Coast-to-coast

Santa Anita/Oak Tree: Race 4, WPS Cost of Freedom.
Santa Anita/Oak Tree: Race 5, WP Aikenite.
Santa Anita/Oak Tree: Race 5, exacta box, Aikenite/Noble's Promise/Lookin At Lucky/D'Funnybone.
Churchill: Race 3, exacta box, Grand Annee/Glowing.
Churchill: Race 4, Remit.
Churchill: Race 10, exacta box, Cross the Divide/Indianapolis/Spell.

Pounced...Took a late summer break and came back with a solid second in a G1 in France.
Viscount Nelson...Has looked good in Europe this year.
Buzzword...Yet another Euro-invader.
Interactif.

Wager: $5 WP on Pounced.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

Diamondrella...Nice closing kick and cutting back from 1M -- both good angles on this course.
Lord Shanakilll...Euro G1 miler. Must overcome the layoff however.
California Flag...Flopped in this event last year but hard to ignore the success on this course.
Strike the Deal.

Wager: $5 WP on Diamondrella.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

Cost of Freedom...Highest lifetime Beyers in the field -- now makes third start of 2009 and might be prepared to get back to those numbers.
Zensational...Will be in front as far as he goes -- and that might be all the way.
Gayego...Solid win in prep for this.
Capt Candyman Can.

Wager: $5 WP on Cost of Freedom.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

Aikenite...Stretched out from a couple sprints to just miss in two-turn debut in a G1 at KEE. Could benefit from that education.
Noble's Promise...Edged the top pick last time.
Lookin At Lucky...Won a G1 this track and trip -- but must overcome the outside post.
D'Funnybone.

Wager: $5 WP on Aikenite.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

Goldikova...Won this race last year and looks equally as good this time around.
Zacinto...Lightly-raced Euro 3YO has never missed and exacta finish and should still have some upside.
Delegator...Capable on best effort.
Gladiatorus.

Wager: $5 WP on Goldikova.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

Mastercraftsman...Has won each time this year that he's avoided Sea The Stars. No such competition in here.
Midshipman...Won on this course in the G1 BC Juvie last year. Convincing winner of only 2009 start.
Pyro...G1 winner fired a lifetime best Beyer winning the Forego at Saratoga last time.
Bullsbay.

Wager: $5 WP on Mastercraftsman.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

Spanish Moon...Might be able to stalk Presious Passion and get first jump.
Conduit...Defending champ has run well in the two races this year where he's been able to avoid Sea The Stars.
Dar Re Mi...Also has been impressive in all races w/o Sea The Stars this year.
Presious Passion.

Wager: $5 WP on Spanish Moon.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

Zenyatta...Be interested to see how the odds shake-out. She's the ML fave -- but the Beyers make her look vulnerable. We'll jump onboard her race to perfection however and we certainly like the way she was flattered by Life Is Sweet's win on Friday.
Twice Over...Solid since late summer in Euro, capped by a G1 win last time.
Girolamo...Very lightly-raced 3YO from Godolphin. Last couple seem to indicate he could be any kind. Question mark is the surface -- but the 11/1 workout here was good.
Rip Van Winkle.

Wager: $5 WP on Zenyatta.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

Rendezvous...Should be a little bit of pace to shoot at. Might bounce back to good win two back with move back in against 3YOs.
Battle of Hastings...Clearly one of the top 3YO turfers was either over-matched against older, or didn't like the going last time.
The Usual QT...Cal-bred is riding a nice win-streak.
Meteore.

Wager: $5 WP on Rendezvous.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

Thank U Philippe...Ran into a buzzsaw last time but fired a very nice Beyer.
Toboggan Slide...Can't knock the mid-Atlantic form.
Quick Ride...Zito horses are always a little hard to gauge -- but if he has his running shoes on...
Systemic Risk.

Wager: $5 exacta box top two.

Operation Red Dawn...Question is: Was the last for real -- or an aberration? And, looking at the PPs he seldom string tow triple-digit Beyers together... Hmmm. We'll hope it was for real and somehow he manages to hold that form. Iffy.
Grand Couturier...Stays home this year after flopping in G1 BC Turf at this time in 2008. Has plenty of class -- but has really only shown up once this season.
Spice Route.

Wager: $5 WP on Operation Red Dawn.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

Ailalea...Moved to Belmont, stretched out and it looks like the light-bulb went on for this Pletcher trainee last time.
Worstcasescenario...Hmmm. Hmmm. Hmmm. If she rebounds to prior good form she'll compete here -- but what happened last time?!?
Cuff Me...NY-bred has looked powerful in both starts.
Nonna Mia.

Wager: $5 WP on Ailalea.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

One Caroline...Very impressive so far -- but has been on the sidelines since May. Looks capable of taking this bunch all the way if she's ready -- but that's the big question.
Dubai Majesty...Interesting coming in here off of the two turf sprints.
Copper State...Asmussen runner is lightly-raced this year and could be primed to go well cutting back to 1M.
Swift Temper.

Wager: $5 WP on One Caroline.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

Note: Pages on this site are labelled with the equidaily.com logo. Some links are for information only and lead to pages at other sites. equidaily.com is responsible only for the pages on this site. equidaily.com assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Always check with official sources to verify info.