Mon, 03/18/2019 - 11:08

Trip Notes for March 16-17, 2019: Rebel, Azeri, Inside Information, and more

Barbara D. Livingston
Long Range Toddy got by Improbable in the first division of the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn.

March 16

Gulfstream
Inside Information (race 11)

Sat, 03/16/2019 - 16:18

TimeformUS Aqueduct Horses in Focus for Sunday, March 17, 2019

Race 2: Eddy Dirt (#2)
Raced greenly soon after the start in his debut, taking himself out of contention in the opening furlongs.
Was running fastest of all through the lane, achieving a final-eighth clocking that was more than a second faster than any other horse in the field.
The switch to leading rider Manny Franco suggests that the barn expects a better effort this time.
5-1 on ML

Fri, 03/15/2019 - 17:53

King: Oaklawn Park early pick four play for Saturday, March 16, 2019

Seeing the potential for a couple of overbet favorites in the opening races at Oaklawn Park on Saturday, the early pick four there offers wagering appeal. Below is my race-by-race-analysis, with recommended horses listed by their program numbers and ranked as either A or B runners to emphasize play with DRF’s Ticketmaker wagering tool.

Race 1

Fri, 03/15/2019 - 17:00

TimeformUS Aqueduct Horses in Focus for Saturday, March 16, 2019

Race 3: Startwithsilver (#5)

Should get an honest pace to close into with four speedy rivals in the field.

Was wide against a strong rail bias last time out in her return.

Gets a rider switch to regular pilot Junior Alvarado, who has gotten the best late kick out of her.

6-1 on ML

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Fri, 03/15/2019 - 11:20

BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, March 16, 2019, by Bob Fierro & Jay Kilgore

Back from OBSMAR, the first 2-year-old sale of the year, and what a scene it was. The synthetic track was lightning fast for all three days which made for longer stride lengths (SL) and BreezeFigs that were through the roof. But in the end the ones that sold best were the ones that generally scored well on our BreezeFigs performance criteria. We shall see how they work out in a couple of months or so.

Thu, 03/14/2019 - 15:34

TimeformUS Aqueduct Horses in Focus for Friday, March 15, 2019

Race 6: Lucid Dream (#2)

Raced wide against a rail bias in his return effort on Jan. 27

Faced considerably tougher rivals in his first two starts against maiden special weight company.

DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Linda Rice is 8 for 16 (50 percent, $3.20 ROI) in her first start off the claim with maidens in dirt routes.

8-1 on ML