Weekend Winners Club

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Saturday, October 8, 2022. Keeneland is having a big time opening weekend, with 5 graded stakes races, 3 G1’s and 3 Breeders’ Cup Challenge races.  Friday opened the weekend in style with 3 graded stakes, all BCC races, on Friday. 

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Today we look forward to the Coolmore Futurity G1, Turf Mile G1, TCA G2, Woodford G2, and First Lady G1 on the 11 race card which runs from 12PM to 630PM ET.  Weather is sunny and chilly with the high scheduled to reach around 60.

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Let’s break down some of the key races and get on record with some long shot specials, so first download today’s free Grid for Keeneland and follow along.  

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R6 3:38ET 5.5f T Woodford-G2 3 UP 

At 5.5f it will be over before you know it, with Golden Pal and Artemus dueling for the top spot.  Chalk city.

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R7 4:10ET 6f D TCA-G2 3 UP FM

Top 3 look chalky again.  5 and 8 could hit the board for good odds.

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R8 4:42ET 8f T FstLdy-G1 3 UP FM

The short but talented field of 6 makes for exciting racing but not good betting.

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R9 5:14ET 8.5f D BrdrsFut-G1 2 YO 

Wow! Now we’re talking. Not only a great field of 14 talented juvies, but there are two west coast invaders in the otherwise all eastern field, thanks to Bob Baffert.

If I had just one bet allowed to be placed it would be on 2 Loggins, the likely favorite after winning his debut by 8.5 at Churchill.  

Pletcher enters the ML favorite 7 Forte who comes off a Hopeful G1 win on sloppy track, the only graded stakes winner in the field.

The only other stakes winners are 10 Lost Ark at 6-1, again with Pletcher, and Larry Rivelli coached Two Phil’s at 30-1 coming off a 10 length Canterbury win.

The most likely to complete the super are 15 Carmel Road (Baffert) and Instant Coffee (Cox), both at 5-1.  Baffert’s other entry is 8 Newgate at 20-1.

McPeek’s duo and Asmussen’s Powerful could figure into the money at long odds.

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R10 5:45ET 8f T TurfMile-G1 3 UP 

Stakes racing concludes with the Coolmore Mile with 11 strong turf runners.  Some good spread out odds make for good betting.  There are only 4 of them in single digits on morning line.

Top LP in order goes to 12 Set Apiece 15-1, 6 Ivar 6-1, and 8 Annapolis 10-1, all top 5 in power. 

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Remember you can get the Grid for all your favorite tracks and races here. Good luck!

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