LEE'S LOCK Sure Thing Sheila in the sixth
BEST BET My Golden Diablo in the fifth
LONG SHOT Go Spread the Word in the seventh
SUNDAY'S RESULTS 3-10 (30%)
MEET 154-501 (30.8%)
****confident choice
***plenty to like
**things to like
*educated guess
1 Purse $24,500, 6 furlongs, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, maiden claiming $12,500
**HONEST N LUCKY has earned the field's fastest Beyer figure at the meeting. She is a lightly raced filly with winning connections who is dropping to the bottom of the local maiden ranks. IMAGINARY MUSIC overcame a slightly troubled trip to finish a close third at this level, and she may have needed the race after a two-month freshening. ALL RIGHT WITH ME raced outside of rivals in a fourth-place return to the races, and the Steve Asmussen trainee has a license to show improvement.
PP HORSE;JOCKEY;TRAINER;ODDS
1 Honest N Lucky;Canchari;Robertson;5-2
4 Imaginary Music;Santana;Asmussen;7-2
3 All Right With Me;Vazquez;Asmussen;4-1
8 Uptempo;Rocco;Martin;9-2
5 Spark Joy;Cohen;Moquett;6-1
7 Come Getcha Some;Lara;Matthews;8-1
2 Mytoccetivesisters;Rodriguez;Deatherage;15-1
6 Loyal;Eramia;Zito;10-1
2 Purse $27,000, 1 1/16 miles, 4-year-olds and up, starter optional claiming
**OPPORTUNISTIC has won back-to-back wet-track races at the meeting. He is back in similar company and should be tracking the morning-line favorite. RED AGAIN has used his speed to his advantage in winning four of his past five races. POINT HOPE rallied to a competitive third-pace finish at this condition at Fair Grounds, and the 11-time winner was claimed by leading trainer Steve Asmussen.
PP HORSE;JOCKEY;TRAINER;ODDS
1a Opportunistic;WDe La Cruz;Garcia;5-2
3 Red Again;Canchari;Shorter;2-1
2 Point Hope;Santana;Asmussen;5-1
6 Crooked as Can Be;Vazquez;Asmussen;8-1
7 Ransack;Cohen;McKnight;5-1
4 Bigshot Lacewell;Quinonez;Frazee;5-1
1 Keen Gizmo;Eramia;Garcia;5-2
5 Strawn's Cash;Thompson;Cates;12-1
3 Purse $24,500, 6 furlongs, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, Arkansas-bred, maiden claiming $12,500
***RUN BALLERINA has finished a clear second in both of her races, and she could not have landed in a softer maiden race. CASH ME OUSSIDE raced close to the lead from start to finish in a third-place route finish. She is taking a slight drop and could be going best inside the final furlong. OUR LUCKY STAR has led for 6 furlongs before tiring in consecutive route races. Cutting back to a sprint may be what she needs.
PP HORSE;JOCKEY;TRAINER;ODDS
8 Run Ballerina;Morales;Gorder;9-5
10 Cash Me Ousside;Elliott;Hartman;9-2
6 Our Lucky Star;Quinonez;Von Hemel;7-2
3 Suspicious Lady;Thompson;Dobric;10-1
9 Banker Nita;Cohen;Stuart;4-1
1 Wish for Candy;Loveberry;Roberts;12-1
2 Stormin's Shoes;Rodriguez;Hornsby;20-1
4 Nanabanana;Ulloa;Derryberry;30-1
7 Rocket First;Vazquez;Villafranco;15-1
5 Miss Emerson;WDe La Cruz;Martin;30-1
4 Purse $25,000, 6 furlongs, 4-year-olds and up, claiming $10,000
***TIZ SHOWBIZ defeated stronger $12,500 claimers earlier in the meeting, and he is back in a claiming race after a pair of competitive starter allowance races. MIDNIGHT LAS VEGAS is a speedy gelding who has finished in-the-money in five consecutive races. He appears to be working exceptionally well for new and high-percentage trainer Norman McKnight. MR. BENZ has been a clear late-running winner of back-to-back races, and he is a logical threat if able to hold form for new connections.
PP HORSE;JOCKEY;TRAINER;ODDS
7 Tiz Showbiz;Santana;Ortiz;3-1
5 Midnight Las Vegas;Cohen;McKnight;6-1
2 Mr. Benz;Elliott;Lauer;5-1
9 Weast Hill;WDe La Cruz;Stuart;4-1
11 Purely Given;Mojica;Diodoro;6-1
8 Preacher Time;Canchari;Martin;12-1
3 Drinkwiththeirish;Vazquez;Villafranco;10-1
6 Stephen's Answer;Thompson;Hall;15-1
4 We Did;Loveberry;Johnson;20-1
1 Mud Light;Meche;Litfin;20-1
10 Anteros;Rodriguez;Dobric;20-1
5 Purse $47,000, 6 furlongs, 3-year-olds and up, Arkansas-bred, maiden claiming $50,000
***MY GOLDEN DIABLO finished his debut preparations with a pair of bullet workouts at Louisiana Downs, and he is bred for speed. Trainer Al Stall Jr. excels with young horses. DESTINEDTOBEASTAR finished third in a pair of maiden allowance races. He is dropping into a maiden-claimer for the first time after a fourth-place finish in the $100K Rainbow. SILVER CITY BLUES has been well bet in two races, but early trouble has compromised his best.
PP HORSE;JOCKEY;TRAINER;ODDS
4 My Golden Diablo;Cohen;Stall;3-1
8 Destinedtobeastar;Thompson;Dixon;7-2
10 Silver City Blues;Quinonez;Johnson;9-2
5 Shoal Bay;Loveberry;Witt;6-1
7 Drexel;Santana;Moquett;5-1
6 Ray's Big Boy;Ulloa;Wright;15-1
1 Private Lake;WDe La Cruz;Martin;10-1
9 Blanco Bronco;Rocco;Gonzalez;8-1
3 Bad and Bold;Vazquez;Behena;20-1
2 Summersweet Road;Meche;Dobric;30-1
6 Purse $32,000, 1 mile, fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up, starter allowance
****SURE THING SHEILA has crossed the wire first in five of her past seven races, and she is back in her division after a competitive fourth-place finish racing against males. CUDDLE KITTEN lost a late lead in a narrow loss at this classification March 28, and she is one who will appreciate a wet track. SILVERA is the speed drawn on the rail, and she is making her first start for winning trainer Robertino Diodoro.
PP HORSE;JOCKEY;TRAINER;ODDS
2 Sure Thing Sheila;Cohen;Broberg;9-5
6 Cuddle Kitten;Elliott;Holthus;3-1
1 Silvera;Mojica;Diodoro;9-2
8 Awesome Gal;Eramia;Lauer;6-1
7 Icy Dawn;Thompson;Chleborad;12-1
3 Barbary Hall;Bridgmohan;Milligan;6-1
4 Boathouse View;Quinonez;Frazee;12-1
5 Kinley Cash;Harr;Cline;20-1
7 Purse $24,500, 6 furlongs, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, Arkansas-bred, maiden claiming $12,500
**GO SPREAD THE WORD has not raced since showing speed in a third-place debut finish in 2017 at Louisiana Downs. She is working smartly for her return and lands in a soft, state-bred maiden-claimer. DADDY'S ANGEL has been forwardly placed in a pair of in-the-money finishes at the meeting, and she has a conditioning and experience edge over the top mare. WARM BEAUTY is taking a big drop in class after a troubled start April 18, and she is a big danger if able to break clean from the gate.
PP HORSE;JOCKEY;TRAINER;ODDS
10 Go Spread the Word;Harr;Cates;6-1
5 Daddy's Angel;Borel;Prather;3-1
6 Warm Beauty;Loveberry;Roberts;9-2
4 Dixie Forest;Canchari;Martin;5-1
8 All the Things;Cohen;Hartman;8-1
3 Fianna Hills;Santana;Moquett;4-1
2 Livertadora;Vazquez;Bahena;10-1
1 Melissa;WDe La Cruz;Martin;20-1
11 Laura N Lukas;Meche;Litfin;15-1
7 Hamazing Honor;Rodriguez;Hornsby;30-1
9 G Nanny;Lara;McKellar;30-1
8 Purse $91,000, 1 1/16 miles, 3-year-olds, allowance optional claiming
**MASON DIXON was a fast-closing third in a useful sprint tune-up, and the proven wet-track runner drew inside and is bred to carry his speed this far. BREAKING NEWS splashed his way to a 3-length maiden-sprint victory, and the son of Mineshaft should appreciate the added ground. TIKHVIN FLEW was stake-placed this winter at Aqueduct, and he is adding blinkers after a poor performance in the Arkansas Derby.
PP HORSE;JOCKEY;TRAINER;ODDS
1 Mason Dixon;Mojica;O'Neill;7-2
9 Breaking News;Vazquez;Moquett;4-1
2 Tikhvin Flew;Santana;Asmussen;3-1
4 Cashanova;Elliott;Cox;4-1
10 Troy Ounce;Eramia;Asmussen;8-1
6 Millwood;Cohen;Van Meter;12-1
3 Treasure Trove;Rocco;Gorder;12-1
8 Defender;Bridgmohan;Mason;12-1
5 Lullaby Bling;Quinonez;Durham;20-1
7 Cabo's Rumor;Morales;Duke;30-1
9 Purse $32,000, 6 furlongs, fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up, starter allowance
**ALITTLECOMPLICATED was an easy wet-track winner at this condition just two weeks back, and the 6-year-old mare knows how to win. DANCE PROPOSAL is riding a modest two-race winning streak. She possesses early speed and receives a break in the weights with an apprentice rider aboard. CHILEAN QUEEN has been beating up on state-bred rivals at the meeting, and the pace figures fast enough to flatter her late run.
PP HORSE;JOCKEY;TRAINER;ODDS
8 Alittlecomplicated;Elliott;Shorter;3-1
9 Dance Proposal;Lara;Garcia;7-2
3 Chilean Queen;Eramia;Milligan;9-2
5 Torri's ON My Mind;WDe La Cruz;Martin;6-1
6 Valiant Lady;Bridgmohan;Mason;15-1
10 Fairwayngreen;Santana;Loy;9-2
1a Drip Brew;Vazquez;Villafranco;12-1
7 Serious I Candy;Thompson;Hall;12-1
1 Dorothe Marie;Ulloa;Villafranco;12-1
2 Smart Rachel;Mojica;Diodoro;15-1
4 Jeri Bella;Canchari;Martin;20-1
EXOTIC POSSIBILITIES
The fifth race is a good trifecta race because it has a solid contender in MY GOLDEN DIABLO, and a large field of 10 to spread out and maybe catch a price in the place or show spot. The sixth race starts a 50-cent Pick-4, and it appears a two-horse race. The seventh race drew a field of 11, and at least three fillies bring the talent to win. The eighth race has three or four contenders, and the ninth seems like another two-filly race.
Sports on 05/02/2019