Apr 26, 2018
There were no winners in last week’s SHOWtime contest, so a “2x Carryover” $1,000 prize is on the line this Saturday. Competition is free for all IdaBet horseplayers – logon to compete!
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Yonkers Peek At Program- Thursday, April 26th
Some insights into tonight’s racing program for our IdaBet.com players:
1ST RACE – (6) SOME PLAYA returns here at same bottom-feeder level he handled two starts ago. There’s not much inside to dissuade him from leaving gate.
2ND RACE – (4) KING’S CROWN LITE has not misbehaved in pair of tries since adding trotting hopples. As with opener choice, expect this one leaving, too.
3RD RACE – (7) PEMBROKE WILDCAT did pass few late after dipping to this level. Same venue means same dilemma, can compete if he can get involved.
8TH RACE – (7) ACEFORTYFOURAMANDA earned a four-eyeball in her return from brief R&R. Saved ground, slipped out, just missed. Lousy draw again.
9TH RACE – (7) CELIA CANTABA is not for the squeamish, since it’s fair assumption she’s away last here. Useful, but taken hoping race falls apart up front.
10TH RACE – (4) ABRAXAS BLUES N improved in second U-S effort and gets some class relief here. Don’t know about early foot, but could take finale shot.
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IRISH-BRED PLEIN AIR HEADS SATURDAY’S MARATHON GRADE III, $100,000 SANTA BARBARA STAKES
Irish-bred Plein Air will hope to replicate her dazzling U.S. debut on Jan. 14 as she heads a field of six fillies and mares three and up in Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Santa Barbara Stakes at a mile and one half over the Santa Anita turf.
Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Tyler Baze, Plein Air made every pole a winning one in the mile and one half turf Astra Stakes and will likely employ similar tactics in her second Santa Anita start.
Prominent among five rivals is fellow Irish-bred Pantsonfire, who is one of three Richard Baltas-trained distaffers in the Santa Barbara. A winner of two out of her last three starts here with the recently departed Rajiv Maragh aboard, she’ll be ridden on Saturday by Corey Nakatani.
PLEIN AIR
Owner: Sunny Brook Stables, LLC Trainer: Bob Baffert
With a sharp resume that included seven wins from 10 starts in Italy, Plein Air, although she was dispatched at 7-1, was ridden confidently by Baze in the Astra as he rationed her considerable speed to perfection in prevailing by three quarters of a length over the well-accomplished Evo Campo, and by 2 ½ lengths over stablemate Lucy De. A 5-year-old mare who had been raced exclusively in Italy, Plein Air is an impressive 11-8-1-1 overall with earnings of $155,272.
PANTSONFIRE
Owner: Next Wave Racing, Pat Maciariello, Jeremy Peskoff and Mark Silverstein
Trainer: Richard Baltas
Winless in four starts in her native Ireland, this 4-year-old filly has come to hand under the care of Baltas, winning three of her eight Southern California starts, including two out of her last three. Off as the 2-1 favorite in a second condition allowance at a mile and one eighth on turf here April 7, Pantsonfire split horses a furlong out en route to an impressive head victory, which should set her up well for a top performance in the Santa...
Dot Matrix Wins Wednesday’s Featured Gunston Hall Purse
Apr 26, 2018
Ten Strike Racing’s Dot Matrix and jockey Shaun Bridgmohan found racing room late and outdueled favored Profiteer to win Wednesday’s featured $80,000 Gunston Hall Purse before 8,557 fans.
The performance gave Dot Matrix his second consecutive win following his March 24 victory at Fair Grounds and marked the 13th victory of Keeneland’s 2018 Spring Meet for the season’s leading trainer, Brad Cox.
The winner covered 1 mile on a good turf course in 1:39.09.
Dot Matrix is a 5-year-old New York-bred gelding by Freud out of the Gulch mare Aunt Dot Dot. The victory was worth $37,560 and increased his earnings to $247,001 with six wins in 21 starts.
The 7-2 second choice in the field of eight, Dot Matrix returned $9.60, $4.40 and $2.80. Profiteer, the 9-5 favorite, paid $3.40 and $2.60 with Jose Ortiz aboard. Third choice Bondurant finished another three-quarters of a length behind in third under Julien Leparoux and paid $3.
Thursday marks the penultimate day of racing during the spring meet. The nine-race program begins at 1:05 ET.
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Yonkers Raceway Free PPs For IdaBet Players- Thursday, April 26th
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Monticello Picks For Thursday, April 26th
Thursday’s picks at Monticello for our IdaBet players are below:
1ST RACE: 4-2-3-6
2ND RACE: 1-5-4-2
3RD RACE: 3-2-4-1
4TH RACE: 7-1-2-6
5TH RACE: 2-3-8-7
6TH RACE: 4-2-1-3
7TH RACE: 1-7-6-2
8TH RACE: 4-5-6-3
9TH RACE: 6-4-1-3
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