New Jersey, New York, Ontario and Pennsylvania tracks host the girls
and boys of August this Memorial Day weekend.
Friday, May 23, colts and fillies are battling again at the
Meadowlands in New Jersey Sires Stakes (NJSS).
A single, $27,500 NJSS for the colts looks to be a value
pack with three strong contenders, all hopefuls.
Sumatra broke on the charges last time but the Dexter Cup
winner has a serious stride that may not wander in this effort.
Lightning Force, our choice last out who was second to
Trixton, is showing strong fettle in chase to the best of the moment.
As well, beaten choice Martiniwithmuscle is stepping well
and raring to battle for a berth in the August classic.
This triptych may result in a healthy trifecta and certainly
Sumatra could be an overlay key if the wagering goes as it did last time.
Two $40,000 NJSS filly divisions take their spots in the
Saturday program at the Meadowlands as well.
Cee Bee Yes, the Lady Suffolk winner, takes to the mile and
will most likely be the public choice. Look out, however, for Ake Svanstedt’s
Heaven’s Door because Ake has strong stable content with definite intent to
make big impressions other than his speedy older trotter, Sebastian K. From the
outside, Mistresswithmuscle meets Cee Bee Yes again, after finishing a distant
third to her mostly due to a gate break from which she recovered.
Extreme value may be waiting for bettors in round two with
Resolve. She came into her soph campaign a winner after finishing her frosh
season in good stride at Vernon, doing well in a Simpson against tough ones.
Also on Friday, a pair of New York Sires Stakes for colts at
Tioga includes only four eligibles, a pair in each of the $62,400 splits.
In the first split, Flyhawk El Dorado returns after a fine
effort in a “Simpson” at the Meadowlands, finishing third to Trixton.
In split two, the two Hambo possibilities, Expressing Action
and Karets, should be the exacta stronghold elements. Either way in a wager
will suffice, especially if the crowd is more supportive of entries with no
path to August.
On Saturday night at Mohawk, twenty-seven sophomore fillies
will contest in three eliminations for the S.B.O.A Stakes. Of the twenty-seven,
seven have their sights on the Oaks on the first Saturday in August.
Elimination one highlights hopefuls Wings Of Ballykeel,
Muscle Babe and Sweetie Hearts. In this wide-open betting affair, we’ll take a
shot with Tosca from the center of the gate. She raced incredibly well in the
Celias Counsel at Mohawk in early May, finishing third with a first-over trip
in the final. She’ll be a threat to the trio of Oaks hopefuls if she minds her
gait.
Famed sire Kadabra, producing the 2013 Hambletonian Oaks
champion Bee A Magician, sired one hopeful in the second elimination, Miss Liv.
She has shown breaks in her last two pari-mutual starts, with her last
including an addition of hopples. Two major threats stand in her journey to the
winners’ circle: Danica and the likely favorite Magic Feeling. Magic Feeling
comes into this elimination off of a series sweep in the Celias Counsel.
Danica, starting from the rail, has been performing against low-leveled
non-winners of two at Woodbine. She could improve tremendously to get a victory
tonight, and perhaps at a price.
The last of the eliminations attracts three Oak eligibles:
Herecomesthebride, I Jasmin and Margie. Margie is the most interesting of the
three, shipping to the Great White North off of a romp against maidens at
Vernon Downs. Her trainer is George Ducharme, of Royalty For Life fame. It
appears he also dreams of possessing the filly-rendition of the classic his
colt obtained effortlessly last season. Her main threat is Riveting Rosie, a
hometown favorite at the Campbellville oval. The Peaceful Way and Ontario Sires
Stakes champion makes her second sophomore start, after breaking in her debut.
Margie, if not the favorite, might be worth $2 come post time.
Sunday at Pocono, two divisions of the $66,424 Coaching Club
Oaks highlight their card. In the first division, Lifetime Pursuit highlights
the three eligibles in the quintet (the other two being Broadway Socks and
Cannonball). Her debut wasn’t sublime due to her lack of stamina turning into
the stretch, losing the lead and finishing fifth. She could certainly rebound
off that dismal performance. However, Highest Peak is another filly improving
into this event. She competed against Shake It Cerry in the Pennsylvania Sires
Stakes (PASS) last week, challenging her in a first-over move by
three-quarters. She couldn’t sustain her challenge and finished 7 lengths off
the Dan Patch winning filly. With the right trip, this filly could be a nice
price to open up the two divisions.
The second division features four eligibles, highlighted by
Shake It Cerry. Contesting her will be Tweet Me, Cooler Schooner and Struck By
Lindy. In this quintet, Shake It Cerry once again reigns supreme. The other
fillies in this event should examine her talent, so that they can adjust to the
action of giving chase to this improving filly. Shake It Cerry is quite a gal
to watch, (more so than she is for a wager since she is always heavily bet to
win) and if one wishes to be bold, one may predict she doesn’t lose a race at
three. She seems tons better than Bee A Magician and may prove it by actually
always beating strong contenders at three.
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