Let’s take a little shot at a pick three that looks fairly manageable in terms of the number of contenders while still offering the chance for some decently priced winners in the sequence.
Trainer Danny Gargan saddles Dynamic Decision (#3, ML 5-1) in Saturday's fourth race at Belmont Park, a one-mile claiming race on turf. Since Jan., 1, 2014, Gargan is winning at a 25 percent clip when saddling a horse coming off a 31-60-day layoff, for a return on investment of $3.23. Check out the Positive ROI report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
Trainer Chad Brown will send out the uncoupled trio of Consumer Credit, Partisan Politics, and Light in Paris in the $200,000 Pebbles Stakes for 3-year-old fillies scheduled for a mile on the Widener turf course.
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The featured race Sunday at Belmont Park is a highly competitive running of the Grade 3 Knickerbocker for older turf routers, but that race is supported by several other interesting betting races. These are the races I am focusing on from a wagering perspective.
DRF handicapper Dan Illman outlines his best plays on Saturday's card at Keeneland.
Trainer Scott Becker saddles Wildwood Kantharos (#5, ML 5-1) in Friday's third race at Hawthorne, a six-furlong allowance optional claimer. Since Jan., 1, 2014, Becker is winning at a 34 percent clip when saddling a horse switching from turf to dirt, for a return on investment of $3.89. Check out the Positive ROI report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
That's Why (#10, ML 8-1) returns in Friday's 10th race at Keeneland, a six-furlong maiden special weight race. It will be her first start since finishing second by a half-length in a maiden race Sept. 12 at Churchill Downs. The third- and fourth-place finishers from that race came back to win their next starts. Get the Key Race report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, October 10th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
LUCKY BRYAN (10) delivered an impressive performance winning his maiden Sept. 26 at Santa Anita, and there is no reason to believe he can’t come right back and make his first victory against winners a stakes win. After breaking sharply, Lucky Bryan rated kindly down the backside and into the far turn before angling outside and finishing nicely down the lane. The outside post will be an obstacle, but it shouldn’t destroy his chances of winning.
