Saturday, March 25, 2017

3/25/17 Golden Gate Fields Late Pick Four - Preview

The Golden Pick Six Jackpot getting hit Sunday the 19th gives us an excellent excuse to lighten our workload a bit this weekend, as we focus in on a shorter sequence.  The final four events on Saturday's program at Golden Gate are bookended by a pair of non-claiming maiden races with a few first time starters; perhaps one (or both) will feature a new star on the horizon.  So with that let's get to it, as we take a run at The Late Pick Four at the place where the Bay comes to play.

RACE 6 - MSW - Six Furlongs Synthetic

A’s

# 3 Mr. Shook (Morning Line 8-5)

B's

# 1 Mini Bar (ML 5-2)

C's

# 6 Luke Thirteen (ML 7-2)

Mr. Shook took the Place in his debut at this class level last time out, passing Mini Bar in the stretch.  Luke Thirteen is a first time starter who shows a nice, steady work pattern leading into this contest; a pattern that includes a sharp five furlong workout over this main track on the 9th.

RACE 7 - Clm $32k - Eight Furlongs Synthetic

A’s

# 1 Eagle Screams (ML 2-1)
# 3 Pepper Crown (ML 4-1)

B’s

# 5 On The Key (ML 12-1)
# 7 Emmett Park (ML 5-2)

C's

None

Pepper Crown nosed out Eagle Screams on the line last month, and these two look like the ones to beat again today.  On The Key looks to be the one that will be running best late.  Emmett Park goes first off the claim for Trainer John Martin, while returning to two turn racing.

RACE 8 - (F) Clm $12.5k - Five and a Half Furlongs Synthetic

A’s

# 3 Happy Issue (ML 7-2)

B’s

# 4 She Sang (ML 6-1)
# 5 Upended (ML 5-2)
# 7 Nightengale Miss (ML 4-1)

C's

None

Happy Issue has visited the Winner's Circle in each of her last two races, both at today's class level.  Upended and She Sang took the Place and Show, respectively, behind Happy Issue last time out.  Nightengale Miss, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, was victorious the last time that she competed at this class level.

RACE 9 - (F) MSW - Six Furlongs Synthetic

A’s

# 3 Eccentric Spinster (ML 2-1)

B's

# 5 Alliford Bay (ML 7-2)
# 8 Fiery Lady (ML 10-1)

C's

# 1 I'm Passing Ya Now (ML 6-1)
# 2 Munnings Girl (ML 10-1)

# 4 C. R. Golden Queen (ML 10-1)
# 6 Bonnie's Ransom (ML 8-1)
# 7 Kelseybelle (ML 9-2)


Eccentric Spinster, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, took the Show in her debut at this class level last time out.  Alliford Bay was sired by City Zip, whose progeny tend to do well at first asking.  Fiery Lady showed good early speed in her debut last time out; and while that effort was last May, Fiery Lady has been working well leading into this contest.

The "C" Selections are everyone else.  The most likely outcome of this contest is that Eccentric Spinster moves forward off her debut and wins for fun.  But the concern is that if she doesn't move forward, then this becomes a chaos race, as a legitimate case could be made for nearly every entrant in this field.  So for that reason, our backup dance card is full.

OK, that's the analysis.  Playing our tickets in Crist fashion, we get:

All A Entries

$1.00 P4: 3 with 1,3 with 3 with 3 $2.00

All A Entries with All B Entries

$0.50 P4: 1,3 with 1,3,5,7 with 3,4,5,7 with 3,5,8 $48.00

A's with One C

$0.50 P4: 6 with 1,3 with 3 with 3 $1.00
$0.50 P4: 3 with 1,3 with 3 with 1,2,4,6,7 $5.00

Total: $56.00

Post Time for Race 6 is 6:23 EDT / 3:23 PDT.  Good luck to all.

Peace and Love,

Jimbo

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