Oaklawn Opens an Exciting Meet Today

Today is the opening of the Oaklawn meet.  It promises to be an exciting one with Derby dreams all around.

Oaklawn Race 8 {Dixie Belle~6 furlongs~3 year old~fillies~Stakes}
This will be a nice race in which the fillies get to show whether they can display some promise for the Kentucky Oaks come this Spring.  Two horses stand out here.  Crossfirehurricane (Hamilton / Calhoun) has the top last out speed number with three good workouts in preperation for this race.  Vertical Vision (Mojica / Asmussen) has the top speed numbers across the board, a nice peaking series of workouts, and is 66% in the money at the distance.  Both of these gals will battle for victory.  Shotgun Gulch (Quinonez / Ewing) looks solid with a nice last out speed number and a couple of decent workouts.  Decelerator (Thompson / Lukas) is coming off a route and sports three solid works.  Cosmo Girl (McNeil / Potalino) has put in a couple of tremendous workouts and is coming off a 7 furlong race.  Enticing Girl (Nakatani / Ice) is, well, very enticing with Corey Nakatani in the irons.  While showing low speed numbers, the Tim Ice trained filly, could be the surprise in this race.  Let's give a try at Oaklawn.

$2 SHOW:  #5 Vertical Vision
$2 SHOW:  #1 Crossfirehurricane
10 CENT Superfecta:  #5 Vertical Vision / #1 Crossfirehurricane / #6 Shotgun Gulch / #4 Decelerator, #7 Cosmo Girl, #3 Enticing Girl

Aqueduct Race 8 {1 mile 70 yards~4 year old Up~fillies/mares~NY~Allowance}
A very nice race on a Friday in New York.  Imthequeenofqueens (Dominguez / Parisella) looks to be the very best here.  She has trained well and shows some decent speed numbers across the board.  Should be able to close for the win.  Crafty Shocked (Cohen / Dutrow) shows the absolute best workout tab in preperation for this race.  Will be there at the end also.  Stormy's Smile (Lopez / Calluscio) has the highest speed number over the surface, a nice race progression and two peaking works.  Manhattan Miss (Saez / Contessa) shows solid speed numbers across the board and has worked well towards this race.  Kaffiend (Espinoza / Morrison) will be the speed that may hold on for a piece of the purse. She is moving up in distance with a nice three race progression.  Let's play Aqueduct.

$2 WIN / SHOW:  #8 Imthequeenofqueens
10 CENT Superfecta:  #8 Imthequeenofqueens / #5 Crafty Shocked / #1 Stormy's Smile / #7 Manhattan Miss, #3 Kaffiend.

















Thursday's Results
Gulfstream R8. Our first pick, Ms. Thanksgiving, finished 6th.  Our second pick, Martita Sangrita, finished 3rd for $3.20 in show money.  Superfecta went 1-4-2-7.
Santa Anita R7.  Our pick, Red Alert Day, finished 2nd for $2.60 in show money.  Superfecta went 2-3-6-4.
Bankroll stands at $9.30.