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Whitey Picks for April 16^th

No Locks today boys but we will try and bring home some winners to re-coup some of last week’s losses.

We’re doing some exacta boxes too.

Value Plays

Tampa Bay -Race 7

#8 Mr Sluggo – 12-1 – This is one of my favorite angles and has produced some nice returns. Horse racing 2^nd time at tampa who showed speed in first race and now stretches out. For some reason, horses need a race on the tampa surface and typically improve 2^nd out. He showed speed in a sprint last time before fading. Now he stretches out and is the only speed in the race and should control it up front. He comes out of tougher races at gulfstream where he was bet. He was also bet in his last at tampa.

$20 win and place 8

Tampa Bay – Race 8

#4 – All the Bases – 8-1 – With the scratch of the 7 horse tide table, he becomes the only speed horse in the race. Typically race set up is not the ideal play on turf races but I’m thinking this could be a wire job. The race two back at same distance he set very fast fractions and faded and the horse he lost to was an absolute monster.

$20 win 4 – $2 exacta box 3-4-5

Finger Lakes – Race 2

#8 Ativa – 3-1 – Horse ship sup from Tampa and is only the speed in the race.  Don’t see anyone beating this one at 4.5 furlongs

$20 win 8

Gulfstream -Race 6

#1 Kitten’s Caregiver – 10-1 Didn’t like slop in last. Switches to preferred distance.

$10 Win 1

Gulfstream Race 7

#7 Grand Reality – 8-1-  Almost made this one a lock. Takes blinkers off and returns to turf, which is where he wanted to be all along. He faced some tough ones on turf at Kennland and Churchill in allowance races and now gets NW2L claimers. Son of Grand Slam bred for Turf. Not sure last 6 races were on turf. He is also switching to a trainer who does well on turf.

$25 Win and Place 7 – $2 Exbox 4-7-9

Keeneland – Race 9 – Bluegrass

#6 – Sensational Slam – 10-1 – Last year Whitey called 20-1 pletcher trained Exhi a lock because he was the only speed in the race. And he won in wire to wire fashion.  Whitey will see if history can repeat. Pletcher has another speed horse in here and there is not much pace in here today. A wire job is possible.

$20 win on 6 – $2 ex box 3-6-11

Oaklawn – Race 1

#1 My Paige’s Jewel – 10-1 – Drops and stretches out. Love any horse dropping from MSW sprints to MCL routes. He showed speed in sprints so potential to wire a really bad field.

$15 Win and Place 1