The elite Kentucky Downs meet kicks off Thursday, Aug. 31., featuring some of the nation's largest purses and field sizes, and one of the most attractive wagering menus on the racing calendar.
The Paulick Report is back with another season of Longshot Look to help you get the most out of one of North America's premier turf meets.
For each card of the seven-day meet, J.D. Fox will single out a price play with his reasoning for what makes the horse worth a look when they might go overlooked.
On Thursday's opening day card, Fox has zeroed in on a horse in the seventh race: a one-mile allowance for 3-year-olds and up that have not won a graded stakes race on the turf in 2023. At odds of 10-1 his pick will aim to regain the winning form he established this spring in Maryland.
In the event of inclement weather around Franklin, Ky., we've introduced J.D.'s “Scratch Saver” pick to increase the chances of the host helping you find a winner, whether they're a longshot or not.
Thursday's Scratch Saver comes in the 10th and final race of the day: a one-mile maiden special weight for 2-year-olds.
#12 Raguel's dam had a strong runner-up effort in debut routing at Keeneland and Raguel sire's lineage is “win early” as well (Scat Daddy, Johannesburg, Hennessy, Storm Cat). Those with experience in the race haven't done much, outside of Frontline Warrior who is fourth on the also eligible list. Raguel is 12-1 on the morning line.
Kentucky Downs' 2022 meet takes place Aug. 31 and Sept. 2, 3, 7, 9, 10 and 13. First post each day is at 12:25 p.m. Central, except for the Saturday, Sept. 9 card, which features a special start time of 11:30 a.m. Central.
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