 11 Wells Bayou.

Feels almost like a derby day! Been working hard the last few months so wife gave me the blessing to fire away today and enjoy myself. Im very pumped up and almost done capping. Good luck! 

It's a beautiful day for racing.

I couldn't pick the winner in the 1st @ GP. There are plenty who have a chance.

DD all/7

The 2nd is Gaffalione's to win with #7 who has been knocking on the door.

Well, I got the bomb I wanted with #4 @ 13-1 in the 1st @ GP.

Now just need Tyler to do his thing for the double.

Oaklawn DD 126 with 3,6 & 10  

Agree with you on the king, Midnight. Ran a great race. 

 Bad odds 

but as a rule I do like horses coming out of Tampa.

gl today

are you taking the DD at oaklawn starting with race2 with #s 3, 6  & 10?

Ahhhhhh...Tyler got nosed out & I can kiss away $104 double, 

Yes...I'm alive with those 3

I was rooting for that 7 as I had both in my DD. That was a match race till the end 

I hit the tiny double @ Oaklawn but haven't liked much since. I'll take a shot with the MSW

R4 box 7-8-9-11

GP R5...I'm not a big fan of Dylan Davis but I think Wesley Ward has his 7 year old #4 Finnegan ready to run.

Ex wheel 4/all ; DD 4 with 2368.

Nice ride by Santana to get up with the 11 at the wire. I ran 1,3 & 4.

Race 5 has a bunch that have banked some bucks. I like the #12 with Lanarie but haven't figured out my play yet. Got plenty of time

This is why I can't stand Dylan Davis... he missed the freaking break & never had a chance.

Oak R5 ex/tri key 12/89 & 11 

GP R7 boxing 3-6-8-12

Oak R8 time for to get get hot....I hope.

Ex wheel 10/all; tri key 10/1-5-8-11

GP R9 WP #11

ex/tri box 2-4-6-11

Finally Bingo...

10-8 ex $92

10-8-5 tri $222

Kaboom....

Jersey Joe Bravo on the turf wins on #4 Micheline @17-1; Saez on #2 gets second & Tyler gets 3rd on #6.

4-2 Ex $116

4-2-6 tri pays $322!

Oak R 9 Ex wheel 3/all; tri key 3/1-6-7-10

nuttin in the 9th

Oak R10....#11 Rushie ran 2nd by 10 lenghts to Charlatan. i bet #7 Candy Tycoon got banged around in his last vs. Tiz A Law but ran a nice 2nd in the Fountain of Youth. #10 Prodigious won his last & Flavien Prat has been real quiet. Finally #8 Katzarelli won his last @ 20-1 for sneaky trainer Tom Amoss.

Ex/tri box 11-7-10-8

GP R11 ex/tri box 6-7-9-12

Oak finished 11-7 paying $28 but ran 3rd & 4 to miss the tri.

Ran 2nd & 3rd but couldn't beat Irad on the chalk/

At Oaklawn, Charlatan look like a beautiful colt & I'm just going to him

But in the finale @ GP, I have a sleeper...I think.

#8 Little Code is owned by Clark Brewster who is one of Steve Asmussen's biggest client but this one is trained by Bobby Hess Jr & attracts Luis Saez to ride. He comes in from Sam Houston & ran  a closing 3rd which isn't exactly great. But the owner has shipped him to GP for this race. I think that's odd.

WP #8

Ex/tri box 4-8-10-9  

Ahhhh #8 should head home to Texas. I over thought that one for sure.

Oak R 12 ex/tri box 6-9-13-4