Fair Grounds Today - Dec 5th

Fair Grounds Recap – Dec 4^th

Fast main track and off the turf. Note that the rains arrived late, and the track was sloppy for the 10^th race. Numerous wire jobs on Friday as early-pressing speed dominated. Title Clear (3^rd race) was the only off the pace winner on the day, and he bested fellow closer and heavy fav Great Planet by a neck.

Richard Eramia booted home a pair, and Jose Riquelme/John Barger teamed up for two wins on the afternoon.

The horses break from the gate at Fair Grounds

On the analysis front, I got home tops Sun Valley Storm ($5.80), best bet Girlysgotitgoinon ($4), and Angelonmyshoulder ($12.20).

Fair Grounds Preview – Dec 4th

An 11-race program will be run at the Fair Grounds on Saturday, and four turf races are on the docket. The skies are expected to be mostly sunny with highs in the 50’s. Note that the races were taken off the turf on Thursday and Friday, and the track was sloppy (sealed) for the 10^th race yesterday. Pick 6 carryover stands at $1,503.

The Saturday feature is the $60k Pago Hop Stakes for 3yo fillies traveling a mile on the turf. Akilina is the one to beat for Christophe Clement. If this race is moved to the main, keep an eye on wire job threat Redreamit. Distant Kentucky Oaks runner-up Stone Legacy (Wayne Lukas) is entered for main track only purposes.

My daily full cards from Fair Grounds are available through Today’s Racing Digest (free sign up), and I will be posting a daily free pick on their site as well. Click here to view my Saturday free selection (8th race) from Fair Grounds.

Daily results and video from Fair Grounds can be found here.

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