SECURED FREEDOM
Trainer: Tim Yakteen
Last race: Dec. 28, 2nd
Finish: 1st by 4 1/2
Beyer: 88
Second-start maiden 2-year-old tucked off fast pace, swept outside, powered home in fast time. Practical Joke colt trains as if he will run long, promising winter prospect.
We’re not here asking for polite, office-party holiday gifts. It’s either gold nuggets or lumps of coal this third Saturday in December.
Suwannee River
In fairness, Movin’ On Up figures the shortest price among this week’s three opinions, but even she – if not gold nugget-class – ought to offer square odds.
Perhaps you’ve noticed that value has become a scarce resource betting on racehorses. The “dumb money” has left the pools, replaced in great part by computer algorithms. It also feels like heavy favorites are heavier than ever. Let’s try to beat a couple of them.
Los Alamitos Futurity
Litmus Test takes all the action in the Los Alamitos Futurity. He probably merits odds-on favoritism – probably.
