Here are the Monticello Picks for Tuesday, May 29th for our IdaBet players:
1ST RACE: 2-6-3-5
2ND RACE: 2-4-6-1
3RD RACE: 4-3-2-5
4TH RACE: 3-2-6-1
5TH RACE: 5-3-7-8
6TH RACE: 4-2-7-3
7TH RACE: 2-3-6-1
8TH RACE: 2-6-3-4
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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.
From the “Ayers Above TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 29
Race 1: 6- Wild Eyed Yankee – Gets the top-call to start tonight’s Daily Double. 1- Brown Camo – Looks to be tough from the rail.
5- Mcgyver – Could add value to the ticket. 7- Ballerina Rosa – Could add further value to the exotics.
Race 2: 1- Charlie Call Home – Has two wins in a row and looks to garner a three-peat this time around. 7- Royal Regatta – Was a
winner last time out and looks to be tough again despite the poor post draw. 2- Bro Bro – Draws well and could add value to the ticket.
5- Wild Goose Chase – Looks to be in the thick of the action.
Race 3: 2- Sunset Girl – Gets the top-call to start tonight’s Pick 5. 1- Major Matter – Looks to be a tough competitor from the rail.
3- Time Outa Jail – Could be tough upon coming to Northfield.
Race 4: 1- Caviar Cruiser – Draws into a race where several could win; this one gets the slight call over several others to get the job done
in here. 8- Hooray For Willie – Looks to be have a shot in here despite starting from the far outside. 9- Insider Access – Should get a
good trip from the second tier. 4- Nexus Lauxmont – Has as good of a shot as any in here to complete the Superfecta.
Race 5: 4- Lucky Match – Has two wins in a row and could score again tonight. 8- Ounce Hanover – Could do well in here despite
starting from the far outside. 7- Nehemiah – Another “outsider” that could make the ticket. 3- Bigtime So N So – Could add value to the
exotics.
Race 6: 6- Maximus Deo – Draws into a race where several could win; this one gets the slight call over several others to get the job done
May 29, 2018
An assigned outside post and three inside leavers did not dissuade Kenrick N from his preferred style of racing and at the end of the mile, the local wonder from down under notched another big win in the $14,000 Winners-Over feature pace at Plainridge Park on Memorial Day Monday (May 28) in front of a large trackside crowd.
Leaving from post seven, driver Ron Cushing floated Kenrick N off the gate and waited for Sailor Jerry (Nick Graffam), Quick Shot (Drew Campbell) and Pretty Boy Hill (Greg Merton) to find the pylons before he urged his horse to the front just before they hit the half in :53.4. From there the race was basically over.
Moving up the backstretch, there were three horses out and three horses in behind the leader but none were making any headway. Cushing popped the plugs right at the three-quarter pole and Kenrick N responded big time. Under mild urging Kenrick N opened up a quick three-length advantage as they approached the top of the stretch where Cushing looked over his shoulder and saw the gap he had opened. Then he simply put his hands in his lap and let Kenrick N cruise to the wire at his own pace a wrapped-up, four-length winner in 1:50, which was a new lifetime mark.
Now sporting two wins, a second and a third in five North American starts since arriving in April, Kenrick N ($4.40) is well on his way to a career year for owners Kevin Sywyk and Ron Cushing and his trainer Heidi Gibbs.
In the secondary feature $12,000 condition pace, Mysharona Bluechip (Greg Merton) played...
May 29, 2018
Under the guidance of Southern California jockey Tyler Connor, 5-year-old The Lieutenant stalked the pace before surging in the final sixteenth of a mile to win the Grade 3 $100,000 All American Stakes for three-year-olds and upward at Golden Gate Fields.
“The pace definitely helped me,” said Connor. “Once I got him clear, he rolled home. He kicked on really well.”
My Friend Emma, who set the pace and carved out fast fractions of 23.07, 46.36, 1:10.78 and 1:23.43, hung on for second after doing the dirty work up front while Grecian Fire finished third after making a move from the back of the field. Perfectly Majestic rounded out the superfecta after encountering some traffic trouble in upper stretch.
The dam of The Lieutenant, Stage Magic, is also the dam of Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Justify, who looks to win the Triple Crown in two weeks time at Belmont Park. By Street Sense, The Lieutenant has now earned $209,537, with 4 victories from 12 lifetime starts. This is his first stakes triumph for owners Mr. and Mrs. William K. Warren Jr. and trainer Michael McCarrthy, who picked up his second stakes win of the meet. In February, McCarthy saddled Paved to win in the Grade 3 El Camino Real Derby.
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Remember, due to their draw schedule, picks are made in advance and do not account for scratches or late driver changes.
From the “Ayers Above SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 26
Race 1: 6- Feelin Red Hot – Won five of her last six race and looks to score again tonight. 4- Godiva Seelster – Has been
second in all four of her most recent races and looks to be the runner-up again tonight. 2- Cocktail Time – Made the ticket in five
of her last six races and looks to be right there again tonight. 3- Tiger’s Sue – Looks to be in the thick of the action.
Race 2: 2- Johnsbadgirl – Draws well upon dropping in class and looks to complete the Daily Double. 5- Flight Seelster –
Drops in class and looks to be tough at this level of competition. 1- Little Miss Henry – Could be a real competitor from the rail.
7- Royal Delta – Could grab a piece of the action despite the poor post draw.
Race 3: 6- Onyourmarknatava – Won two of her last three races and could score again to start tonight’s Pick 5. 3- Little
Joke- Another that could be tough in here. 5- Pinkpolosocks – Could add value to the exotics.
Race 4: 1- Slickest Dream – Draws the inside advantage and could use that advantage to be successful in here. 3- Mach An
Angel – Another that looks to have a big shot in here. 4- The Grey Truth – One of several in here that could make the ticket.
5- Miss Explosion – Has as good of a shot as any in here to complete the Superfecta.
Race 5: 1- Cracked Glass – Finished third last time out from post-7; could score from the rail. 5- Gotta Be Me – Has the ability
to be prominently placed on this ticket. 4- Miss Dollar Mam – Won her most recent effort and could do well again tonight.
6- Ella Rose – Is worthy of consideration.
Race 6: 3- Big Bad...
Some insights into tonight’s stakes program (reminder, after this evening, we’re AWOL until Friday night, June 8. Do not panic…counselors are standing by)
3RD RACE – (1) MACON GEORGIA A has not resembled his previous self of late. Did last versus lesser three back from pole and may find way versus these.
4TH RACE – (6) SUMATRA has been ingloriously inconsistent of late, and being adult-table road kill last week didn’t help. Disposed of this level in previous.
5TH RACE – (6) ALEXA’S POWER finally rids herself of pair of eight-hole efforts in nine-horse fields. Solid close in lone elim, wins Lismore with half a trip.
6TH RACE – (4) TRUMP NATION is timidly gazed to win 28th Art Rooney Pace. New co-owner (and new trainer) did not influence, but late elim moxie did.
7TH RACE – (4) LONG LIVE ROCK could not match strides with freakish runaway in last. Wins 4-thru-6 draw here, which ought to allow for some options.
9TH RACE – (5) SMALLTOWNTHROWDOWN gets a very generous venue after Sunday’s...
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