From One Sunshine State to Another

With the Kentucky Derby only a week away and all of the Derby prep races completed we set out sights on two wonderful Turf races in the sunny states of Florida and California.

Calder Race 8 {Miami Mile~G3~1 mile~Turf~3 year old Up~Stakes}
Quite an evenly matched group goes to the gate for the season opening stakes race at Calder Race Course.  Jet Propulsion (Trujillo / Wolfson) has a slight edge here with the highest speed number across the board including at Calder.  This speedy guy has a solid chance to wire this field.  He has put in two robust workouts and has a decent last out speed number.  His chief competition will come from Mambo Meister (Cruz / Cleaves) who looks to track him down in the stretch.  Mambo Meister has the highest (tie) last out speed number and four robust workouts going into this race.  Another who looks ready to fire is Pinckney Hill (Maragh / Penna) with a triple digit last out speed number and four hearty, peaking workouts.  Three others look to battle for a piece of the purse or a possible trip to the winners circle.  Pleasant Strike (DeCarlo / Pletcher) looks solid with a triple digit speed number at the distance, a decent last out speed number and three sparkling, peaking workouts.  Motovato (Saez / Wolfson) looks ready to make his Turf debut with the highest (tie) last out speed number, a nice five race progression, and three athletic, peaking workouts.  March To Victory (Bravo / Clement) may be the surprise in here with strong Turf stats, he is coming down in distance and shows a peaking three furlong workout.  A big plus is the the fact that March To Victory is trained by the world renowned Turf master, Christophe Clement.  Overall, this race is a tough one to call, but call it we must.  Let's play the first day of the Calder Race Course meet.

$2 SHOW:  #8 Jet Propulsion
$2 SHOW:  #9 Mambo Meister
10 CENT Superfecta:  #8 Jet Propulsion / #9 Mambo Meister / #4 Pinckney Hill / #6 Pleasant Strike, #2 Motovato, #11 March To Victory.

Hollywood Race 8 {Inglewood Handicap~G3~1 1/16 mile~Turf~3 year old Up~Stakes}
A full field goes to the gate in this Turf contest.  Great Siege [IRE] has a slight edge having already been successful at this distance.  He shows the second highest last out speed number and a well-built, peaking four workout tab.  Compari (Gomez / M. Jones) will likely be the favorite in here, but has not gone that distance.  He is a speedster who may be likely to wire this field with the highest last out speed number and two healthy workouts.  Red Day Alert [GB] looks like he will be able to handle this distance with a decent last out speed number, love for the Turf, and three intense, peaking workouts.  Dark Islander [IRE] looks like he might get a piece of the purse with a decent last out speed number, a three race progression, and four brilliant, peaking workouts.  Welcome to Hollywood; Let's play a turf race.

$2 SHOW:  #5 Great Siege [IRE]
$2 SHOW:  #4 Dark Islander [IRE]
10 CENT Superfecta:  #5 Great Siege [IRE] / #2 Compari / #4 Dark Islander [IRE], Red Alert Day [GB] / #4, #9.

   















Saturday's Results
Aqueduct R9.  No typo here, we did very well.  Our first pick, Ibboyee, finished 2nd for show money of $10.00.  Our second pick, Spangled Star, finished 3rd for show money of $54.00.  No 10 CENT Superfecta for this race.
Churchill R10.  Our first pick, Pleasant Prince, finished 3rd for show money of $3.40.  Our second pick, Game On Dude, finished 5th.  Churchill has not yet implemented the 10 CENT Superfecta this year.
Golden Gate R8.  Our first pick, Golden Balls [IRE], finished 6th.  Our second pick, Monterey Jazz, finished 2nd for $3.00 in show money.
Bankroll rockets to $71.80.