Kentucky Downs Tuesday; Cost $8.00; September 13, 2022, by Richard Eng, author of Betting on Horse Racing for Dummies
Post Time 10:25 a.m. PT (ALL RACE ARE ON TURF)
Race 3 – 6 ½ furlongs, Purse $170,000, Optional claiming $62,500, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
3 Arrobatic – Chad Brown did not send the A team to Kentucky Downs but he has done okay, he’ll be back next year
1 Alwayz Late – Joel Rosario n his backers had a tough day on Saturday at Kentucky Downs, hoping for better today
Long Shot–9 Signify
Race 4 – 1 mile, Purse $170,000, Optional claiming $62,500, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
6 Demodog – Class relief exiting 3 stakes races for this O/C, Vincent Cheminaud has turned in some nice rides so far
4 Champagne Lady – Like the angle when a trainer goes back to the jockey who last won a race on the animal
Long Shot– 8 Sugar Fix
Race 5 – 7 furlongs, Purse $160,000, Allowance, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
11 Al Qahira – Like the cutback in distance for this Saratoga shipper, Joel Rosario is loaded once again w live mounts
3 Economic Hangover – Saffie Joseph, Jr. shipped up a small number of horses but they have been live every start
Long Shot– 2 American Starlet
Race 6 – 6 ½ furlongs, Purse $150,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up
9 Almanzo – Wesley Ward had this horse gelded since his last start at Belmont, like that Irad Ortiz, Jr. takes the call
1 Cynwyd – Wesley Ward has an uncoupled entry so caveat emptor, the other horse is #9 Almanzo, must beat Ward
Long Shot–4 Sutherland
Race 7 – 6 ½ furlongs, Purse $180,000, Optional claiming $80,000, 3-year-olds and up
6 Bakers Bay – Has been running in turf stakes back east, like the cutback in distance where he will be flying late
9 Newsworthy – Favorite has not been seen since January win at Tampa Bay, 1 start at Kentucky Downs was a win
Long Shot– 7 Outadore
Race 8 – 6 ½ furlongs, $500,000 Untapable, Fillies, 2-year-olds
1 Half a Chance – What are the odds of an Ortiz brothers exacta box, it happens at NYRA, can happen here for sure
8 Alluring Angel – Dead late closer made a monstrous late rally to get up in time, should see plenty of pace to chase
Long Shot– 2 Danse Macabre
Race 9 – 6 ½ furlongs, $500,000 Music City, Fillies, 3-year-olds
11 Majestic d’Oro – She does not deserve to be 15/1 in this field, has a creditable resume on turf and Tapeta
4 Koala Princess – Logical chalk gets a big rider switch to Joel Rosario, cuts back from two mile turf stakes for this
Long shot – 3 Poppy Flower
Race 10 – 1 5/16th miles, $550,000 Ladies Marathon, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
8 Family Way – I like when you keep good company, she chased Dalika who won the Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf
4 Flippant – Tandem of Rafael Bejarano and Vicky Oliver are dangerous especially in route and marathon distances
Long Shot – 1 Adventuring
Race 11 – 1 mile, Purse $150,000, Maiden special weights, Fillies, 2-year-olds
3 Mad Madame Mim – Some race experience will be important in the turf route, big rider switch to Tyler Gaffalione
7 Psychedelic – Ran evenly in her career debut at Colonial Downs, her n #12 Sabalenka exit the same race in Virginia
Long Shot– 12 Sabalenka
Best Bet – 8 Family Way (race 10)
Kentucky Downs Sunday – Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 21/4/$35.52; Long Shots, 9/0/$0; Best Bet, 1/0/$0
Kentucky Downs Totals – 93/21/$191.08; Long Shots, 41/3/$30.02; Best Bets, 4/1/$6.50
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