BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, January 24th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore
To answer your question, no, we were not amused by the out-for-a-stroll effort by last week’s Pick but such are the pitfalls of not having a strong preference in a race. In any case, we would think that Dr Anderson is a horse to watch next time out. There were 11 BreezeFigs horses which did break their maidens last week, and there were two BreezeFigs exactas stakes races at Aqueuct (Overprepared and Liberty Island in the Busanda) and Golden Gate (Cross the Line and Soul Driver in the California Derby). The maidens came through at Delta Downs, Gulfstream (four, including one BreezeFigs exacta), Oaklawn (two), Parx, Sunland and Santa Anita (two). Today’s card is loaded with opportunity, including an intriguing one below. Good luck!
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Here’s Saturday’s Pick:
Gulfstream Park, 6th Race, Maiden Special Weight, 7 Furlongs (Dirt)
This card is loaded with BreezeFigs horses and intriguing races but none more interesting than this maiden affair where two first-time starters meet three experienced BreezeFigs horses and several others that look like really nice beasts. Topping the BreezeFigs quintet is the $1 million FTFMAR purchase Khozan who bounded to a 10-over-Par Group 1 BreezeFigs profile with a 25.06 foot stride length, just over a foot longer than the average for colts that day on the dirt at one eighth. He is in Pletcher’s hands, but somewhat lukewarm in the morning line at 7-to-2, perhaps because he’s on the outside. At considerably more generous odds is Black Lab, whose two-under-Par Group 3 profile at EASMAY may not look tempting, but his 23.95 foot SL was more than adequate, more than three-quarters of a foot longer than average for colts that day, also on the dirt. Face of Winner looks quite good here based on his debut which vindicated his six-over-Par Group 2 profile at OBSAPR where his 24.52 foot SL was the same longer-than-average as Black Lab’s, but on synthetic. Both Cameron Hall and Market Guessing did not look like they might be competitive here based on their debuts, and the former might be a better gimmick play of the two of them. We can definitely say Khozan and Face of Winner are the keys to this cavalry charge, but don’t forget Black Lab as a strong gimmick consideration. Good luck!