Weekend Winners Club

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Saturday June 25, 2022 represents a big day for little Thistledown as they host their signature race, The Ohio Derby G3, and 3 other stakes races.  It’s rare that we cover the tiny track, but this is a special occasion and the race of the week.

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Weather in North Randall Ohio is scheduled to be sunny and hot on Saturday with little chance of rain, which likely won’t appear until Sunday.  Racing begins at noon eastern, and the stakes racing begins at 3:18PM with an exciting 3yo race.  Grab Saturday’s Free Grid below to follow along.

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R8 3:18ET 9f D ClevlndGC75k 3 YO 

The four top ML choices finished 1^st thru 4^th in the 8.5f Green Carpet Stakes here at the beginning of the month, which is why they have the odds.  The top 3 were within ½ length of each other at the wire, so I consider them interchangeable, with the best ML value going to Sammy’s Smile at 5-1.

Stunt Man at 6-1 or better would be great, as he’s won 2 straight sprints here at TDN. He’s also in fact the only one in the field of 8 that didn’t run in the Green Carpet.

Silence 8-1 fell flat in the Green Carpet for 6^th but before that won a 8f allowance by 8 lengths.

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R9 3:57ET 8.5f D GLewisMemB75k 3 UP 

A nice field of 13 gives us a lot of options, and a decent amount of speed up front.  The 3 favorites finished top 5 in the Rowland Stakes here last month. Here are some good long shot specials.

8 Big Truck 10-1 top LP/STAM/PWR, would be nice to get him at double digits coming off a subpar race.

3 Ohio Eagle at 20-1! 4 rules horse and 2^nd in LP.

2 Relish the Ride at 8-1 has won 2 sprints in a row and should do quite well at 2 turns.

11 Firsthand Justice 30-1. Super LSS alert! He could return to form after layoff.

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R10 4:48ET 9f D LdyJcqlneL250k 3 UP FM

A solid field of 10 is led by 3 favorites who are multiple and graded stakes winners.  But let’s look for some value once again.

8 Microcap 8-1 is the 4 rules horse after a 9f allowance win at CD giving her the top PF last out.

4 Candlelight Hours 8-1 is not on the chalkboard, but comes off 4 straight wins including 2 stakes wins.

1 She’s Pure Silver 20-1 will be rounding two turns for the first time and I like that angle.

10 Maliced 30-1 will probably need to be alone on the pace but that could just happen.

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R11 5:35ET 9f D OhioDby-G3 3 YO 

This one looks real chalky, with the top 4 ML choices all stakes winners.  Here’s how I see it unfolding:

5 White Abarrio 7-2 had a horrid Ky Derby but you can’t ignore his G1 Fla Derby win and Holy Bull before that.

7 Tawny Port 3-1.  The Lexington star finished a solid 7^th in the Ky Derby, only 5 lengths behind the shocking winner.

1 Barese 9-2 also comes off a horrid race but before that, only 5 back from Mo Donegal in the Wood, which proved true after the Belmont.

4 Ethereal Road 4-1 is a very dangerous closer with a dangerous trainer and jockey.

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After that, I don’t really know what to make of the other contestants.  I’d like to see Classic Causeway return to form, and my primary super will be the above listing, but wheeling all at the bottom might be the safest play.

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As always, you can get the GRID for all your favorite tracks and races right here.

Good luck!

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