Alpha Trotting, Pacing Males Joust
Two big finals, each for the older, stronger and sometimes
wiser divisions of standardbreds, highlight the stakes action this coming
weekend. The pacers pound the limestone in the Graduate Final and the trotters
go at it in the A.J. Cutler Memorial Final at the Meadowlands on Saturday, May 12.
At the Meadowlands this Friday, May 11, soph-colt and
soph-filly trotters aiming at the August classics go head to head in divisions
of the John Simpson stakes, premium Grand Circuit events. These two affairs are
covered in our exclusive blog, the Hambletonian Trail.
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At Cal-Expo,
TwinSpires-Cal-Expo’s exclusive no-takeout Pick 4 gets another once over from
those of us seeking to take down the pool with the less-than-probable
participants of races 12 through 15.
Pacers
The $180,000 Graduate Final was nowhere near the trial older
pacers withstood in the “Levy” marathon of legs last month but this field on
Saturday, May 12, is quite the collection of muscle-bound steeds.
Our first choice is Bettor Sweet. This tried-and-true
oldster cannot read the toteboard. When he is on, he barrels right by the best
(remember last year’s Breeders Crown). Last week he raced well from a horrible
post. With post 2 in this group, he will likely be in the mix and be poised to
win over some hot contenders with his favorite pilot, John Campbell.
One of those is the winner we gave you in last week’s
Graduate prep, Rockincam. Along with this year’s Levy champ Atochia and
veterans Foiled Again, Golden Receiver (already eight for 10 this season) and a
few other recognizable names, this could be one sizzling mile. Bettor Sweet has
beat them before and could be in the spot to do it again.
Trotters
The international crowd assembles for the A.J. Cutler
Memorial with a purse of $210,000.
Coming back after peaking too late for a giant soph season,
Big Rigs looks like he could be a big deal at four. He performed well, coming
in second in the “Cutler” prep from post 7 last week. He gets post relief and
will be one to beat.
Magnum Kosmos was scratched out of prep. His breaking
problems at three left him in the division’s dust but when he was on stride he
was on fire. If he has changed his ways and fires to the top here and can hold
the lead from Winning Mister, we could be looking at a major upset.
Now, we go on to the May 11 no-takeout Pick 4 at Cal-Expo. This week, the legs begin with Race 12 and end with Race 15. Let’s look at some likely contenders that could make it a worthy hit.
Leg 1
(1) Wicked Tony carried his 2-1 backing to be second last week in a strong effort. The outsider, though, is (8) Mighty Fine Hi Ho. He brushed with courage, going deep into the outside path to finish second at 7-1.
Leg 2
(7) Poorlittlerichgirl dueled on top after devouring 8 lengths from post 10 to get that far. She has popped a big number already this meet and is not getting the respect she deserves (she was 4-1 last week). (8) Tutiming Gal was hung to dry for two calls while second and stayed better than your average 50-1 shot. She could be a surprise here and is worth including.
Leg 3
(3) Doc’s Sea Lion was a strong choice, won for his backers and may repeat.
Leg 4
(6) Devilish Donnie is quite a warrior, always giving more than the betting public seems to expect of him. Last week he was second at 25-1. He may be less here but considering the lack of competition he may be worth less and still be a bargain..
Ray Cotolo contributed to this edition.
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