Saturday At The SPA

 The meet is loaded with good races & some dynamite prices. Tyler is heating up, Irad has been insane, Linda Rice has been en fuego & Billy Mott entrants consistently pay nice prices. Full fields make for some interesting decisions that have to be made. Hitting a nice once that you capped perfectly is an adrenaline rush like no other. Shitty weather here in South Florida, so have plenty of time to cap.

 Lets hit some tomorrow

Race 1 has 6 first time starters out of 7 entered.

#4 Yaqui Valley has raced twice but will try grass for the first time. Not much data, so I look at breeding along with the jockey/trainer /owner combinations.

Pletcher has Saez on #1 & Irad on #7. Shug who has #5 hasn't got a winner yet. 

I'll be playing #4 & watch where the early money goes on the first timers & see what else to add in the doubles.

Race 2 has 7 going & trainer/owner Jacobson has the the entry. 1A won his last in the slop @ Penn. #2 his last 6 have been dull. #3 scratched today to go in this one Saturday, This guy is dropping for Lina Rice. #4 won his last & moves up in company but gets Javier. #5 has been away 3 months but has banked 370k & gets Irad up. #6 is my sneaky pick in the race. Should have won 2 races back when he was heavily bet & he ran a decent 4tht in is last after getting bumped/steadied @ 48-1. Love that Saez stays aboard for Rudy Rod. #7 has won 3 in a row in the Ellis Park/Churchill meet. Have to catch this one.

Will post plays tomorrow..

Race 3 ..Johnny V is off all of his mounts today & Prat hops up on #4 here. #10 was a well bet beaten favorite claimed off Chad Brown for 16k in his last & picks up Julian to ride. 20-1 ML makes him interesting. #13 get in the race with the scratch of #12. #1 has been away 9 months for trainer/owner Joe Sharp; #2 won his last & moves up with Javier; #3 has won 1 of 17; #5 has been very dull; #6 like the breeding, shortens up but has also been dull. Like the jock change on the turf to Lezcano; #7 was eased in his last which was 2 months ago; #8  tries grass for the first time & was claimed 2 races back for 30k; #9 was a beaten fav in his last for trainer Mark Henning who is doing well at the SPA so far #11 is probably the one to beat. #13 has shown early speed but the post doesn't help him. 

I'm making a small WPS play on the 20-1 shot # 10 

@vetdrm

 Hey doc..hope all is well

Race 1 DD plays 4 with 34

Nope on #4

Race 2 I find it interesting that Linda Rice scratched #3 yesterday for this spot today.

tri key 3 with 1457

Nothing yet..

Race 4 is a tough Maiden claimer. Linda Rice has 2 in here off a claim in #3 & 6; #11 has 3 bullet workouts for Tom Amoss with Tyler; #2 shortens up for Brad Cox.

BOXING 2-3-6-11

Tyler was definitely on the best filly in #11; Jose Ortiz on #6 for Rice just nipped Cox's #2 to get place.

Exacta 11-6 paid $76.00

Tri 11-6-2 paid $179

Race 5 has 3 scratched leaving 4 to go.

PASS

Race 6 has Clement with 2 on the turf in #8 & 9. His go to guy Rosario is on #8 & recently suspended Prat on #9. #6 is in good form just missing in her last 2. #13 is a first time started for Chad Brown.

BOXING 8-9-6-13

Hope rain doesn't screw up the rest of the day!

#13 threw Javier off when entering the gate but shot right to the lead when the gates opened. Javier then took her all the way to the wire @8-1. Irad got 2nd on the #6 & his brother ran 3rd.

Exacta 13-6 paid $57.00

#11 gets in off the AE list for Irad/Pletch/Repole Stables; #8 for Asmussen was heavily bet in his only try when he finished 2nd; $9 for Prat/Brown is out of Tapit & the dam has 4 winners in 4 starters; #6 goes for the first time for Brad Cox.

BOXING 11-8-9-6

Tough race...

Should have stayed away from that last race.

Race 8 I'm a big fan of #4 Elite Power & he's the chalk. Small wager

Tri key 4 with 156

Gunite  GTW.....

Elite Power is something else. Huge heart...and Gunite was under control & didn't give it up easily. Nice Race,,

Tri key 4 5-6 paid $ 10.50

U nailed me late....

BIG MISS OF THE DAY........not wheeling Elite Powers in the doubles. The 2-4 paid $172.

OUCH!

Race 9 too many scratches. No Play

Race 2 DEL MAR WPS # 10..purely a Stable Play

Last time Forte ran in the slop at the SPA, he won by 3 lengths. 500k bet on him in the WIN pool.

So I guess he wins..

Should have been taken down IMO.  I like aggressive riding but what Irad did was dangerous. WOW

Not wasting money in the 11th.

But will in the 12th

Race 12 is a juicy MSW.

BOXING 13-10-9-3