Brian's Picks
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Late Pick 4 Analysis:
Race 9:
#2 JULIET'S PROMISE has finished third in back-to-back second level allowance starts. #3 BLESS MY HALO makes her second start since being claimed to Gary Scherer. Won by over six lengths in that starter allowance/optional claiming start before finishing runner-up last time at this condition. #8 PAINTED WOMAN makes her second start of the year. Was runner-up in a $75K stakes at Oaklawn last year and gets top rider Rosie Napravnik.
Race 10:
#2 SOUTHERN DUDE has won back-to-back starts including an open company allowance two starts back at Hawthorne and a LA-bred allowance last time. #3 YONAGUSKA STORM has won two of his last three starts including an open company allowance race last time and will be making his turf debut. #10 SU CASA G CASA won back-to-back LA-bred stakes races before finishing 5th against DELAUNAY in the Duncan Kenner Stakes here.
Race 11:
#3 THEMISTOCLES won maiden race last time in his first start since moving to the Tom Amoss barn as the favorite. #7 UNKNOWN GEM won by over eight lengths in only lifetime start last June in a $20K maiden race at Churchill Downs. #9 HICKISSIPPI won two starts back and finished runner-up in a LA-bred allowance race last time.
Race 12:
#1 WAJIR ON ME finished 4th as the favorite last time. Previous finished third to BANJAMMER, who won his next start. He has won eight career turf starts. #2 WAKE UP SAL has won three of his last five starts including the last time he was on the turf in a $12.5K claiming race at Louisiana Downs in August.
Selection:
$0.50 Pick 4:
Race 9: 2, 3, 8
Race 10: 2, 3, 10
Race 11: 3, 7, 9
Race 12: 1, 2
Cost of Ticket: $27.00
