Reposted Saturday Picks

Gotta love the Google blogging software which confirmed the picks were posted Thursday afternoon-- sorry about that. Here ya go and good luck-- I am on the air tonight. Track will be fast, temps in the upper teens!

Race 1: 5 Illusion Offreedom- Form is suspect, but a different horse with Aaron; 6 Bustamante- Roughed up in his last two, but this is his best level; 4 Diehl’s Deal- 1st decent draw at the class.

Race 2: 2 Mr Bacciagalupe- Back at the level of his last win; 1 French Attack- Also drops down to where he was last victorious, can win; 7 Vince The Man- Good 1st back & should go forward.

Race 3: 4 Genesis Royalimage- Class dropper shows a 58.2 win w/ Aaron; 2 Awsome Andrea- Behind dead ones with no room in last, line is deceptive; 5 Gotta Getter Dunn- Best of the rest.

Race 4: 9 The Long Goodbye- Finally broke through and should be good here; 4 Encil- Stahl’s choice fits and draws decently; 2 P T’s Gold Dust- Speedster from Dover may need a local start; 5 Towline Powerful- Moves up off the claim, but form is solid.

Race 5: 1 Take Five- Page’s choice should cruise for all you Dave Brubeck fans; 2 Gotta Travel On- Good qual. for troubled owners, consider; 6 Irish Raider- Always hangs around in this class.

Race 6: 5 Celebrity Yank- Reunited with Stahl and this race reeks of value; 2 R Cowboy- Aaron’s choice is racing well, but not winning races; 4 Freedom Hall- Stalking sort is sharp now.

Race 7: 3 Yankee Flyer- My call even with Aaron choosing the #7; 6 Fox Valley Flyby- Must use in the exotics, may not be sharp enough to win; 2 Just Catch Ya- Legit 8 draws well; 7 Chang Dynasty- Like the 8, a good horse who is just not that effective when drawing outside.

Race 8: 3 Uncle Josh- Draws well & may finally get a win at this level; 6 Gordie How- Good Q, always was good fresh & he has been off almost a year; 1 Misty’s Dignity- Streaky & sharp now.

Race 9: 1 Starry Knight- Michigan invader is super sharp plus gets Aaron and the rail; 2 Son Of A Spur- Another chance off flat effort last week; 3 Chust Chudy- Classy mare always contends.

Race 10: 9 Humble Adoration- Should get carried pretty well and explode around last turn; 3 Category Six- Huge back half means he may be back; 4 Munster Cookie- Very consistent and must be used on all tickets; 5 Dontgetintheway- Tough trip in return, gets Stahl back tonight.

Race 11: 5 Bluebird Chrome- Needs to do a bit more, but class drop helps; 4 Calculated Risk- No Elliott, still a contender; 6 Call To See- Off awhile and qualifier was hard to gauge, a chance.

Race 12: 1 Striking Lavec- Moves way up, but is also moving way forward these days; 8 Katie’s Red Rose- Clearly the best horse, but I do not see her overcoming the snowman; 7 Looks Like Danny- Not sure how good he is right now and like Katie, post hurts.

Race 13: 1 Cunning Design- Awful recent draws, sitting on a big mile from here? 6 Jeff The Builder- Do our depart effort with the big drop? 5 Eye Of The Dog- Back up after 2 good races.

Race 14: 6 Lady Of The Dragon- Doesn’t always sustain her work, but she gets the call here; 4 Janica- Factors if the fractions set up; 8 She’s All Country- Sharp, gets Stahl, but also gets the 8-hole; 1 Laffy Taffy- Has been a bit inconsistent lately, but figures here.