8/7: Saratoga (Day 13; Hall of Fame; 7th-10th); Del Mar (7th-10th)

[Kasept]

Caught some 'Best Value' waves Thursday and righted a number of wrongs with a $652 late quad pop at Saratoga ahead of a $1,309 yahtzee at Del Mar. In New York, overlaid Also-Eligible draw-in Robe ($14.40) and sneaky live Mom'z Laugh ($17.40) boosted the P4 hit, while in California, consistently underbet Vicky Oliver sent She's Not Here ($25.60) out to upset Indecise in the feature. Had all the carryover P6 winners somewhere, but they weren't easy to tie together as evidenced by the single winner of $333,444. All in all, the best day of the summer season that went a long way towards balancing the ledger. Hope everyone did well! Late start at Del Mar means a 9:00pm ET P4 start and best part of Spa card is 7th-10th which kicks at 4:21pm ET.


SARATOGA


POST-SCRATCHES


7th: CLM/N3L, 3+, 8.5f-T (P4, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #1 Town Extension 4-1 2nd
Best Value: #2 King Ptolemy 15-1 9th
Next Best: #5 Perfect Title 10-1 WON ($20.80)
Exotics Use: #7 Duke of Luke 20-1 7th


8th: OC/N2X, F&M-3+, 1m-IT (P3, DD)

Most Likely: #4 Run of the River 5-2 6th
Next Best: #5 Hillhouse High 5-1 7th
Best Value: #2 Flamingo High 10-1 4th
Exotics Use: #7 Nominative 10-1 8th


9th: National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (G2), 3yo, 8.5f-T (DD)

Most Likely: #2 Takeover Target 5-1 WON ($10.40)
Best Value: #8 Winter Springs 15-1 6th
Next Best: #9 A Lot 6-1 2nd
Exotics Use: #3 Startup Nation 6-1 5th
Super Add: #6 Sailthehighseas 20-1 8th


10th: CLM/N2L, F&M-3+,

Most Likely: #10 Jademarie 5-1 7th
Next Best: #5 Jadam 4-1 6th
Best Value: #12 Gimme Jimmy 12-1 8th
Exotics Use: #3 Valseuse 8-1 WON ($10.00)


P4 Grid:

7: 1 (A), 2-5 (B), 6-7-8 (C)
8: 4-5 (A), - (B), 2-7 (C)
9: 2-8-9 (A), 3-6-10 (B), 1-4 (C)
10: 5-10 (A), 3-12 (B), 2-4-7-11 (C)



DEL MAR


POST-SCRATCHES


5th: CLM/N1Y, 3+, 1m-T (P4, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #4 Sinfully 5-1 10th
Best Value: #7 Royal Banker 8-1 7th
Next Best: #2 Huntsville 9-2 2nd
Exotics Use: #10 Friendswith K Mill 6-1 3rd


6th: S/ALW, F&M-3+, 6.5f (P3, DD)

Most Likely: #8 Daddy's Duo 7-2 WON ($4.40)
Next Best: #9 Blondy's Reward 4-1
Best Value: #4 Alexita 6-1 3rd
Exotics Use: #3 Tiz Sweet Bliss 6-1 2nd


7th: 13th Daisycutter H., F&M-3+, 5f-T (DD)

Best Value: #1 Shrinking Violet 3-1 WON ($5.80)
Next Best: #5 Birdlover Late SCR
Best Value: #9 Home Journey 2-1 2nd
Exotics Use: #6 Windy Forecast 10-1


8th: MCLM/$20k, 3+, 6.5f (Super Hi-5)

Most Likely: #10 Scat City 6-1 6th
Best Value: #9 Del Mar Bruce 20-1 8th
Next Best: #5 Mydancingshadow 5-1 WON ($14.00)
Exotics Use: #7 Tizmatic 12-1 3rd
Hi-5 Play: #2 Bananappeal 3-1


P4 Grid:

6: 4-7 (A), 2-10 (B), 5-8-11-12 (C)
7: 8 (A), 9 (B), 3-6 (C)
8: 1-5 (A), 9 (B), - (C)
9: 9-10 (A), 1-2-5-7 (B), 3-6 (C)

Simple (A+B): 4x2x3x6 = 144 x .50 = $72
Full (A/B/C): $74 (With $1 All A's Play)


Good luck!
Steve