SAT - MILLION DAY at Arlington (Full card)

[Bogey]

Happy Million Day. The weather looks to play a major factor on the 27th Million Day card. Rain is expected in the morning, the temperature in the low 90's, and the wind blowing around 20-30MPH. The racing is fantastic throughout the day and will be story when it's all said and done. Opportunities galore with three separate PK4's and a Festival PK3 (G1s) to boot. Here's a look -


Arlington Park


R1 - OC62k / N3X (Turf)

#1 General Charley
#2 Wicked Style
#5 Marq French
#6 Caberneigh

R2 - OC50k / N1X

#3 Galloping Gulch
#2 Double Silver
#6 Crowned Royal
#5 Spanish Baron

R3 - Forward Pass 50k

#6 His Greatness
#3 Retap
#1 Zigaree
#4 Dynamite Bob

R4 - MSW 38k

#1 Sky Target
#12 This is My House
#10 Oak Motte
#3 Target Practice

R5 - Top Flight 50k

#4 Upperline
#1 Calhoun Entry
#8 Sister Resistor
#11 Richiesgirlgotgame

PK4 - 2 3 5 6 / 3 6 /1 10 12 / 1 4 8 = $72

R6 - Hatoof 50k (Turf)

#3 Prytania
#6 Omega Cat
#5 Afternoon Stroll
#1 Romacaca

R7 - G1 Secretariat (Turf)

#1 Cliffy's Future - Tough spot to make turf debut.
#2 Hoosier Kingdom - Has taken care of Hoosier breds, but this is a whole new level.
#3 Proceed Bee - Faces better after decent American Derby effort.
#4 Laureate Conductor - Lightly raced Clement runner is going in the right direction. Top choice.
#5 Oil Man (Ire) - Big chance with another forward leap. Gets top jock Gomez.
#6 Quite a Handful - This group will be quite a handful as well for him.
#7 Take the Points - Grinder type looks for another board finish.
#8 Reb - Looking for 4th victory in a row and would not be a surprise.
#9 Black Bear Island (Ire) - High Chaparral's little brother has a big shot to find the winner's circle. Must break well.
#10 Giant Oak - Failed at odds on in American Derby and will most likely be an underlay again.

Selections -

#4 Laureate Conductor
#9 Black Bear Island
#5 Oil Man
#7 Take the Points

R8 - G1 Beverly D (Turf)

#1 Alnadana (Ire) - Comes across the pond after taking a Group 3 in France.
#2 Pure Clan - Price might float up with all the Euro talk.
#3 Points of Grace - Huge effort in latest and must be considered for all slots.
#4 Black Mamba (NZ) - Cali invader might be at the mercy of the slow projected pace.
#5 Mad About You (Ire) - Weld knows what it takes, but the distance looks to be an obstacle.
#6 Tizaqueena - Should be a pace factor if nothing else.
#7 Dynaforce - Just not the same as she was last year.
#8 Denomination - Don't ignore because she's been keeping some fancy company in France.

Selections-

#2 Pure Clan
#1 Alnadana
#8 Denomination
#3 Points of Grace

R9 - G1 Arlington Million (Turf)

#1 Einstein (Brz) - Gutsy performer looks to sit an ideal trip and he'll refuse to let any runner get by him. Makes amends for last year.
#2 Presious Passion - No secret about his game plan, but a soft course might hurt his chances of a wire job.
#3 Just as Well - The pace would have to collapse for him to have any shot. Pass.
#4 Stotsfold (GB) - Looks like a must use underneath at a juicy price.
#5 Mr. Sidney - Mott / Desormeaux at a price always tempting, especially with quality G1 winner.
#6 Gio Ponti - In career form and there might be more room for improvement. Scary with devastating turn of foot.
#7 Gloria de Campeao (Brz) - Taking a stand against after unlikely G1 Singapore score.
#8 Cima de Triomphe (Ire) - Top class runner is battle tested and ready to make a splash in U.S. debut.
#9 Recapturetheglory - Might keep PP company on the front end before the anchor comes out.

Selections -

#1 Einstein
#8 Cima de Triomphe
#4 Stotsfold
#6 Gio Ponti

PK4 - 1 2 3 5 6 / 4 5 9 / 1 2 / 1 6 8 = $90
PK3 - 4 5 7 8 9 10 / 1 2 3 8 / 1 = $24

R10 - OC50k / N1X

#9 Ivory Empress
#1 Bar Babe
#3 Breezing Rain
#5 More Kisses

R11 - Spectacular Bid 50k

#3 Dixie Band
#7 Turf Melody
#1 Auspicious Risk
#2 Fantastico Roberto (Ire)

R12 - Clm 25k (Turf)

#11 Elegante'
#1 Ms Manipulator
#8 Classic Actress
#6 Richwood Silver

PK4 - 1 2 6 8 / 1 3 9 / 3 7 / 1 11 = $48

Good Racing Luck

[Bogey]

I plan on leaving for AP in the morning, so I'll be unable to adjust selections.

Cash check
DRF check
Binoculars check


Coming back home with some ?

[herkhorse]

Thanks and Good Luck Gus!

[asiarush]

Steve, Could you post them, Thanks

[herkhorse]

His picks are posted, see BOGEY, aka Gus

[Stickhorse]

Being a SoCal player the elements seldom come into play on the turf. We get no more than a handful of yielding, soft or even good sod.

Any hints about how the running of these races might be effected?

[fantini33]

Thanks Gus! Go get 'em!

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Stickhorse

Being a SoCal player the elements seldom come into play on the turf. We get no more than a handful of yielding, soft or even good sod.

Any hints about how the running of these races might be effected?

hinders front runners favors stayers but we get only a small sample as AP guards its turf course like a putting green at an expensive Country Club.

poly has been more front when wet & hot which, we're guaranteed today. The wind is a different matter and although welcome on a 90 plus day a concern if it's going to be 20-30mph.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by asiarush

Steve, Could you post them, Thanks

Also at ATR...

http://www.hrrn.com/index.php?option...d=22&Itemid=38

[Seattleallstar]

anyone know anything about Fantastico ROberto for pletcher, there are no listed works on form

[herkhorse]

R7 - G1 Secretariat (Turf)


Selections -

#4 Laureate Conductor
#9 Black Bear Island
#5 Oil Man
#7 Take the Points


Fine work in this one Gus!

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

R7 - G1 Secretariat (Turf)


Selections -

#4 Laureate Conductor
#9 Black Bear Island
#5 Oil Man
#7 Take the Points


Fine work in this one Gus!

Great call Gus !

[Bogey]

Just got home after very enjoyable day despite having little success at the windows.

Tide and Herkhorse, Thanks for the credit in the Secretariat although I played #4 Laureate Conductor 1st and 2nd, but not 3rd. My buddy ChicagoTom cashed in on the super and made the beat feel better. I had an outstandling time and I remembered (or misremembered according to Clemens ) on why this site is special. Steve deserves the credit associating with some 1st class people like Cannon Shell, GBBob, Scav, and Brock. I had great time spending some time with them today.