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Northfield Track Announcer Ayers Ratliff’s free handicapping tips are provided for our IdaBet.com players.
Remember, due to their draw schedule, picks are made in advance and do not account for scratches or late driver changes.

WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21

Race 1: 1- Fulton’s Fury – Made the ticket in all four of his starts this year; could step-up and lead the ticket this time around. 8- Anastasia Rocky –
Looks to do well in here despite starting from the far outside. 3- Fragrant Stick – Posted a good qualifier and could be a strong factor tonight. 7- Angry
Annie – Could add value to the exotics.

Race 2: 2- Rockn Stein – Draws well and gets the top-call to start tonight’s Pick 5. 3- Kanawha – Has the ability to be prominently placed on this ticket.
1- Mary’s Darvin – Could make the ticket from the rail.

Race 3: 4- Man Of Fire – Drops in class and looks to trot home a winner. 1- Ibanez – Looks to be tough from the rail. 2- Me The Boss – Draws well
and could add value to the ticket. 7- Macho Mass – Could add further value to the exotics.

Race 4: 1- Home Town Girl – Draws the rail upon dropping in class and looks to be the best in here. 7- Coffee House – Could do well in here at decent
odds. 3- Flight Seveneleven – Looks to be in the thick of the action. 9- Island Club – Has as good of a shot as any in here to complete the Superfecta.

Race 5: 3- Guida’s Geisha – Almost lasted last time out; could see things through this time around. 6- Mel Rose Dunn – Has the ability to be
prominently placed on this ticket. 2- I’ve Got Spirit – Draws well and looks to be in the thick of the action. 1- Big Daddy Blitz – Looks to be a
contender from the rail.

Race 6: 1- Martz Creek Liby – Draws the inside advantage and could use that advantage to be successful in here. 9- Henpecked – Should get a...

1ST RACE: 3-4-1

2ND RACE: 5-6-2-3

3RD RACE: 3-1-6-8

4TH RACE: 2-1-8-9

5TH RACE: 6-3-4-5

6TH RACE: 3-6-2-1

7TH RACE: 2-1-8-3

8TH RACE: 6-7-3-1

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Some insights into tonight’s racing program for our IdaBet players:

1 ST RACE – (5) LET’S FOAL AROUND may dispose of our meal ticket to
far outside. This one offered high speed in previous trio, thus figures one to catch.

2 ND RACE – (3) ANOTHER BREATH did not embarrass in local debut, a
loose-pocket second 24 days between tries. Be wary that seasonal 1-fer is overbet.

5 TH RACE – (5) REGGAINO sees if change of venue shortens route. Taken
all sorts of Pocono air of late, worth a shot hitting town in blank bottom-feeder lot.

8 TH RACE – (2) ONE OF THE FEW did offer good value, ‘peeked’ second
two back, then took all support when no-threat third (to No. 8 here) in last. Dunno.

9 TH RACE – (6) ALEPPO HANOVER beat down bottom-of-barrel numbers
last time this level. Since then, rotten draws, balloon odds and no-shot trips, so…?

10 TH RACE – (3) SHEBANG N returns to pay grade she at which she ought
to be comfortable. That said, torched coin here before, request semblance of value.

$2 +/- (thru Sat., Aug. 17) – 196 wins ($1,191.30)

from 910 ($1,820) selex (-$628.70, about time we started blaming others)

highest-priced winner – BOINGANATOR ($43.80)
lowest-priced winners – RICH AND MISERABLE/
BROOKIE’S PRINCE N ($2.10 each, shrewd)

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Here are today’s picks for our IdaBet players:

1ST RACE: 6-3-1-2

2ND RACE: 6-3-4-5

3RD RACE: 1-4-5-6

4TH RACE: 2-4-1-8

5TH RACE: 3-7-1-4

6TH RACE: 6-4-3-8

7TH RACE: 2-3-1-6

8TH RACE: 3-4-2-6

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Aug 19, 2019

W.S. Farish’s homebred Code of Honor, a chestnut son of Noble Mission, posted his final workout in preparation for the Grade 1, $1.25 million Runhappy Travers on Monday morning on the Oklahoma training track.

Hall of Fame conditioner Shug McGaughey, in search of his fourth Travers win after previously winning with Easy Goer in 1989, Rhythm in 1990 and Coronado’s Quest in 1998, said he was impressed by Code of Honor’s effort.

“We just wanted to get a handy half-mile into him, just a blow out,” said McGaughey. “I thought it went excellent. He went in 49 and 2 and galloped out really well, which he always does. It was a pretty exciting work for me and I’m looking forward to Saturday.”

A winner at first asking last August at Saratoga, Code of Honor followed up with a rallying second in the Grade 1 Champagne at Belmont. He began his sophomore campaign on the Kentucky Derby trail at Gulfstream Park, finishing fourth in the Mucho Macho Man before a driving three-quarter length score in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth.

After a troubled third in the Grade 1 Florida Derby, Code of Honor loomed large in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby advancing along the rail through the final turn to take the lead with a quarter-mile to run, where he was impeded by Maximum Security before re-rallying to finish third. The disqualification of Maximum Security elevated Code of Honor to second, with Travers rival Tacitus, winner of the Grade 2 Wood Memorial presented by NYRA Bets, placed third.

“We had a very good trip until we got to the quarter-pole and then Maximum Security bore out and we kind of eased up in there, and when he came back over I thought he intimidated us a little bit,” said McGaughey. “At that time, he was still mentally and physically immature. I don’t know that it cost us the race by any means, but I think it cost him a little bit when he came back over and...