Pick five carryover expected well into six figures
Horseplayers seeking value on a Wednesday afternoon will quickly zero in on Tampa Bay Downs, where a carryover of $81,240 in the 50-cent pick five is sure to garner the attention of action-starved gamblers.
The carryover resulted from a series of longshot winners Sunday, including horses dismissed at 11-1, 18-1, and 16-1. Any such carryover automatically shifts to the late pick five the next racing day at Tampa. With an eight-race card set for Wednesday, the sequence will span races 4-8 and can reasonably be expected to attract somewhere in the neighborhood of $500,000 in new handle.
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First post Wednesday at the Oldsmar, Fla., track is 12:30 p.m. Eastern, with the late pick five starting shortly after 2 p.m. Tampa continues to run its races without spectators and with stringent health restrictions for ontrack participants in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Unlike at other tracks, such as Gulfstream Park, there are no 4-of-5 consolation payoffs on the Tampa pick five when one or more perfect tickets are sold. A 4-for-5 payoff was made Sunday only because there were no perfect tickets on handle of $127,457.
Here’s a quick rundown of the late pick five, which is expected to be run under mostly sunny skies and temperatures nearing 80:
Race 4
Bizness Beauty and Shenu Shenume both take subtle class drops into this turf route for $16,000 filly-mare claimers eligible for a never-won-two condition, but both ran so poorly for $25,000 in their last start that a serious player is almost forced to use a few other horses in addition to those two lukewarm morning-line favorites. Noble Intentions, Miley, and Finest Jewel are logical additions to a ticket.
Race 5
Goneasagirlcanget is the 2-1 program choice after having been favored in both starts since being claimed by Shaun Morrow for $16,000 on New Year’s Day, including a near-miss second in her latest start Feb. 22. However, the 3-year-old filly is trying older rivals for the first time, including Langue Liee and Katie Faloona, when dropping in for a $10,000 tag.
Race 6
At least half of a full field of 10 filly-mare turf routers is live, with Better Yet (8-1 morning line) being one of them. She’s a three-time winner at this 2019-20 meet and could benefit from what figures to be a fast pace helped along by fresh comebacker I Dream of Lois. Shes Dymomite, Barrel of Destiny, Monkey Mind, and Itsagimme’s Girl all figure okay, too.
Race 7
This beaten $5,000 main-track sprint runs through Amelia’s Wild Ride, a $686,170 earner who has spent the last several years in the upper echelons of Florida’s turf-sprint ranks. The fact this 9-year-old is on such a steep plunge is an obvious red flag, so using alternative selections such as Ima Wildcat, Double Deep, and The Great Loudini probably isn’t a bad idea.
Race 8
A few big-name outfits from the other side of the Florida peninsula are represented in this maiden-special turf mile, including Shug McGaughey with first-Lasix Windfall Profit and Christophe Clement with first-time starter Gaelic Gold. Both seem a must-use, while Heavenly Peace, Clear as Day, and Bourbon Rebellion are all eligible to contend in a well-matched finale.