Low-level conditioned claimers will line up in the finale, and the massive carryover for the Jackpot Hi 5 should live for another day if one of the two droppers from Ontario-sired company prevails.
House Rules, likely to go off lower than her 20-1 morning-line odds, is the one I will be using to complete the exacta underneath Untapable in the Cotillion at Parx.
We begin Thursday’s card with a pair of steeplechase stakes races. The opener, the $75,000 William Entenmann Memorial, features Schoodic and Address Unknown, the 1-2 finishers of the restricted Michael G. Walsh Novice Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 14.
Although she placed in three group events in France, Kenzadargent left her native country earlier this year with a mediocre record of 12-1-7-1. Enter Chad Brown.
Brad Free's horses to watch at Los Alamitos.
The Jackpot Hi 5 carryover heading into Wednesday’s eighth race is $460,832.
Trip Notes for September 13-14: Noble Damsel, Sands Point, Woodbine Mile and more by Michael Hammersly.
I’m not loaded with wise-guy opinions Sunday at Belmont, as most of the races are either pretty straightforward or maiden races with first-time starters that call for a wait-and-see approach.
I liked two individual horses in the early pick four and so structured a wager around them. The lucky individuals are MAY FLOWERS (#7) in race 2 and KHARAFA (#4) in race 4.
Near-perfect September weather is on tap for racing Sunday at Churchill Downs, with mostly sunny skies forecasted and a high temperature of 72 degrees. The racing is respectable, too, with three allowances on the 10 race card.
