BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, July 13, 2019, by Bob Fierro & Jay Kilgore
No column last week because we were examining the new yearlings at the Fasig-Tipton sale in Lexington, many of which will show up on next year’s BreezeFigs cards. Interesting crowd. As for our Pix two weeks ago, our 2-year-old “key,” Powerfulattraction was up in time to pay a generous $8.40 to kick off BreezeFigs exacta. There were nine other 2-year-old BreezeFigs maidens who won over the past two weeks and 15 BreezeFigs 3-year-old maidens who got off the schneid. Saturday's cards are pretty loaded with strong opportunities, and we found a “do over” at Monmouth Park and a baby race at Saratoga that look good, see below. Good luck!
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Here’s Saturday’s Pix:
2-Year-Olds:
Saratoga, 4th Race, Maiden Special Weight, 5 ½ Furlongs (Dirt)
The hot favorite is going to be Zyramid, who ironically was one of our first 2-year-old Pix of the year in a race where he just couldn’t get going. He will benefit from that start as well as his five-over-Par Group 1 effort at FTFMAR where his 23.93 foot stride length (SL) was about average that day for colts at a furlong—he was scratched (SCR) after the breeze so the PP’s don’t reflect that he was in the sale. However, we like Vaya Con Dios in here. This first time starter posted a five-over-Par Group 1 as well, this at OBSAPR where his 24.22 foot SL was also just about average for colts that day at a furlong. We think he might have a future, and if he is not rushed too hard early might get himself boxed in a gimmick with Zyramid; you might key both of them.
3-Year-Olds:
Monmouth Park, 3rd Race, Maiden Claiming ($10,000), 6 Furlongs (Dirt)
OK, we’re getting lazy here. Irish Orb was scratched after we picked her two weeks ago in a similar event, but today she is at 3-to-1 in the morning line so maybe she woke a few rail birds up in the morning since then. She blew the doors off at OBSJUN last year with a seven-over-Par Group 1 effort that featured a 24,70 foot SL, more than three-quarters of a foot longer than average for fillies that day at a furlong. But she was scratched (SCR) from the sale after breezing and turns up here a year later for the low rent tag. She was a 140k yearling so she might be worth a key play depending on how much she fluctuates from her morning line. Good luck!
