Jessamine Preview

The final WAYI race for the 2014 Breeders' Cup will be held tomorrow at Keeneland. The Jessamine is for 2yo fillies on turf. Here is this year's field:


8th Race - Keeneland - Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 STAKES. 1 1/16 Mile Turf. Purse $150,000. JPMorgan Chase Jessamine S. (Grade 3). FOR FILLIES, TWO YEARS OLD. (04:42 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Magnificent Margo	2 F	L	118	Albarado Robby	Maker Michael J.
2	True To You	2 F	L	118	Leparoux Julien R.	Amoss Thomas M.
3	Fila Primera	2 F	L	118	Castellano Javier	Brown Chad C.
4	Quality Rocks	2 F	L	118	Lezcano Jose	Mott William I.
5	Late Spring	2 F	L	118	Garcia Alan	Oliver Victoria H.
6	Cool Comfort	2 F	L	118	Hernandez Rafael Manuel	Ward Wesley A.
7	West Coast Belle	2 F	L	118	Hill Channing	Catalano Wayne M.
8	Walking The Kitten	2 F	L	118	Napravnik Rosie	Maker Michael J.
9	Rainha Da Bateria	2 F		118	Rosario Joel	Motion H. Graham

Magnificent Margo (Congrats): 5th in the PG Johnson.

True to You (Scat Daddy): 6th on dirt in the Pocahontas.

Fila Primera (War Front): Won career debut.

Quality Rocks (Rock Hard Ten): Won the Arlington-Washington Futurity.

Late Spring (Speightstown): 3rd in the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies Stakes.

Cool Comfort (Big Brown): Broke maiden in her last start.

West Coast Belle (Tapit): 1 for 1 in her career.

Walking the Kitten (Kitten's Joy): Won her career debut.

Rainha Da Bateria (Broken Vow): 4th in the PG Johnson.

Picks

Win- Quality Rocks

Place- Late Spring

Show- Rainha Da Bateria

Bourbon and Spinster Preview

We are getting down the homestretch for WAYI races! Keeneland's big weekend ends on Sunday with  two more WAYI races. This time the Bourbon (Juvenile Turf) and the Spinster (Distaff). Here are the fields:

8th Race - Keeneland - Sunday, October 5th, 2014

STAKES. 1 1/16 Mile Turf. Purse $250,000. Dixiana Bourbon S. (Grade 3). FOR TWO YEAR OLDS. (05:08 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Majestico	2 C	L	118	Saez Juan C.	Lukas D. Wayne
2	Lawn Ranger	2 C		118	Landeros Chris	McPeek Kenneth G.
3	Can't Happen Here	2 C	L	118	Ortiz, Jr. Irad	Brown Chad C.
4	Danny Boy	2 C	L	118	Lanerie Corey J.	Romans Dale L.
5	Thirtysilverpieces	2 G	L	118	Albarado Robby	Ward Wesley A.
6	Less Than Perfect	2 C	L	118	Martinez Willie	Rice Kevin
7	Conquest Tsunami	2 C	L	118	Leparoux Julien R.	Casse Mark E.
8	Croninthebarbarian	2 C	L	118	Goncalves Leandro R.	Simms Garry W.
9	Chief Kitten	2 C	L	118	Rosario Joel	Brown Chad C.

Majestico (Majesticperfection): 2nd and 3rd in his two starts.

Lawn Ranger (U S Ranger): Broke maiden in his last.

Can't Happen Here (Desert Party): 1 for 1 in his career.

Danny Boy (Harlan's Holiday): 4th in the Iroquois and broke his maiden.

Thirtysilverpieces (Badge of Silver): Won an allowance/optional claimer and maiden claimer in his last two starts.

Less Than Perfect (Pleasantly Perfect): Has turf experience, but last race was on synth, won the Fitz Dixon Jr and 4th in the Summer.

Conquest Tsunami (Stormy Atlantic): Won an Allowance and the Colin. (Cross entered into the Breeders' Futurity)

Croninthebarbarian (Stroll): Won the Kentucky Downs Juvenile and broke his maiden

Chief Kitten (Kitten's Joy): Broke maiden and 2n in his lone two starts.

Picks


Win- Conquest Tsunami (if he goes)/Croninthebarbarian (if he doesn't)
Place- Croninthebarbarian (if Conquest Tsunami goes)/Danny Boy (if he doesn't)
Show- Less Than Perfect

9th Race - Keeneland - Sunday, October 5th, 2014

STAKES. 1 1/8 Mile Dirt. Purse $500,000. Juddmonte Spinster S. (Grade 1). FOR FILLIES AND MARES, THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. (05:45 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Ria Antonia	3 F	L b	121	Lopez Paco	Amoss Thomas M.
2	Close Hatches	4 F	L	124	Rosario Joel	Mott William I.
3	Got Lucky	3 F	L	121	Napravnik Rosie	Pletcher Todd A.
4	Shuruq	4 F	L v	124	Leparoux Julien R.	bin Suroor Saeed
5	Don't Tell Sophia	6 M	L	124	Rocco, Jr. Joseph	Sims Philip A.
6	Molly Morgan	5 M	L	124	Lanerie Corey J.	Romans Dale L.

Ria Antonia (Rockport Harbor): 4th in her last two races, Locust Grove and Monmouth Oaks. Sadly it looks like she is looking more of a fluke with every passing race.

Close Hatches (First Defense): Personal Ensign and Phipps winner. Is a different filly this year then she was last year as the runner up in the Distaff.

Got Lucky (A.P. Indy): 5th in the Alabama and won an allowance race. Had shown promise earlier this year.

Shuruq (Elusive Quality): Won the International Istanbul Trophy and was 8th in the Godolphin Mile. This will be her first dirt and US start.

Don't Tell Sophia (Congaree): Won the Locust Grove and 3rd in the Azeri. Is finally coming into her own at the age of 6.

Molly Morgan (Ghostzapper): 2nd in the Locust Grove and won the Gardenia. 2nd in lone start at Keeneland, but that was on turf.

Picks

Win- Close Hatches
Place- Don't Tell Sophia
Show- Shuruq

Due to the size of the field there is no dark horse.

Video (Spinster only):

SA Sprint Championship Preview

The final prep for West Coast horses is tomorrow in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship. Here is the field:

8th Race - Santa Anita Park - Saturday, October 4th, 2014

STAKES. 6 Furlongs Dirt. Purse $300,000. Santa Anita Sprint Championship S. (Grade 1). FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD. (04:48 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Secret Circle	5 H	L	121	Garcia Martin	Baffert Bob
2	Rich Tapestry (IRE)	6 G		119	Doleuze Olivier	Chang C. W.
3	Goldencents	4 C	L	121	Bejarano Rafael	O'Neill Doug F.
4	Merit Man	4 C	L	119	Nakatani Corey S.	Hess, Jr. Robert B.
5	Indexical	3 R	L	117	Gutierrez Mario	Cecil Ben D. A.
6	Ankeny Hill	4 C	L	119	Baze Tyler	Glatt Mark

Secret Circle (Eddington): 2nd in lone start this year in the Palos Verdes and won the Sprint last year. Trying the Midnight Lute route in order to get his second Sprint win in a row.

Rich Tapestry (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)): 2nd in the Golden Shaheen and won the Mahab Al Shimaal. Has had two barrier races (practice races) in Hong Kong, this is his first US start.

Goldencents (Into Mischief): Won the Pat O'Brien and 2nd in the Bing Crosby. Was originally going to go to the Shadwell Mile, but re-routed here after a poor turf work.

Merit Man (With Distinction): Won the Green Flash and 4th in Allowance/Optional Claimer. Synth to dirt.

Indexical (Latent Heat): 7th in the O'Brien and 4th in the Crosby. Going the wrong direction.

Ankeny Hill (Sharp Humor): Won the Pirate's Bounty and an Allowance/Optional Claimer.

Picks

Win- Secret Circle
Place- Goldencents
Show- Rich Tapestry

Breeders' Futurity, TCA and Turf Mile Preview

Three stakes races at Keeneland on Saturday are WAYI races. Lets take a look at them:

6th Race - Keeneland - Saturday, October 4th, 2014

STAKES. 6 Furlongs Dirt. Purse $200,000. Thoroughbred Club of America S. (Grade 2). FOR FILLIES AND MARES, THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. (04:00 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Anahauc	4 F	L	120	Borel Calvin H.	Flint Bernard S.
2	Leigh Court	4 F	L	122	Boulanger Gary	Carroll Josie
3	R Free Roll	4 F	L	122	Smith Mike E.	Ziadie Kirk
4	Northern Passion	5 M	L	122	Husbands Patrick	Casse Mark E.
5	Stonetastic	3 F	L	120	Lopez Paco	Breen Kelly J.
6	Southern Honey	3 F	L	120	Leparoux Julien R.	Arnold, II George R.
7	Speedinthruthecity	4 F	L	122	Napravnik Rosie	Asmussen Steven M.
8	Janis's Joy	5 M	L	120	Goncalves Leandro R.	Heitzmann Eric L

Anahauc (Henny Hughes): 3rd in the River Cities Handicap and 4th in the West Virginia Secretary of State. Finished up track in both graded stakes starts.

Leigh Court (Grand Slam): Won the Seeway in lone start of the year, 4th in last year's Queen Elizabeth. 1st and 2nd in her lone two dirt starts.

R Free Roll (Rockport Harbor): Won the Honorable Miss and U Can Do It. Defeated males last year in a prep for the Carry Back.

Northern Passion (First Samurai): 6th in the Presque Isle Masters and 4th in the Seeway. Uptrack in lone dirt start which was at 2.

Stonetastic (Mizzen Mast): Won the Prioress and an Allowance/Optional Claimer. First start at Keeneland.

Southern Honey (Colonel John): 3rd in the Prioress and 9th in the Test. Had won previous three before that.

Speedinthruthecity (City Zip): 3rd in the Smart and Fancy, before that 4th in the Honorable Miss. 2 previous starts at Keeneland didn't go well, but that was on a synthetic surface.

Janis's Joy (Broken Vow): 3rd in the Open Mind and 2nd in the Hoist Her Flag. 1 for 1 at Keeneland, granted on a synthetic surface.

Picks

Win- R Free Roll
Place- Stonetastic
Show- Leigh Court

8th Race - Keeneland - Saturday, October 4th, 2014

STAKES. 1 1/16 Mile Dirt. Purse $500,000. Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (Grade 1). FOR TWO YEAR OLDS. (05:08 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Tough Customer	2 C	L	121	Bridgmohan Shaun	Catalano Wayne M.
2	Firespike	2 C	L	121	Smith Mike E.	Maker Michael J.
3	Sharm	2 C	L	121	Saez Luis	Lukas D. Wayne
4	Mr. Z	2 C	L	121	Court Jon Kenton	Lukas D. Wayne
5	Carpe Diem	2 C	L	121	Velazquez John R.	Pletcher Todd A.
6	Bold Conquest	2 C	L	121	Napravnik Rosie	Asmussen Steven M.
7	Conquest Tsunami	2 C	L	121	Husbands Patrick	Casse Mark E.
8	Dekabrist	2 C	L	121	Clark Kerwin D.	Dorochenko Gennadi
9	Ike Walker	2 C	L	121	Albarado Robby	Stidham Michael
10	Hashtag Bourbon	2 C	L	121	Leparoux Julien R.	Gorder Kellyn
11	Keen Ice	2 C	L	121	Lanerie Corey J.	Romans Dale L.
12	W V Jetsetter	2 C	L b	121	Rosario Joel	Weaver George

Tough Customer (Giant's Causeway): Won lone start of career.

Firespike (Flower Alley): Broke maiden last time out, before that was 3rd in a maiden.

Sharm (Majestic Warrior): 3rd in the Hopeful, has yet to break his maiden.

Mr. Z (Malibu Moon): 5th in the Iroquois and 2nd in the Saratoga Special. Most experienced graded stakes horse.

Carpe Diem (Giant's Causeway): One start, one win.

Bold Conquest (Curlin): 2nd in the Iroquois and broke his maiden. Sire's best son to date Palace Malice ran second in the Bluegrass (albeit on synth) last year.

Conquest Tsunami (Stormy Atlantic): Won an Allowance and Colin in his last two. Was scratched out of the Summer to go here.

Dekabrist (Street Boss): 8th in the Iroquois and 5th in the Hopeful. Has to prove he can handle a track outside of Gulfstream.

Ike Walker (Bellamy Road): 5th in the Arlington-Washington Futurity and broke his maiden. Synth to dirt.

Hashtag Bourbon (Super Saver): 3rd in the Iroquois and won the Mountaineer Juvenile. Had a terrible trip last time.

Keen Ice (Curlin): 4th and then a win in his two starts. Dam is 1/2 to stakes winner Coal Play.

W V Jetsetter (Jet Phone): 3rd in the Hopeful and won the TTA Sales Futurity

Picks

Win- Hashtag Bourbon
Place- Bold Conquest
Show- Carpe Diem

9th Race - Keeneland - Saturday, October 4th, 2014

STAKES. 1 Mile Turf. Purse $1,000,000. Shadwell Turf Mile S. (Grade 1). FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. (05:45 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Sayaad	4 C	L	126	Leparoux Julien R.	McLaughlin Kiaran P.
2	Optimizer	5 H	L	126	Garcia Alan	Fernandez Jose
3	Grand Arch	5 G	L	126	Moran David	Lynch Brian A.
4	Silver Max	5 H	L	126	Albarado Robby	Romans Dale L.
5	Kaigun	4 G	L	126	Husbands Patrick	Casse Mark E.
6	Wise Dan	7 G	L	126	Velazquez John R.	LoPresti Charles
7	Two Notch Road	7 G	L	126	Lopez Paco	Thompson Glenn R.
8	Seek Again	4 C	L	126	Rosario Joel	Mott William I.

Sayaad (Street Sense): 4th in the Baruch and 5th in the Fourstardave. Was 5th in the Hill Prince last year which was his other graded stakes start.

Optimizer (English Channel): 2nd in the Baruch by a nose and 12th in the Elkhorn. Could be a factor if this is taken off turf.

Grand Arch (Arch): 5th in the Woodbine Mile and 2nd in the Fourstardave. Better likely going longer then shorter.

Silver Max (Badge of Silver): Defending champ was 6th in the Fourstardave and won the Firecracker. The champ will be gunning for him at the end.

Kaigun (Northern Afleet): Just lost the Woodbine Mile and won the Play the King. Looking for that G1 win.

Wise Dan (Wiseman's Ferry): Won the Baruch after his colic scare and Woodford Reserve. Lost this race when it was taken off the turf, can he turn the tables on Silver Max?

Two Notch Road (Partner's Hero): Won the Punch Line and 5th in the McSorley. Most graded stakes starts have been up the track finishes.

Seek Again (Speightstown): Won the Fourstardave and 3rd in the Manhattan. Finished right behind WD in the Woodford Reserve, and has the best chance to upset him.

Picks

Win- Wise Dan: I do this with a little bit of concern. He may not have been fully cranked for the Baruch, but he is still the king of the mile distance.

Place- Seek Again: Had been debating between him and Kaigun, and went with him off his Fourstardave win.

Show- Kaigun/Optimizer/Silver Max: All three of these horses like the two I have in the Win and Place spots can win this race. I just don't have as much faith in them as I do the top two.

Dark Horse- Silver Max

I had planned to do a video preview on the Shadwell Turf Mile, but due to lack of time I wasn't prepared enough to do one. However, there will be one on the Spinster which is Sunday.

Frizette and Champagne preview

New York's 2yo prep races for the Breeders' Cup are this weekend with the Frizette and Champagne which will be held at Belmont. Here are the fields:

6th Race - Belmont Park - Saturday, October 4th, 2014

STAKES. 1 Mile Dirt. Purse $500,000. Frizette S. (Grade 1). FOR FILLIES TWO YEARS OLD. (03:25 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Cavorting	2 F	L	120	Ortiz, Jr. Irad	McLaughlin Kiaran P.
2	Wonder Gal	2 F	L	120	Velasquez Cornelio H.	Gyarmati Leah
3	Ring Knocker	2 F	L	120	Lezcano Jose	Albertrani Thomas
4	Feathered	2 F	L	120	Castellano Javier	Pletcher Todd A.
5	Cayman Croc	2 F	L	120	Lopez Charles C.	Breen Kelly J.
6	Condo Commando	2 F	L	120	Bravo Joe	Rodriguez Rudy R.
7	By The Moon	2 F	L	120	Ortiz Jose L.	Nevin Michelle

Cavorting (Bernardini): 2 for 2 in her career including a win in the Adirondack.

Wonder Gal (Tiz Wonderful): 3rd in the Adirondack and won the Lynbrook.

Ring Knocker (Birdstone): 2nd in both of her career starts.

Feathered (Indian Charlie): 2nd in first start, broke maiden last time out.

Cayman Croc (Bob and John): Won first start on a off the turf race.

Condo Commando (Tiz Wonderful): Won the Spinaway in her last, that was also the final career call for Tom Durkin.

By The Moon (Indian Charlie): 2nd in the Spinaway and won first career start.

Picks
Win- Cavorting
Place- By the Moon
Show- Feathered

8th Race - Belmont Park - Saturday, October 4th, 2014

STAKES. 1 Mile Dirt. Purse $500,000. Champagne S. (Grade 1). FOR TWO YEAR OLDS. (04:29 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	El Kabeir	2 C	L	122	Ortiz, Jr. Irad	Terranova, II John P.
2	Upstart	2 R	L	122	Ortiz Jose L.	Violette, Jr. Richard A.
3	I Spent It	2 C	L	122	Lezcano Jose	Dutrow Anthony W.
4	Holy Boss	2 C	L	122	Santana, Jr. Ricardo	Asmussen Steven M.
5	The Truth Or Else	2 C		122	Velasquez Cornelio H.	McPeek Kenneth G.
6	Daredevil	2 C	L	122	Castellano Javier	Pletcher Todd A.

El Kabeir (Scat Daddy): 3rd in career debut, broke maiden last time out impressively.

Upstart (Flatter): First start against open company after winning the Funny Cide.

I Spent It (Super Saver): 2nd in the Hopeful and won the Saratoga Special.

Holy Boss (Street Boss): Won lone start of career.

The Truth or Else (Yes It's True): Most seasoned horse with 4 starts, but only has 1 win, has gone a mile though.

Daredevil (More Than Ready): 1 for 1 in career.

Picks

Win- Upstart

Place- I Spent It

Show- El Kabeir

Phoenix and Alcibiades Preview

Another major weekend, but this time it starts on Friday with 2 races at Keeneland with the Phoenix and Alcibiades. WAYI races for the Sprint and the Juvenile Fillies respectively. Keep in mind, these races are back on dirt not the Polytrack that has been at the track for several years. Here are the fields:

8th Race - Keeneland - Friday, October 3rd, 2014

STAKES. 6 Furlongs Dirt. Purse $200,000. Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix S. (Grade 3). FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. (04:42 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	C. Zee	3 C	L	118	Saez Luis	Zito Nicholas P.
2	Bern Identity	4 C	L	122	Lopez Paco	Breen Kelly J.
3	Lemon Drop Dream	4 C	L	122	Santana, Jr. Ricardo	Asmussen Steven M.
4	Rainbow Heir	4 C	L	122	Serpa Angel	Perkins, Jr. Benjamin W.
5	Mr. Baker	5 H	L	120	Bridgmohan Shaun	Ziadie Kirk
6	Eastwood	4 C	L	120	Velazquez John R.	Pletcher Todd A.
7	Zee Bros	4 C	L	120	Saez Juan C.	Lukas D. Wayne
8	Work All Week	5 G	L	122	Geroux Florent	Brueggemann Roger A.

C. Zee (Elusive Buff): 8th in the King's Bishop and 2nd in the Amsterdam. Both of those races where his first two races outside of Florida. Lone 3yo going against older males.

Bern Identity (Bernstein): Winner of his last three races all of them listed stakes including last time out in the Dave's Friend. Only one start last year in the Holy Bull where he was 5th to Itsmyluckyday.  2nd in the Delta Jackpot to Goldencents and 3rd in the Hopeful to Shanghai Bobby as a 2yo. 

Lemon Drop Dream (Lemon Drop Kid): 5th in the Dave's Friend and 6th in the Vanderbilt. 2nd in the Maryland Sprint and won the Count Fleet earlier this year. This has been his first year competing in stakes races.

Rainbow Heir (Wildcat Heir): Won the New Jersey Breeders Handicap and Teddy Drone. Started his career 4 for 4 including a win in the Jersey Shore. Hasn't had success in graded stakes races since.

Mr. Baker (Imperialism): 3rd in a Starter Optional Claimer and won the Housebuster in his last two. 2 for 2 in stakes. This will be his graded stakes debut though.

Eastwood (Speightstown): 1st and 2nd in Allowance/Optional Claimers. 4th in the True North to Palace in lone graded stakes start. First start outside of New York.

Zee Bros (Brother Derek): 8th in the Vosburgh and 7th Forego. One week turnaround not the best idea. Has never finished on the board in a graded stakes race.

Work All Week (City Zip): 2nd in the Addison Cammack which snapped a 7 win race streak. Synth to dirt, but has stakes wins on dirt including his last win which was in the Iowa Sprint. First graded stakes start.

Picks

Win: Bern Identity

Place: Work All Week

Show: Mr. Baker

9th Race - Keeneland - Friday, October 3rd, 2014

STAKES. 1 1/16 Mile Dirt. Purse $400,000. Darley Alcibiades S. (Grade 1). FOR FILLIES, TWO YEARS OLD. (05:13 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Fashion Alert	2 F	L	118	Velazquez John R.	Pletcher Todd A.
2	Milehigh Butterfly	2 F	L	118	Hernandez, Jr. Brian Joseph	Connelly William R.
3	Slava	2 F	L	118	Court Jon Kenton	Dorochenko Gennadi
4	Calamity Kate	2 F	L	118	Lopez Paco	Breen Kelly J.
5	Taylor S	2 F	L	118	Lanerie Corey J.	Romans Dale L.
6	Naval Command	2 F	L	118	Leyva Juan C.	Kaplan William A.
7	Innovative Idea	2 F		118	Graham James	Harty Eoin G.
8	Pangburn	2 F		118	Castanon Jesus Lopez	McPeek Kenneth G.
9	Top Decile	2 F	L	118	Napravnik Rosie	Stall, Jr. Albert M.
10	Paige	2 F	L	118	Landeros Chris	Von Hemel Donnie K.
11	Peace And War	2 F	L	118	Leparoux Julien R.	Stevens Olly
12	Take Charge Brandi	2 F	L	118	Saez Luis	Lukas D. Wayne
13	Gap Year	2 F	L	118	Rosario Joel	McLaughlin Kiaran P.

Fashion Alert (Old Fashioned): Both of her starts have been stakes wins including the Schuylerville last time out.

Milehigh Butterfly (Sky Mesa): 3rd in the Pocahontas and 5th in the Prairie Gold Lassie.

Slava (Sharp Humor): 3rd in an Allowance/Optional Claimer and 7th in the P.G. Johnson.

Calamity Kate (Yes It's True): Broke maiden in her last, stakes debut.

Taylor S (Medaglia d' Oro): Won lone start, stakes debut.

Navel Command (Midshipman): Won the Happy Ticket and an Allowance in her last two.

Innovative Idea (Bernardini): Synth to dirt, 1 for 1 in her career.

Pangburn (Congrats): 2nd in the Pocahontas and broke maiden in her two lone starts.

Top Decile (Congrats): One start, one win in her career.

Paige (Sky Mesa): Won her last two, first stakes start.

Peace and War (War Front): First US start, 6th in the Albany two back.

Take Charge Brandi (Giant's Causeway): 5th in both the Pocahontas and Adirondack.

Gap Year (Bernardini): 3rd in lone start in her career, same female family as Mi Sueno.

Picks

Win- Fashion Alert (was originally Pangburn, but she has now been scratched)
Place- Milehigh Butterfly
Show- Peace and War

Super Saturday Part 3

These are three of the four big races of the day (only the Beldame which is not a WAYI race is not listed). The Jockey Club Gold Cup (Classic), Zenyatta (Distaff) and Awesome Again (Classic). Here are the fields:

10th Race - Belmont Park - Saturday, September 27th, 2014

STAKES. 1 1/4 Mile Dirt. Purse $1,000,000. Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational S. (Grade 1). FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. (05:50 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Micromanage	4 C	L	126	Saez Luis	Pletcher Todd A.
2	Last Gunfighter	5 H	L	126	Bravo Joe	Brown Chad C.
3	Wicked Strong	3 C	L	122	Maragh Rajiv	Jerkens James A.
4	Zivo	5 H	L	126	Lezcano Jose	Brown Chad C.
5	Prayer For Relief	6 H	L	126	Velazquez John R.	Romans Dale L.
6	Long River	4 C	L	126	Velasquez Cornelio H.	McLaughlin Kiaran P.
7	Speak Logistics	4 C	L	126	Lopez Paco	Contessa Gary C.
8	Tonalist	3 C	L o	122	Rosario Joel	Clement Christophe
9	Stephanoatsee	5 R	L	126	Ortiz Jose L.	Zito Nicholas P.
10	V. E. Day	3 C	L	122	Castellano Javier	Jerkens James A.
11	Moreno	4 G	L	126	Alvarado Junior	Guillot Eric J.
12	Big Cazanova (ARG)	5 R	L	126	Ortiz, Jr. Irad	Miller Peter

Mircomanage (Medaglia d' Oro): 3^rd in the Greenwood Cup and won the Birdstone. Was 2^nd in the Brooklyn earlier this year and finished 3^rd in last year's Haskell.

Last Gunfighter (First Samurai): 6^th in the Woodward and 5^th in the Whitney. Won last year's Iselin and was 5^th in both the Gold Cup and Classic last year as well.

Wicked Strong (Hard Spun): 2^nd in the Travers and won the Jim Dandy. Speed has been added with the addition of blinkers and did break his maiden here last year.

Zivo (True Direction): 4^th in the Woodward and won the Suburban. Has finished no worse then 3^rd at Belmont.

Prayer for Relief (Jump Start): 3^rd in the Woodward and 4^th in the Whitney. Has shown promise in the past in graded stakes, but not always at the Grade 1 level.

Long River (A.P. Indy): 7^th in the Woodward and 5^th in the Monmouth Cup. Never has run in a stakes race at Belmont.

Speak Logistics (High Cotton): 5^th in an Allowance/Optional Claimer and 7^th in the same type of race in his last two. Last graded stakes race last year 7^th in the PA Derby.

Tonalist (Tapit): 3^rd in the Travers and 2^nd in the Jim Dandy. Should enjoy the return to Belmont where he won the Peter Pan and Belmont.

Stephanoatsee (A.P. Indy): 5^th in the Woodward and 2^nd in Allowance/Optional Claimer. Hasn't finished on the board in a graded stakes race since the Strub last February.

V.E. Day (English Channel): Won the Travers and the Curlin. 2 for 2 at Belmont.

Moreno (Ghostzapper): 2^nd in the Woodward and won the Whitney. Only one poor performance at the track.

Big Cazanova (Giant's Causeway): Won his last two at Del Mar, so he is going synth to dirt. Stakes placed in his native Argentina.

Picks

Win- Zivo

Place- Wicked Strong/V.E. Day

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Dark Horse- Tonalist

5th Race - Santa Anita Park - Saturday, September 27th, 2014

STAKES. 1 1/16 Mile Dirt. Purse $300,000. Zenyatta S. (Grade 1). FOR FILLIES AND MARES, THREE-YEARS-OLD AND UPWARD. (02:30 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Tiz Midnight	4 F	L	119	Espinoza Victor	Baffert Bob
2	Iotapa	4 F	L	124	Talamo Joseph	Sadler John W.
3	Yahilwa	4 F	L	119	Bejarano Rafael	Cassidy James M.
4	Beholder	4 F	L	121	Smith Mike E.	Mandella Richard E.
5	Wittgenstein (IRE)	4 F	L	119	Gutierrez Mario	O'Neill Doug F.
6	Tiz The Key	3 F	L	116	Baze Tyler	Mandella Richard E

Tiz Midnight (Midnight Lute): Won last 3 races including two Allowance/Optional Claimers. Stakes debut, but her dam won this race when it was the Lady's Secret in 2007.

Iotapa (Afleet Alex): Winner of the Clement L. Hirsch and Vanity. Kept the seat warm for Beholder while she was out with injury, could this be the race that she takes it away outright?

Yahilwa (Medaglia d'Oro): 2^nd in an Allowance and 7^th in the Osunitas. Did finish second in the Adoration in three back.

Beholder (Henny Hughes): Defending champ of this race was 4^th in the Phipps and won the Santa Lucia. How she rebounds from her injury will be a key factor.

Wittgenstein (Shamardal): 7^th in her last two races, both Allowance/Optional Claimers. Has been up and down in the US.

Tiz the Key (Tiznow): 11^th in the San Clemente and 4^th in the American Oaks. Turf to dirt, but did break her maiden on the dirt.

Picks

Win- Beholder

Place- Iotapa

Show- Tiz the Key

Dark Horse- Tiz Midnight

8th Race - Santa Anita Park - Saturday, September 27th, 2014

STAKES. 1 1/8 Mile Dirt. Purse $300,000. Awesome Again S. (Grade 1). FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD. (04:00 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Fed Biz	5 H	L	119	Garcia Martin	Baffert Bob
2	Sky Kingdom	5 H	L	119	Espinoza Victor	Baffert Bob
3	Bird E House	3 G	L	116	Talamo Joseph	Sadler John W.
4	Shared Belief	3 G	L	121	Smith Mike E.	Hollendorfer Jerry
5	Footbridge	4 C	L	119	Bejarano Rafael	Harty Eoin G.
6	Majestic Harbor	6 H	L	124	Baze Tyler	McCarthy Sean
7	Mystery Train (ARG)	4 R	L	124	Blanc Brice	Vienna Darrell
8	Imperative	4 G	L	119	Desormeaux Kent J.	Papaprodromou George

Fed Biz (Giant's Causeway): 2^nd in the Pat O'Brien and won the San Diego. He was 6^th in last year's Dirt Mile.

Sky Kingdom (Empire Maker): 4^th in the Los Alamitos Mile and 2^nd in the Cougar II. 3^rd in last year's Hollywood Gold Cup and won the Tokyo City.

Bird E House (Birdstone): First start on the west coast. Won an Allowance/Optional Claimer in his last start, this is also his first stakes start.

Shared Belief (Candy Ride (ARG)): Undefeated in his career and defeated older last time out in the Pacific Classic. Could take the 3yo Championship away from California Chrome with a win in this race.

Footbridge (Street Cry (IRE)): 2^nd in the San Diego and Oak Tree Handicap. Has never been worse then 5^th at Santa Anita.

Majestic Harbor (Rockport Harbor): 6^th in the Pacific Classic and won the Gold Cup at Santa Anita. Should enjoy the return to a dirt surface.

Mystery Train (Not For Sale (ARG)): 9^th in his US debut, the Pacific Classic. Will be interesting how he does on a US dirt surface.

Imperative (Bernardini): 3^rd in the Pacific Classic and 8^th in the San Diego. If form holds... he should be in for another good finish.

Picks

Win- Majestic Harbor

Place- Shared Belief

Show- Imperative

 Dark Horse- Sky Kingdom

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Super Saturday Part 2

7th Race - Belmont Park - Saturday, September 27th, 2014 STAKES. 1 1/4 Mile Turf. Purse $600,000. Flower Bowl Invitational S. (Grade 1). INNER TURF FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. (04:07 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Abaco	6 M	L	121	Ortiz Jose L.	McGaughey III Claude R.
2	Maximova	4 F	L	119	Velasquez Cornelio H.	Clement Christophe
3	Viva Rafaela (BRZ)	5 M	L	119	Castellano Javier	Pletcher Todd A.
4	Strathnaver (GB)	5 M	L	119	Rosario Joel	Motion H. Graham
5	Starstruck (IRE)	5 M	L	119	Clark Kerwin D.	Jones J. Larry
6	Watsdachances (IRE)	4 F	L	119	Bravo Joe	Brown Chad C.
7	Alterite (FR)	4 F	L	121	Ortiz, Jr. Irad	Brown Chad C.
8	Tannery (IRE)	5 M	L	121	Lezcano Jose	Goldberg Alan E.
9	Stephanie's Kitten	5 M	L	121	Velazquez John R.	Brown Chad C.

Abaco (Giant's Causeway): Won the Ballston Spa and was 4^th in the Diana. Belmont form is pretty good, but has only won Allowance/Optional Claimers.

Maximova (Danehill Dancer (IRE)): Won an Allowance/Optional Claimer and was third two back. Won the Bit of Whimsy at Belmont last year.

Viva Rafaela (Know Hights (IRE)): 2^nd in the Glens Falls and Waya. No stakes wins since she's come to the US, but was 3^rd in the New York before her races at Saratoga.

Strathnaver (Oasis Dream): 2^nd in the Ballston Spa and 6^th in the Diana. 2^nd in the Just a Game and her dam is G1 placed in the US.

Starstruck (Galileo (IRE)): 5^th in the Violet and won the Matchmaker for the second year in a row. Was 4^th in last year's Rodeo Drive.

Watsdachances (Diamond Green (FR)): 4^th in the Glens Falls and 3^rd in the Matchmaker. 4^th in the Garden City last year, but won the Miss Grillo as a 2yo at Belmont.

Alterite (Literato (FR)): 11^th in the Beverly D and 8^th in the Diana. Won the Garden City in US debut, 3^rd in the F/M Turf last year.

Tannery (Dylan Thomas (IRE)): 10^th in the Beverly D and Diana. Ran well finishing 2^nd in the New York and was second in the Flower Bowl last year.

Stephane's Kitten (Kitten's Joy): 2^nd in both the Beverly D and Diana. Won the Just a Game last year, but was 5^th in this year's edition.

Picks

Win- Stephane's Kitten

Place- Abaco

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9th Race - Belmont Park - Saturday, September 27th, 2014

STAKES. 1 1/2 Mile Turf. Purse $600,000. Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational S. (Grade 1). FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. (05:16 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Twilight Eclipse	5 G	L	126	Lezcano Jose	Albertrani Thomas
2	Imagining	6 H	L	126	Rosario Joel	McGaughey III Claude R.
3	Hangover Kid	6 H	L	126	Ortiz, Jr. Irad	Servis Jason
4	Big Blue Kitten	6 H	L	126	Bravo Joe	Brown Chad C.
5	Real Solution	5 H	L	126	Castellano Javier	Brown Chad C.
6	Main Sequence	5 G	L	126	Maragh Rajiv	Motion H. Graham
7	Medal Count	3 C	L	121	Ortiz Jose L.	Romans Dale L.

Twilight Eclipse (Purim): 3^rd in the Sword Dancer and 2^nd in the UN. Finished fifth in last year's Turf Classic.

Imagining (Giant's Causeway): 2^nd in the Sword Dancer and 6^th in the Manhattan. Won the Man O' War in 3 back and was 6^th in last year's race (Turf Classic).

Hangover Kid (Lemon Drop Kid): Won the Bowling Green and 2^nd in the Momouth Stakes. 6^th in both of his stakes starts at Belmont.

Big Blue Kitten (Kitten's Joy): 2^nd in the Cliff Hanger and won the Lure. Second last year's Turf Classic after winning the Sword Dancer and United Nations.

Real Solution (Kitten's Joy): 7^th in the Arlington Million and won the Manhattan. 3^rd in last year's Turf Classic after winning the Million via Dq.

Main Sequence (Aldebaran): Won both the Sword Dancer and the UN. Those have been his only starts in the US so far.

Medal Count (Dynaformer): 2^nd in the Dueling Grounds Derby and 9^th in the Haskell. Won the Transylvania earlier this year and this is his first race on the Belmont turf course (3^rd in the Belmont earlier this year.

Picks

Win- Main Sequence

Place- Big Blue Kitten

Show- Imagining

7th Race - Santa Anita Park - Saturday, September 27th, 2014

STAKES. 1 1/4 Mile Turf. Purse $300,000. Rodeo Drive S. (Grade 1). FOR FILLIES AND MARES, THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. (03:30 PM)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	Cozze Up Lady	5 M	L	119	Desormeaux Kent J.	Desormeaux J. Keith
2	Famous Alice	3 F	L b	116	Van Dyke Drayden	Proctor Thomas F.
3	Moulin De Mougin	4 F	L	119	Smith Mike E.	Mandella Richard E.
4	Bee Brave (GB)	4 F	L	119	Baze Tyler	Callaghan Simon
5	Scarlet Strike	4 F	L	119	Talamo Joseph	Hollendorfer Jerry
6	Rusty Slipper	4 F	L	119	Gryder Aaron T.	Motion H. Graham
7	Emollient	4 F	L b	121	Napravnik Rosie	Mott William I.
8	Parranda	5 M	L	119	Trujillo Elvis	Hollendorfer Jerry
9	Irish Mission	5 M	L	119	Nakatani Corey S.	Clement Christophe
10	Charlie Em (GB)	4 F	L	119	Garcia Martin	Gallagher Patrick
11	Stormy Lucy	5 M	L	119	Bejarano Rafael	Moger, Jr. Ed
12	Bunairgead (IRE)	4 F	L	119	Espinoza Victor	Cassidy James M.
13	Miss Serendipity (ARG)	6 M	L	124	Blanc Brice	McAnally Ronald L.
14	Queen Of The Sand (IRE)	4 F	L	119	Solis Alex O.	Gallagher Patrick

Cozze Up Lady (Cozzene): 3^rd in the Yellow Ribbon and John C. Mabee. Has never run at Santa Anita.

Famous Alice (Kitten's Joy): 5^th in the Del Mar Oaks and 2^nd in the Senorita Stakes. Won an Allowance/Optional Claimer over the course earlier this year.

Moulin De Mougin (Curlin): Won the Mabee and was third in the Royal Heroine. Better going longer then shorter.

Bee Brave (Rail Link (GB)): Graded stakes debut for a filly who was 4^th in her lone stakes try. Won an Allowance last time out.

Scarlet Strike (Smart Strike): 2^nd in her last two starts. Last graded stakes placing was a second in last year's Honeymoon.

Rusty Slipper (Lemon Drop Kid): Won the Violet and was 4^th in the Eatontown. Goes from East to West.

Emollient (Empire Maker): 9^th in the Beverly D and Diana. 2^nd in the Gamely earlier this year and was 4^th in both the Filly and Mare Turf last year and Santa Ana.

Parranda (English Channel): 2^nd in the Yellow Ribbon and 3^rd in the Clement L. Hirsch. Has wins over the course in the Royal Heroine and Wilshire.

Irish Mission (Giant's Causeway): Won the Glens Falls and was 2^nd in the Matchmaker. Ran well against the boys in the Belmont Gold Cup, first start over the course.

Charlie Em (Kheleyf): 4^th in her last and won the Possibly Perfect 2 back. Did win the Senorita last year in her US debut.

Stormy Lucy (Stormy Atlantic): 4^th in the Yellow Ribbon and Mabee. Won both the Santa Barbara and the Santa Ana earlier this year and was third in this race in 2012.

Bunairgead (New Approach (IRE)): 8^th in the Yellow Ribbon and 4^th in her US debut. Stakes winner in Europe.

Miss Serendipity (Not for Sale (ARG)): Won the Yellow Ribbon, 6^th in the Mabee. Has also won the Gamely and well in other Santa Anita stakes races.

Queen of the Sand (Footstepsinthesand (GB)): Won last two races including one at Santa Anita. This is her stakes debut.

Picks

Win- Moulin De Mougin

Place- Irish Mission

Show- Emollient

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