October, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Turf 2-Year-Olds Make a Splash in Bourbon

A field of 14 juveniles look to sort themselves out in Sunday's GII Castle & Key Bourbon S. at Keeneland, a “Win and You're In” qualifier for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. Tiz the Bomb (Hit It a Bomb) is one of two stakes-winning juveniles in the field, following up a spectacular 14 1/4-length off-the-turf maiden special weight at Ellis Park July 2 with a hard-fought score in the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile S. Sept. 6. As a $330,000 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky yearling, he remains the highest-priced yearling–by nearly $200,000–by his sire and was picked out of the sale by that astute judge of horseflesh, Kenny McPeek. Tiz the Bomb owns the highest Beyer (76) among these young runners and has bulleted in two of his last three works, one bullet each on turf and dirt.

As the only other black-type winner among these nascent runners, Red Danger (Orb) also has a two-race win streak. He overcame bumping and steadying to break his maiden at the Spa, then also came back at Kentucky Downs to edge to a win in the Sept. 9 Global Tote Juvenile Sprint S. Both his victories are on the lawn, but he hasn't gone farther than 6 1/2 furlongs for trainer Brian Lynch.

If Tiz the Bomb falters, McPeek also sends Lucky Boss (Street Boss), who won a July 17 off-the-turf Ellis maiden, then was runner-up Aug. 15 at the same track in the Runhappy Ellis Park Juvenile S. The Bourbon will mark his first start on the grass. Rocket One (Into Mischief) kicked off his career in the deep end, losing on the dirt to eventual GISW Gunite (Gun Runner), then lost to re-opposing Play Action Pass (Cairo Prince) on the turf before winning handily while closing late in a Sept. 6 Kentucky Downs maiden special weight. Play Action Pass was in that same Gunite maiden, beat Rocket One when moving to the lawn, and grudgingly yielded the lead and the win to Tiz the Bomb in the Juvenile Mile S. Heaven Street (Street Sense) has the most starts under his belt with five, and has won two of his last three, all on the grass, with a placing in Woodbine's Soaring Free S.

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MLB betting: the numbers don’t lie!

Toronto has without a doubt the best catching in the major leagues with the duo of Benjie Molina and Greg Zaun. They have 9 homeruns and 27 RBI’s in the first 4o games and Zaun has been on fire with 16 hits in 16 games, including 5 round trippers and 15 RBI’s.

CF Vernon Wells was charged with his third error of the season Tuesday when he bounced a throw to second base in the opening inning after a single by Julio Lugo. Last season, he was perfect in the field with zero errors in 363 total chances.

Halladay, 6-1 in nine starts, has not lost since Tampa beat him back on April 9. Since that time, he’s gone 5-0 with two no-decisions and in each of those wins he’s allowed no more than one run and a total of four.

Texas SS Michael Young’s two-out, run-scoring single in the seventh inning Monday pushed his season average to .500 (11-for-22) with two outs and runners in scoring position. Since the start of the 2005 season, he leads the majors with a .463 average (38-for-82) in those situations.

First basemen Phil Nevin has gone 20 games without a homerun and for his effort has received $1.3 million which is 1/8 of his $10.4 million salary this year.

Anaheim is 21-7 versus the Rangers since 2004 and Ranger pitchers allowed the Angels’ Vladimir Guerrero a pair of hits Tuesday, extending his amazing hitting streak against Texas to 41 games. Guerrero has hit in every game he’s ever played against the Rangers. Guerrero now has a .447 career average against Texas.

The Rangers’ bullpen was charged with its 13th blown save in 22 chances Tuesday night when Francisco Cordero allowed a pair of eighth-inning runs in the a 7-6 loss to the struggling Angels. The Rangers’ 40.9 save percentage ranks 13th in the AL.

Cordero had blown five saves in the closer’s role before being moved to a setup role. He’s been quite effective in the setup role. Since May 1, he had allowed just one earned run in 10 1/3 innings (0.87 ERA). He had held hitters to a .205 average in that role.

The Mariners are streaking and teams should consider using a left handed starter if they have one as of the Mariners’ 35 home runs this season, 30 have come against right-handed pitching.

1B Richie Sexson struck out three times, matching his season high, done four times previously. He’s about a week ahead of last season’s strikeout pace, when he went on to fan 167 times.

RHP Joel Pineiro was the AL Pitcher of the Week the first week of May, but since then he’s thrown 14 innings and allowed 17 runs (16 earned) as his ERA has climbed from 3.72 to 5.25.

45 – Percent of base stealers A’s catcher Jason Kendall has thrown out, 9-of-20, through May 18. Kendall threw out 15.1 percent of would-be base stealers last year.

A’s 1B Dan Johnson, dropped back to ninth in the order, grounded out weakly to the right side four times in Tuesday’s game. He left two on base in the second inning and three in the third inning. Johnson started the year in a 1-for-37 (.027) slump, went 12-for-32 (.375) over his next nine games, but is now 8-for-48 (.167) over his last 15 games.

The Yankees have no pitching and horrible defense which is a recipe for disaster. In the last 14 games they have botched 22 balls!

Twins LHP Johan Santana had his roughest start since mid-April Tuesday, allowing five runs (four earned) in seven innings against Cleveland and leaving without a decision. The five runs were the most he has allowed against Cleveland in 21 career appearances, including 11 starts.

RHP Bob Wickman’s win in the Indians’ 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh Sunday was his first win since Aug. 10, 2002. Wickman went 105 consecutive appearances without a win. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that was the longest current streak of its kind among active pitchers. The longest winless streak now among active pitchers is held by Colorado’s Tom Martin, who has pitched in 100 games since his last win, which came on Sept. 23, 2003.

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Thoroughbred Club Win Gives Bell’s The One Chance At Breeders’ Cup Return Engagement

Third behind Gamine in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint in 2020, Lothenbach Stables Inc.'s Bell's the One received an automatic fees-paid entry to this year's edition of the race with a hard-fought come-from-behind neck victory in Saturday's Grade 2, $250,000 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. Yet her trainer, Neil Pessin, said she seems to get no respect.

Patiently ridden by Corey Lanerie, the 5-year-old mare by Majesticperfection rallied from last with a four-wide move into the stretch, hit the front inside the eighth pole, then held off a fast closing Club Car. Estilo Talentoso finished a head behind the runner-up, followed 1 1/2 lengths farther back by Inthemidstofbiz, Frank's Rockette and Miss Mosaic.

The Thoroughbred Club of America is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series Win and You're In race for the Filly & Mare Sprint division, giving the winner a fees-paid berth and a travel allowance.

Bell's the One ran the six furlongs in 1:08.63 on a fast main track after getting a good set-up with quick fractions of :21.57, :44.80 and :56.60 from pacesetter Inthemidstofbiz. She paid $3 to win as the heavy favorite.

“When I ride her, I just let her gather her feet underneath her and be comfortable wherever she needs to be,” said Lanerie. “Today I actually tried to keep her a little closer because I was afraid if they got away from me I wouldn't be able to make up the ground, going six furlongs, and she gives everything she's got every time. I could tell from about the five-sixteenths pole, I'm in contention where, if she gives me her kick, I'm going to catch them. She has the fastest turn of foot (of any horse) I've ever been on.”

Bell's the One gave veteran horseman Pessin his first career Grade 1 win last year when she scored in the Derby City Distaff at Churchill Downs on Sept. 5. She finished a good third behind Gamine – beaten 6 1/4 lengths – in the Filly & Mare Sprint, but Pessin wouldn't immediately commit to this year's Breeders' Cup, to be held at Del Mar in California Nov. 5-6.

“It will still depend on how she comes out of it,” said Pessin. “The plane reservations are still tough, the way they've got it—I know it's the best they can do—but we'll try to make a go of it if she comes out of it well.”

Pessin was referring to the absence of the Tex Sutton Equine Air Transportation aircraft that horsemen have depended on for a number of years. The company's lease expired on the plane expired and it has not been able to acquire a replacement to date. Breeders' Cup officials have arranged for charter flights using Fed Ex.

Bred in Kentucky by Bret Jones, Bell's the One was produced from the Street Cry mare, Street Mate. She was a $150,000 purchase by Bob Lothenbach at the 2017 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July Yearling Sale, where she was consigned by Brereton C. Jones.

Bell's the One has now won 10 of 21 starts and has been a graded stakes winner at ages 3, 4 and 5, with victories in the G2 Raven Run Stakes in 2019, the G3 Winning Colors and G1 Derby City Distaff in 2020, and the G2 Honorable Miss Handicap and Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes in 2021.

“She's one of the best mares, if not the best horse, I've ever had,” said Pessin. “The only thing I regret with her is she never gets the respect she deserves. Even in this race, people weren't even picking her on top, which made absolutely zero sense to me. The Breeders' Cup, they got Ce Ce picked in front of her on the program and I've beat her every time I've run against her. So I don't what this mare has to do to earn respect, but she's definitely got mine.”

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Hot Rod Charlie Tunes Up for Breeders’ Cup

Trainer Doug O'Neill's Hot Rod Charlie (Oxbow) began tightening the screws for the Nov. 6 GI Breeders' Cup Classic with a four-furlong move at Santa Anita Saturday morning. Out at 7:45 a.m., the popular dark bay, known for his gritty style, had Mike Smith in the irons. The Hall of Famer was filling in for regular rider Flavien Prat, who was riding at Keeneland Saturday.

“He went a half-mile in 48 and change and galloped out in 1:01 and three,” said O'Neill. “He looked good. It was his first piece of exercise since the Pennsylvania Derby win. If all goes well and he stays injury-free, he'll have three more works between now and Nov. 6.”

Hot Rod Charlie was wearing French blinkers for the work. O'Neill said it was likely he'd wear the same equipment in the Classic.

Owned by Boat Racing LLC, Gainesway Stable, Roadrunner Racing, and William Strauss, Hot Rod Charlie won his first Grade I event in the Sept. 29 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx. He has also won the GII Louisiana Derby this year, but he's made headlines more for the races he didn't win, most notably the July 17 GI TVG.com Haskell S., where he finished first but was placed seventh for heavy interference. Hot Rod Charlie has also placed in the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont S., in addition to the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile last year.

With a number of frontrunners committed to the Classic, Hot Rod Charlie's ability to sit just off the pace may be a powerful weapon.

“We've got options,” said O'Neill. “He's shown he can win on the front or from sitting behind, so I like where we're at. He's definitely a versatile colt. We'll probably have two more works at Santa Anita and head to Del Mar on the 25th where he'll have his last work.”

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