After making his three prior starts on turf, AIROFORCE switched to the dirt for this race. Airoforce – a son of Colonel John - appears, quite simply, to be a good horse, capable on turf as well as, at the least, sloppy dirt.
Trip Notes for November 27-29: Cigar Mile, Seabiscuit, Remsen, Hollywood Derby, and more by Michael Hammersly.
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Trainer Chad Stewart saddles Bonita (#8, ML 12-1) in Saturday's 10th race at Gulfstream Park West, the one-mile Hut Hut Stakes. Since Jan., 1, 2014, Stewart is winning at a 30 percent clip when saddling a horse coming off a win, for a return on investment of $5.13. Check out the Positive ROI report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
The late pick four at Aqueduct, which features the Grade 1 Cigar Mile and the Grade 3 Comely, was greatly affected by key scratches in race 8 but is still worth a shot.
The second Stars of Tomorrow day of the fall meet goes Saturday – an all-2-year-old card that offers deep fields and an added wrinkle of the likelihood of an off track with rain in the forecast. I’m most intrigued by a pick three over the second half of the day, one focusing on DOTHRAKI QUEEN in the Golden Rod and then spreading a few horses deep in the two legs of the wager that surround it
The early double on closing-day Sunday at Del Mar features a couple of horses I’m very intrigued by. I’ll play the early double as well as the juvenile stakes race in the middle of the card, the Cecil B. DeMille.
I’ll try to hit the last pick four on the Churchill card today on a fairly budget-conscious ticket, and to do so, I’ve taken a stand in the Clark Handicap, where I’m all in on Todd Pletcher. Here’s a look race by race.
Trainer Tom Drury Jr. saddles Glad Cat (#1, ML 10-1) in Friday's second race at Churchill Downs, a one-mile claiming race. Since Jan. 1, 2014, Drury is winning at a 41 percent clip when saddling a horse switching from sprint to route, for a return on investment of $5.01. Check out the Positive ROI report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, November 28th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
