ESPN: Remembering Luke Kruytbosch

Monmouth

Race 3 Angel veloz
RAce 5 Manitoba Miss
Race 6 Smitty Classic
Race 9 Chars Trail

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Belmont picks

Race 1 Put Him Back
Race 2 Soft Spoken
Race 3 Study Abroad
Race 4 Money Manager
Race 6 Mickless
Race 7 Veritable
Race 8 Rewrite
Race 9 Little Wise Guy
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Belmont pic

Race1 Bobcat Brody
Race 2 Equally
Race3 Hedge Fund
Race 4 Kip deville
Race 5 Duchess of Rokeby
Race 6 Perfect vow
Race 7 Love for a price
Race 8 lanai
Race 9 Megadeed
Race 10 Donna Sandee
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2008 Manhattan Handicap

You go Rudy

Congrats to Jockey Rudy Rodriguez on winning his first grade 1 race,
when he rode Frost Giant home in yesterdays $400000 Suburban Handicap at
Belmont.
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2008 Suburban Handicap

2008 Hollywood Gold Cup

Belmont picks 6/29/08

True Rebel - Race1
Star Verse - Race 2
Commander Chris -Race 3
Essenceof the moon - Race 4
Bluegrass girl- Race 5
Eds Princess- Race
Dance lessons- Race 7
Who Needs to know - Race 8
Bold unoin - Race 9
Harbinger- Race 10
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Belmont picks 6/26/08

Mass Charles- race 1
Tony The Terio - Race 2
Straight Story - Race 3
One Diamond - Race 4
Prianca -Race 5
County Galway - Race 6
Wilbutale - Race 7
Hatta Fort - Race 8
Barbarasluckystar - Race 9
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Hollywood picks 6/25/08

Bold Cleo- Race 1
Stalemate- Race 2
Chocolate Lava-Race 3
Delaware Doe- Race 4
El Don - Race 5
Turbo Twin - Race 6
Funny Me -Race 7
Sorry Baby - Race 8
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Carryover Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Belmont Pick 6 6/25/08 - $61,237
Hollywood Pick 6 6/25/08 -$172556
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Hollywood picks 6/25/08

Bold Cleo- Race 1
Stalemate- Race 2
Chocolate Lava-Race 3
Delaware Doe- Race 4
El Don - Race 5
Turbo Twin - Race 6
Funny Me -Race 7
Sorry Baby - Race 8

Penn National Picks 6/25/06

Callmefoxy- Race 1
Sheer Faith - Race 2
Prime house - Race 3
Crispy Cat - Race 4
Brittanys Honour- Race 5
Go Fernando Go - Race 6
Unadilla Girl- Race 7
Judge Rico - Race 8
Chasa Mi - Race 9
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Picks at Belmont 6/25/08

Laffans Bridge -Race1
Martha's Mandate - Race 2
Stormy West- Race 3
Justify -Race 4
Alpha Dancer- Race 5
Rathor - Race 6
$$Unbribled Refrain$- Race 7
Leo -Race 8
Kettlencranberry -Race 9
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2008 Stephen Foster Handicap

Curlin the Great

This weekend Curlin proved that he is by far the best racehorse in the
land, or even the best in the world. Trainer Steve Assmusen should get a
lot of credit for keeping the horse sound and having the guts, to
possibly run him the ARC. If Curlin should win the Arc he would become
one of racing greats.

Fw: Horses to watch (belmont works)

Shining image (belmont) ,Stomp (belmont),Blazing Dynamo(belmont),Timber
Reserve(belmont).Weatern SWeep(belmont),Great Sweep (belmont),Jump for
George,Sailors Cap (belmont), Backseat Rythm(belmont) and
Masseuse(belmont).

Preakness Stakes 2008

Kentucky Derby 134 Results & Payouts

Horse Jockey Weight Win Place Show

• 20 Big Brown Desormeaux K J 126 $6.80 $5.00 $ 4.80
• 5 Eight Belles Saez G 121 $10.60 $6.40
• 16 Denis of Cork Borel 126 $11.60

Times in 5ths: :231 :47 1:11 1:362 2:014
Times in 100ths: :23.30 :47.04 1:11.14 1:36.56 2:01.82

Also ran: Tale of Ekati, Recapturetheglory, Colonel John, Anak Nakal, Pyro, Cowboy Cal, Z Fortune, Smooth Air, Visionaire, Court Vision, Z Humor, Cool Coal Man, Bob Black Jack, Gayego, Big Truck, Adriano and Monba

Winning Trainer: Dutrow Richard E Jr - Owner: IEAH Stables Michael A. Iavarone and Paul P. Pompa, Jr.

$2 Exacta (20-5) Paid $141.60
$2 Trifecta (20-5-16) Paid $3,445.60
$2 Superfecta (20-5-16-2) Paid $58,737.80
$2 Daily Double (OAKS/DERBY DOUBLE 8-20) Paid $37.80 Daily Double Pool $2,023,441

Big Brown wins the 134th Kentucky Derby (2008)

Dennis The Contender of Cork

`When I made Tuesdays blog entry I was not aware of the defection of Lexington Stakes winner Behindatthebar, what that did was open the door for Dennis of Cork.
Dennis is a Horse of interest to me, ever since his maiden victory at Churchill Downs when he had a trouble trip to get up to beat a heavy favorite from the barn of Steve Asmussen, that race really impressed me . He later showed great promise in winning the grade3 Southern Stakes. And when he finished 5th in the Illinois derby, I was left speechless (took a hit in the wallet).
I couldn’t understand the move to run in Illinois, and watching the replay made me assume he just didn’t like the track( so am willing to forget that race).
David Caroll seem more than elated, not only was his horse in, but on Monday he worked an impressive 47.8 seconds almost reminiscent of last year Street Sense work.
New jock Calvin Borel said “he did it so kind and cool, so collected”. Borel added “I wouldn’t ride anyone else in the Race”.
Based on the new development I have to add Dennis to my list of contenders.

Kentucky Derby Post and Odds

Kentucky Derby Odds
1. Cool Coal Man 20-1
2. Tale of Ekati 15-1
3. Anak Nakal 30-1
4. Court Vision 20-1
5. Eight Belles 15-1 20-1
6. Z Fortune 15-1
7. Big Truck 50-1
8. Visionaire 20-1
9. Pyro 6-1
10. Colonel John 4-1
11. Z Humor 30-1
12. Smooth Air 20-1
13. Bob Black Jack 20-1
14. Monba 15-1
15. Adriano 30-1
16. Denis of Cork 20-1
17. Cowboy Cal 20-1
18. Recapturetheglory 20-1
19. Gayego 15-1
20. Big Brown 3-1

Kentucky Oaks

1 Golden Doc A (CA ) Kent Desormeaux / Barry Abrams 12/1
2 Absolutely Cindy (KY ) Julien Leparoux / Ronald Kinmon 20/1
3 Awesome Chic (FL ) Robby Albarado / Rafael Ramos 20/1
4 Elusive Lady (FL ) Eibar Coa / John Kimmel 30/1
5 Rasierra (KY ) Jamie Theriot / Ray Tracy, Jr. 50/1
6 Country Star (KY ) Rafael Bejarano / Robert Frankel 4/1
7 Little Belle (KY ) Rajiv Maragh / Kiaran McLaughlin 8/1
8 Proud Spell (KY ) Gabriel Saez / J. Jones 7/2
9 A to the Croft (KY ) Calvin Borel / Kenneth McPeek 20/1
10 Bsharpsonata (FL ) Eric Camacho / Timothy Salzman 6/1
11 Pure Clan (KY ) Edgar Prado / Robert Holthus 6/1
12 Eight Belles (KY ) Ramon Dominguez / J. Jones 5/2
*Morning line odds.

Pic's for Today

• Tangled Tango-Hollywood race 7
• Meredit Bee -Churchill Race8
• Frost Giant/Rahystrada exacta Churchill Race9

Contender or Drama?

The 134th Kentucky Derby is not without its share of drama, Trainer Larry Jones deciding where to place his two fillies have proved us with that drama, and though it makes for good TV. This is nothing but a distraction to a handicapper like me. In fact Eight Belle makes things a lot easier, that’s one less horse I have to worry about. If she beats me (which I doubt) so be it, but I don’t think the 134th Derby will be won by a filly. Her trainer Larry Jones, sounds like he has already won the oaks, please. In this game there is no sure thing and that’s why we run these races.
As you might have figured I don’t give Eight Belles much of chance in this derby (am not even sure she could win the oaks). And before you go think am singling out the filly, There also a few other horse I have eliminated in my quest to find the derby winner, I think derby is going to elude Nick Zito again, with Cool Coal Man (Mineshaft) and Anak Nakal (Victory Gallop). Smooth Air appears to have some issue so he’s a throw out. I am not recapturing any glory, so out go’s Recapturing the Glory. Sorry ET Baird (much love).
Monba/ Cowboy Cal. I loved Manba in Blue Grass. Good horse but the defection of Prado make me think he is not developed fully (might be a good older horse come Breeder Cup time) Cowboy cal I don’t see winning with his running style.
I have cut my Derby down to 10 contenders Adriano, Big Brown, Colonel John, Court Vision, Gayego, Pyro, Tale of Ekati, Z fortune and Z Humor. From this group will come our next Derby winner (I hope).So all week I will track them to see, who will be at the center of my bets. I will take into consideration works, trainer comments, and your comments before coming to a definite conclusion.