Saturday stuff

Stop by the winners circle and say hello!

Race 1: 5 Lite Me Up- Short field and an interesting post handicap; 4 Camcoder- Tough trip last time, the move inside will help; 3 Expresso Forte- Fits with these and #6 is suspect to me.

Race 2: 1 Lula’s Dragon- First post draw in months, but still risky with 5% strike rate (and just 3% in ’08-09); 6 Slick-as-sleet- Fresh set of hands-about the only angle in this race; 2 Miss Hardbody- Draws well and contends off her best, but will we see anything close to her best?

Race 3: 1 Town Toots- The rail, Aaron and probably 1-2 make her a sucker bet in this group, but I can’t see much else; 9 Mya Candy- Perfect trip? 3 Silly N Sassy- Does work, must sustain it.

Race 4: 2 La Suvera- Has had excuses & JD-Otto combo is pretty good; 5 Katies Valentine- Needs a trip, but is pretty honest; 1 Jenna’s On Jodi- Hasn’t been flying off wings like she used to, Aaron & rail may change that; 6 Ballad Seelster- Drops below level of last win, awful since.

Race 5: 6 Contradiction- Speedster rolls against these for Mapes; 1 Strategic Win- May have something to say about the Contradiction strategy; 2 Bustamante- Could pick up the pieces.

Race 6: 7 Karrydale Intrepid- Drops off a good debut for Josh & DJ; 2 White River Eagle- Drops below level of last win & will be solid for Stahl; 3 Beach Boy Blues- Improving every start.

Race 7: 3 Linns Dream- reunited with Aaron, who has had good success with him; 9 Dynamagic- Impressive win last out, but would like his nose on the gate; 1 Rich Hollow- Rail helps immensely; 6 Western Hurricane- Just seems to fit on the bottom, nothing special.

Race 8: 1 Tropicante- Moves back up but is very sharp; 4 Conductors Timeout- Contends off his best, but is inconsistent 3 Blazen Pegasus- Pretty consistent one may surprise.

Race 9: 1 Stylish Glory- Hot horse, hot barn, good draw; 3 Spires Trick- Has been spot-on since returning from Indy; 2 Chain Of Command- Has won 5 of 6, but this is a big step up.

Race 10: 1 Liftoff Bayama- Got a wakeup call last week and should handle these better ones; 4 Equalize- Not what he was, but consider off memories alone; 5 Prepare To Attack- He’s not an $8, but he’s no $4 either, logical pick; 7 Mr Orchard Street- the class must battle bad post.

Race 11: 7 Christina Victory- Always races well, but rarely wins, watch the price; 9 Golden Nutmeg- Very consistent, but not winning; 4 Ira K- Rolls off his best, but where has it been?

Race 12: 4 Category Six- Aaron, back class and rounding into form; 3 Key Western- Very consistent against similar; 2 Well Bet- Returns from Western NY and could surprise.

Race 13: 2 Western Empire- $5K? mmmm. 3 Earnhardt Hanover- Raced well off the scratch, consider; 5 Market Value- Improving, but not sure how good he can get.

Race 14: 5 Keystone Swinger- Gets class relief and has done some work against better; 6 Hard Time Gone- See if JD gets along with him; 1 Hoosier Rambo- Scored at this level at big numbers three-back; 7 Red Cloud Rising N- Not as effective from the outside, but still on ticket.