Checking Sunday's charts for Belmont Park, I see a couple of horses that I think we'd do well to add to our Watch Lists.
Pete and David - Finished 7th in Race 10 ($20k Mdn Clm) at Final Odds of 13.70; yet got claimed by Trainer Bruce Levine. As regular readers of this blog know, I’m fascinated by longshot claims, especially those where the horse did not run well in the claimed race (because it means that the betting public was correct in their assessment of the horse’s ability to win at that class level; and that the new trainer isn’t getting a bargain, but will rather have to improve the horse’s ability to compete in order to make the claim profitable).
Hurricane Jackie - Three year old filly broke her maiden for Trainer Todd Pletcher in Race 5 by covering nine furlongs on the inner turf course in 1:50.11. Two races later a listed stakes over the same turf course run at the same nine furlongs distance would be won by a three year old filly in 1:50.74. Caution is advised as final times on grass can be misleading; but I think the comparison shows that Hurricane Jackie is ready to successfully compete her next time out against winners.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
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