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HARNESS RACING: HAMBLETONIAN IMPLICATION!

MARYLAND VS SUPER CHAPTER


A field of 10 Hambletonian-eligible trotters will go behind the starting gate Friday (June 13, 2025) in the $225,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes championship for 3-year-old male trotters at The Meadowlands.


[Please check out The Meadowlands' entries for the Friday card.]


ENJOY FRIDAY NIGHT OF HARNESS RACING AT THE MEADOWLANDS EVERYBODY!


The lineup includes three of this season’s four fastest sophomore boys: Mr Walner Fashion, Mountcastle and Onajetplane.

The morning-line favorite, Mr Walner Fashion at 3-1, heads to the race 2-for-2 this year and is coming off a 1:51 2/5 score in a $25,000 second-round NJSS division June 6 (2025) at The Big M.

The mark is tied for the season’s best; Mountcastle also trotted 1:51 2/5 in his NJSS prelim later that same night. Both horses won by a head.

However, on the same day (Friday June 13) my eyes are on Maryland running against his stablemate Super Chapter at Vernon Downs (NY), race 8, in the EMPIRE BREEDERS CLASSIC Three-Year-Old Colts & Geldings.

A small field of five -- it looks to be a two-horse race between Maryland (ML 9-5) and his stablemate Super Chapter (ML 8-5) in what looks like a preview of the Hambletonian Civil War battle.

Super Chapter is the race's favorite (ML 8/5) and he has post position 3, while Maryland is the second choice and he will break from the outside post 5.

Advantage to Super Chapter in this race but he will have to earn it with Maryland in the same race.

Easy exacta!


MY PLAY OF THE NIGHT: HIGHLAND KISMET

Race 12 (The Meadowlands): $50K Graduate 2nd leg for 4YO Trotters

HIGHLAND KISMET has unlimited potential and Nancy Takter has been charged with trying to get the most out of him. The first qualifier two weeks ago seemed to be going along smoothly when he made what looked like a speed break to me -- HIGHLAND KISMET broke strides.

Nancy Takter, his trainer, said she thought maybe the miscue was because his hobbles were too tight.

So for this race I think she plans to correct the hobbles so they will be a little loose.

Bet HIGHLAND KISMET to win, place using double down!



MEANWHILE ON SATURDAY JUNE 14 -- DON'T FORGET THERAVADA -- CD -- RACE 8

THERAVADA'S JOURNEY: TAKE THREE!

SENTIMENTAL FAVORITE THERAVADA IS ENTERED SATURDAY JUNE 14, 2025



Sentimental favorite Theravada is entered to run in a 1-mile turf race for Fillies and Mares 3 Year Olds-And-Up MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT Purse: $120,000 at Churchill Downs on Saturday June 14, 2025 (race 8).

Theravada makes her third career start for trainer Rusty Arnold. Theravada is a 3-year-old Tapit filly is out of Grade 2 winner Cambodia, who earned $859,000 with four graded-stakes wins.

In her most recent start on April 12 (2025) at Keeneland [in a 1 1/16 miles turf race for 3-Year-Old Fillies], she finished seventh, beaten 9 1/4 lengths.


[Check out my detail description on this thread about 15 or 16 posts down titled: "THERAVADA JOURNEY: THE TRAIL OF SENTIMENTAL FAVORITE THERAVADA !", describing the reasons she lost that race]


She was bred by her owners Don Robinson and Allen Schubert of Winter Quarter Farm.

She'll be ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr in this 1-mile turf maiden special weight race in an overflow field of 16 horses, but it is limited to just 12 runners.

Theravada is a 5-1 morning line third choice behind the Jack Sisterson-trained 7-2 favorite Hello Beauty and Joe Sharp-trained 4-1 second choice Running Game.


Bet Theravada (ML 5-1) to win, place, show using double down betting strategy -- however, personally, I will only bet her to win.

With that said, I think she will win this race and I'm planning on gluing my eyes on the TV set the whole time the race is on.


BRING IT ON!!!

I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THIS SATURDAY AND I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THEN!

BRING IT ON!!!


Looking at the field, without having a chance to examine every horse in the race, I see one horse (beside Theravada) stands out among a good group of horses.


That horse is Mo Expectations (ML 8-1), a 3-year-old filly trained by Brad Cox.

Mo Expectations is by Uncle Mo and is out of an extraordinary family credential through her Grade 1-winning half-sister Serengeti Empress.

Yes, that is correct: Mo Expectations is a half-sister to Serengeti Empress.

That champion filly Serengeti Empress earned over two million dollars and captured multiple graded-stakes, including the Kentucky Oaks (G1), establishing this as one of racing's premier female families.

The Saturday Churchill Downs debut race for this impeccably bred filly suggests connections view this as a significant unveiling, and Uncle Mo's record with fillies adds another positive element to an already compelling pedigree package.



As for Theravada, she never get a break from a post position standpoint as last week she was drawn post position 15 [and did not get in], and this week she is drawn post position 12 -- an outside post position as her previous two outings.


She never get a break -- what is up with that?


As far as the competition -- again a stellar group of horses, but I'm not complaining about her competition at all as I think she fits with these tough group of horses and it will serve her well into the future whether she wins this race or not.

She needs tough competition to be the best of the best of her generation, and so far, her competition was very tough in all of her races.


BRING IT ON!


I THINK SHE IS UP TO THE CHALLENGE INCLUDING FACING SERENGETI EMPRESS' HALF-SISTER!


BRING IT ON!


I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL SATURDAY!



ENJOY THE RACE EVERYBODY!

HAPPY BELMONT STAKES EVERYONE!

EXCITEMENT IS IN THE AIR AS THE BELMONT WEEKEND IS HERE!


It looks to be a very good Belmont Stakes with two classic winners Sovereignty and Journalism in the race.

I am going with Sovereignty to beat the 15-1 longshot Todd Fletcher's up and coming 3yo sensation Crudo [perhaps, with Journalism third].

If you want to play exacta, trifecta, those are the three horses you should put in your tickets.


Personally, I won't be playing exotic bets as I prefer to do a parlay betting strategy instead.


With that said, let's do two parlays for this special Belmont weekend.

Since it is a special weekend, I'm going to layout the description of the parlay betting strategy first and then put out the actual plays.





Parlay Betting Strategy



Here is a very good betting strategy that is suitable for certain situations.

The strategy is called parlay betting.

This strategy is suitable for certain situations only.

The word parlay means continuously, and in this case, betting race after race continuously.

But for this betting strategy, we do not keep betting race after race continuously non-stop.

We bet only on three races continuously and that is all.

The three races are called legs: 1st leg, 2nd leg, and 3rd leg.

The three races are chosen by you -- the horse player.

You choose which three races to play as your parlay play.

Do not choose more than three races.

The idea of a "parlay" betting is to build up and accumulate as much money as we can in the first two legs so that we can use all of the money generated from those two legs -- 1st leg and 2nd leg -- to bet on the last leg, third leg.

For example, if you bet $10 to win, place, show on a horse in the 1st leg and generated a return of more or less than the original bet amount ($30), you have to put all of that return amount in the 2nd leg.


This is called "parlay betting".


Again, the idea is to build up and accumulate as much money as we can in the first two legs so that we can use all of that money to bet in the last leg, third leg, since the last leg is a (cinch) bread-and-butter leg -- meaning, the horse in the last leg is a short-price favorite and is likely to win the race.

Since the last leg contains a cinch horse -- why not put all of the accumulated money on this horse?

So it makes sense to put all of the accumulated money on the last leg: third leg.

This three-leg betting is called "parlay betting".


To use parlay betting strategy, use the following criteria:


1. Handicapping.

This is where your handicapping skills take over.

You have to be able to handicap races on your own.

This angle won't show you how to come up with the races to play parlay.

You have to be able to come up on your own with the races to play parlay.

If you cannot come up with the races, stop!

Don't play the parlay -- pass up the parlay strategy and sit on the sideline!




2. You must choose three races of your choice.

Choose three races from tracks of your preference and desire.

It can be one race from one racetrack and another from another racetrack and another race from another racetrack -- or the three races can be from a single racetrack.

It's your choice to choose which three races from which racetracks available to you to play.

It doesn't matter which three races you choose as long as you like them.

Again, this is where your handicapping skills take over.



3. 3rd Leg: The horse must be a very heavy favorite -- a sort of a cinch that is very likely to win the race.

We only want to put all of our winnings up to this point (3rd leg) on a horse that is likely to win the race; hence, a cinch.

This means that when you're handicapping the races, first look for the 3rd leg horse first and then look for the other two legs that come before the 3rd leg.

Again, you must like the two races that go off before the 3rd leg because that is the only way to play the parlay betting strategy.

If you found the 3rd leg horse but you can't seem to find good horses to bet that go off before the 3rd leg, don't play the parlay -- pass up the parlay strategy and sit on the sideline!



4. Don't force yourself to play the parlay even if you found a good third leg horse but found the preceding legs horses a little shaky.

Again, you have to like all three horses, especially the 3rd leg horse.



5. Bet to win, place, or show only -- no exotic bets.

This means that you can choose to bet on any leg (or all legs) WIN, PLACE, or SHOW only, including the 3rd leg horse.

For example, bet $10 to win on the 1st leg; bet to win on the 2nd leg; and bet to win on the 3rd leg horse.

Or bet $10 to win, place, show on the 1st leg; bet to place on the 2nd leg; and bet to win on the 3rd leg horse.

Or bet $10 to win, place, show on the 1st leg; bet to place and show on the 2nd leg; and bet to win on the 3rd leg horse.

Or bet $10 to win, place, show on the 1st leg; bet to show on the 2nd leg; and bet to win on the 3rd leg horse.




6. Again, you have to feel comfortable betting on all three horses and bet them accordingly -- meaning how much amount of money to win, place, or show in any of the leg are based on your comfort level.



7. The amount of money to win, place, or show in any of the leg don't have to be equivalent to one another.

Two other very good betting strategies are double down and triple down betting strategies.

So make sure to use those two betting strategies in conjunction with parlay betting strategy.




Hint On Handicapping


1. Look for the 3rd Leg horse first and then look for the other preceding legs horses.

2. The 3rd Leg horse must be a very heavy favorite -- a sort of a cinch that is very likely to win the race.

3. Morning Line Odd On 3rd Leg Horse: The morning line odd on the third leg horse must indicate that the horse is the favorite in today's race.

A 6/5 or less in the morning line odd is a good start of your handicapping process.

4. Again, this is where your handicapping skills take over.



What happens if you lose the first leg and there is no money left in the parlay bankroll ?

Just like any other betting you don't stop betting just because you lose one bet -- you put up more money on the second leg and continue the parlay process as if nothing bad had happened.

What happens if you lose the second leg and there is no money left in the parlay bankroll ?

Again, just like any other betting you don't stop betting just because you lose one or two bets -- you put up more money on the third and last leg and continue the parlay process as if nothing bad had happened.

The third leg is the bread-and-butter leg and you should put up more money on this leg to make it worthwhile and justified playing parlay betting strategy.




EXCITEMENT IS IN THE AIR FOR THIS WEEKEND!


IF YOU HAVE A GROUP THAT'S EVEN MORE EXTRA EXCITEMENT!!!




Group Betting Strategy for Fun and Profit



Parlay betting strategy is a very good betting strategy for large and small groups, particularly large groups where you have a diverse of opinions on horse picks and handicapping expertise.

On special days (or events) like the Triple Crown (the Derby, Preakness, Belmont) or the Breeders' Cup, there are so many good races all over the country to be had for fun and profit for your groups.

Using the parlay betting strategy your group can divide a plan for your group to have fun and profit for the whole day.




1. As a group:

Have your group come up with one or more 3rd leg horses.

This 3rd leg must be later in the card so to make room for the 1st and 2nd legs.


2. The 3rd-leg horse(s) must be short-price favorite, "cinch" horse(s) -- horses that are likely to win the race.

A 6/5 or less in the morning line odd is a good start of your handicapping process.


3. Have your group come up with one or more 1st and 2nd leg horses.

4. Again, this is where your handicapping skills take over.


5. Have your group put to vote and decide which 3rd leg horses to use, if more than one horse. If more than one horse, your group can decide to have more than one parlay set -- up to 3 parlays.


6. No more than three parlay sets per day.


7. Pool the money to bankroll your group's expenditure for the day.

This pooled money will be your playing bankroll and entertainment expenditure (i.e., food and beverages) for the day.


8. Plan and budget your pool money accordingly, for examples:


One Parlay: Budget 20% of the pool money toward food and beverages; 80% toward parlay play.

Two Parlays: Budget 20% of the pool money toward food and beverages; 40% toward parlay #1; 40% for parlay #2.


Three Parlays: Budget 20% of the pool money toward food and beverages; 20% toward parlay #1; 30% for parlay #2; 30% for parlay #3.


9. Have fun!
(Who says horse racing isn't fun? It is even more fun if you have a large group with a diverse of opinions and handicapping expertise.)





ENJOY THE BELMONT STAKES EVERYONE!






HERE IS THE EXCITEMENT FOR SATURDAY BELMONT DAY!




Using the parlay guideline outlined above we're going to use two parlays (two parlay sets) with Just a Touch and Sovereignty as our main third-leg anchors.




FIRST SET:



1st leg:

7 Furlongs
Open
3 Year Olds And Up
ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING : $75,000Purse: $115,000

Date: Saturday June 7, 2025
Track: Saratoga
Race: 4
Surface: dirt

Horse: Hades (ML 4-1)

Bet Hades to win, place using double down betting strategy.



2nd leg:

1 1/16 Miles
Fillies
3 Year Olds
STAKES Purse: $300,000

Date: Saturday June 7, 2025
Track: Saratoga
Race: 6
Surface: dirt

Horse: Nitrogen (ML 1-1)

Bet Nitrogen to win.





3rd leg:

1 Mile
Open
3 Year Olds And Up
MET MILE STAKES Purse: $1,000,000


Date: Saturday June 7, 2025
Track: Saratoga
Race: 8
Surface: dirt

Horse: Just a Touch (ML 4-1 3rd choice -- and kind of a cinch horse, in my opinion)

Bet Just a Touch (ML 4-1) to win, place using double down betting strategy.

Put all of the accumulated money on him because I think he has a very good chance to be at least 2nd (if not win).

I know Fierceness is the likely winner of this race, but he'll be 1/2 or lower -- 2/5 is my guess.

So it makes a lot of sense betting Just a Touch and if he comes in 2nd, he pays more than Fierceness to win.

Again, Fierceness is the likely winner of this race [in a ROMP !!!]

However, I'm going with my long time "Watch Horse" who is primed for a huge upset with Just a Touch.







SECOND SET:




1st leg:

6 1/2 Furlongs
Open
4 Year Olds And Up
STAKES Purse: $400,000

Date: Saturday June 7, 2025
Track: Saratoga
Race: 7
Surface: dirt

Horse: Concrete Glory (ML 8-1)

Bet Concrete Glory to win, place, show using triple down betting strategy.



2nd leg:

7 Furlongs
Open
3 Year Olds
STAKES Purse: $500,000

Date: Saturday June 7, 2025
Track: Saratoga
Race: 11
Surface: dirt

Horse: Patch Adams (ML 5-1)

Bet Patch Adams to win, place using double down betting strategy.




3rd leg:

1 1/4 Miles
Open
3 Year Olds
STAKES Purse: $2,000,000


Date: Saturday June 7, 2025
Track: Saratoga
Race: 13
Surface: dirt

Horse: Sovereignty (ML 2-1 second choice behind the 8/5 favorite Journalism)

Bet Sovereignty (ML 2-1) to win and put all of the accumulated money on him because he is going to win this race.




Did you see Journalism in the stretch of the Preakness Stakes?


WOW! -- Amazing! -- squeezing through a small hole and being knocked sideway and he still won going away.

Thirty yards from the wire was the most impressive turn of foot I've seen a horse does considering after the incident just a few (or 10) yards earlier and he still had the audacity to show a turn of foot like that.


Very impressive!


Having said that, I think that race will take a lot out of him --- and he will bounce (in my opinion) -- and that's why I think Sovereignty will win this race with a good price.

Journalism have been racing close together non-stop since January 2025 and that's a lot to ask a 3yo to do now a day -- he needs time off (and not showing up in the Belmont Stake -- that's my opinion).


I won't play exotic on this race using Journalism in the combination for that fact I just stated.


ENJOY THE BELMONT EVERYBODY!

BELMONT WEEKEND FRIDAY!

Acorn - Belmont Double



Let's start the Bemont weekend off with a BANG!

What better way to do that than do an Acorn - Belmont Double?


1st leg:

1 1/8 Miles
Fillies
3 Year Olds
Acorn Stakes G1
Purse: $500,000

Date: Friday June 6, 2025
Track: Saratoga
Race: 11
Surface: dirt

Horse: Shred the Gnar (ML 3-1)

Bet the Acorn - Belmont Double: Shred the Gnar (ML 3-1) - Sovereignty (2-1).


Shred the Gnar holds the distinction of being earned the highest Beyer Speed Figure of any 3-year-old fillies this year (2025) thus far, resulting from her first-level, two-turn dirt allowance romp on May 2, 2025 (at Churchill Downs).

It's not just the Beyer numbers, not just one race. Shred the Gnar finished fast and missed by a neck debuting over six furlongs Feb. 9 (2025) at Gulfstream Park. She came back five weeks later and won a one-turn mile maiden race by 6 1/2 lengths, good for an 89 Beyer.

The filly, by Into Mischief out of Aspen Light, has plenty of speed but relaxes for her rider. In the May 2 race, a decent Juddmonte homebred, Chasten, came to her at the quarter pole. Shred the Gnar said buh-bye and won by more than seven.

"She's been nothing but impressive," said Brian Lynch, who trains Shred the Gnar for Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing. "I wouldn't be frightened to try the Acorn with her."

[The Acorn being this race]

"We've always held a very high opinion of her, and it's been lovely to watch her progress. We get excited about running her farther, too. She's got such an efficient action," Lynch said.


We're going for a mild upset of the heavy favorite Good Cheer (ML 1/2).



2nd leg:

1 1/4 M | BELMONT STAKES | Purse: $2,000,000

Date: Saturday June 7, 2025
Track: Saratoga
Race: 13
Surface: dirt

Horse: Sovereignty (ML 2-1)

Bet the Acorn - Belmont Double: Shred the Gnar (ML 3-1) - Sovereignty (2-1).




HAPPY BELMONT STAKES EVERYONE!

BELMONT WEEK THIS WEEK!

HAPPY BELMONT WEEK EVERYONE!


It is official that the Belmont Stakes field has been entered, led by classic winners Sovereignty and Journalism.

Eight horses were entered Sunday June 1, 2025, for this weekend's running of the Belmont Stakes 2025 at Saratoga.

Entries and jockey assignments were announced during the draw for the rest of Saturday's card. Post positions for the $2 million Belmont will be determined Monday June 2 starting at around 5 p.m. EDT.

Meanwhile, the big weekend starts on Friday June 6 (2025) where there are good betting races all over the country.

Let's start the weekend off with a BANG!


What better way to do that than do a parlay betting strategy?


1st leg:

1 1/8 Miles
Fillies and Mares
4 Year Olds And Up
STAKES Purse: $500,000

Date: Friday June 6, 2025
Track: Saratoga
Race: 9
Surface: dirt

Horse: Leslie's Rose (ML 7-2)

Bet Leslie's Rose to win, place using double down betting strategy.



2nd leg:

1 1/8 Miles
Fillies
3 Year Olds
Acorn Stakes G1
Purse: $500,000

Date: Friday June 6, 2025
Track: Saratoga
Race: 11
Surface: dirt

Horse: Shred the Gnar (ML 3-1)

Bet Shred the Gnar to win, place using double down betting strategy.

Shred the Gnar holds the distinction of being earned the highest Beyer Speed Figure of any 3-year-old fillies this year (2025) thus far, resulting from her first-level, two-turn dirt allowance romp on May 2, 2025 (at Churchill Downs).

It's not just the Beyer numbers, not just one race. Shred the Gnar finished fast and missed by a neck debuting over six furlongs Feb. 9 (2025) at Gulfstream Park. She came back five weeks later and won a one-turn mile maiden race by 6 1/2 lengths, good for an 89 Beyer.

The filly, by Into Mischief out of Aspen Light, has plenty of speed but relaxes for her rider. In the May 2 race, a decent Juddmonte homebred, Chasten, came to her at the quarter pole. Shred the Gnar said buh-bye and won by more than seven.

"She's been nothing but impressive," said Brian Lynch, who trains Shred the Gnar for Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing. "I wouldn't be frightened to try the Acorn with her."

[The Acorn being this race]

"We've always held a very high opinion of her, and it's been lovely to watch her progress. We get excited about running her farther, too. She's got such an efficient action," Lynch said.


We're going for a mild upset of the heavy favorite Good Cheer (ML 1/2).

If you want to do an exacta box with Good Cheer on the side -- go ahead!

Per parlay rule states that win, place, show only betting.

And personally, I will stick to the parlay rule.




3rd leg:

1 3/16 Miles
Fillies and Mares
4 Year Olds And Up
STAKES Purse: $750,000


Date: Friday June 6, 2025
Track: Saratoga
Race: 12
Surface: dirt

Horse: She Feels Pretty (ML 3-5 heavy favorite -- a cinch horse)

Bet She Feels Pretty to win and put all of the accumulated money on him because he is going to win this race in a romp.

HARNESS RACING!

THE PREP RACE FOR THE MEADOWLANDS PACE!


The Meadowlands Pace is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at the Meadowlands.


Date: Saturday May 31, 2025 (Saturday night)
Track: Woodbine Mohawk
Race: 10
Horse: Nijinsky (ML 2-1)

Bet Nijinsky (ML 2-1) to win, place using double down betting strategy.

TWO-YEAR-OLD RACES ARE IN FULL SWING!

YOU KNOW I LOVE TWO-YEAR-OLDS: THEY'RE THE FUTURE!


This weekend features several 2yo races all over the country in racetracks like Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Belmont at BigA, Churchill Downs, etc.

But the race in particular that I am very excited about is the 4th race at Churchill Downs on Sunday June 1, 2025.

It's a 5-1/2-furlong race for 2yo colts on dirt that is full of high-price and well-bred 2yos with future stars potential.


"Future Stars Potential," that's what get me excited!


One 2yo colt stands out and his name is Cannoneer (by Into Mischief - Catch the Moon, by Malibu Moon).

He is trained by Brad Cox, and he costs $1,750,000 as a yearling.

This 2yo colt is a January foal, and he looks ready to put on a show this Sunday.

His dam, Catch the Moon, produced FOUR graded stakes winners: Girvin, Midnight Bourbon, Cocked and Loaded, and Pirate's Punch.

Girvin is a hot young sophomore sire and produced several winners, including stakes winners.

During his 3yo season (2017), Girvin finished 2nd in the Risen Star, won the Louisiana Derby, enroute to the Kentucky Derby where he finished 13th after encountered traffic problems.

As for Midnight Bourbon, during his 3yo season (2021), he won the LeComte Stakes, finished 3rd in the Risen Star, finished 2nd in the Louisiana Derby, enroute to the Kentucky Derby where he finished 5th.

He also finished 2nd in the Preakness and continued his 3yo season to be 2nd in the Haskell, 6th in the Travers Stakes.

As you can see, there is a reason this colt costs $1,750,000 as a yearling.

He might not win first time out as this race is full of future stars potential; however, judging by his pedigree and trainer profile I think he is ready to break his maiden first time out -- and I expect him to win this Sunday.

With that said, let's do a parlay betting strategy:


1st leg:

5 1/2 Furlongs
Open
2 Year Olds

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT Purse: $120,000


Date: Sunday June 1, 2025
Track: Churchill Downs
Race: 4
Surface: dirt

Horse: Cannoneer (ML 2-1 favorite)

Bet Cannoneer to win, place using double down betting strategy.



2nd leg:

1 1/16 Miles
Open
3 Year Olds
ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING : $125,000Purse: $127,000


Date: Sunday June 1, 2025
Track: Churchill Downs
Race: 8
Surface: dirt

Horse: Varney (ML 5-1)

Bet Varney to win, place using double down betting strategy.




3rd leg:

7 Furlongs
Open
3 Year Olds And Up
MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT Purse: $120,000


Date: Sunday June 1, 2025
Track: Churchill Downs
Race: 10
Surface: dirt

Horse: Privman (ML 3-1)

Bet Privman to win and put all of the accumulated money on him because he is going to win this race in a romp. [Mark my word: ROMP !!!]

Privman is a well-bred horse, and he costs $625,000 as a yearling.

Privman made his debut as a 2yo on Saturday June 29th, 2024, race 1, at Los Alamitos, and he finished 2nd as a 6/5 favorite.

He may have some injury setbacks after that race because his next workout was in October 2024 (Privman worked 3f, Oct 20th, in 37.60 (h) finishing 8/12 at Los Alamitos).

He had a consistent pattern of workouts since March 2025, and then he showed up in a race on Preakness weekend (at Pimlico two weeks ago [running six furlongs on Friday May 16, 2025]) where he finished 2nd in a similar condition as this race.

So all indications point out that Privman is sitting on a breakout race, and I will treat him as such and expect him to win this race easily.

Since his last race [at Pimlico two weeks ago running six furlongs on Friday May 16, 2025], Privman had one workout at 3f, May 26th, in 37.80 (b) finishing 5/8 at Churchill Downs.


Note 'finishing' means best of works that day or in this case, 5 best of 8 that day.


Privman has been on my "watch horse" stable for a long time and I think this Sunday he will reward my long wait.


Here are his workouts in the past:


Privman worked 5f, May 8th, in 59.20 (hg) finishing 1/16

Privman worked 5f, May 2nd, in 1:00.20 (hg) finishing 3/15

Privman worked 4f, Apr 25th, in 48.00 (h) finishing 5/28

Privman worked 4f, Apr 18th, in 47.80 (h) finishing 6/50 at Santa Anita

Privman worked 4f, Apr 10th, in 48.20 (h) finishing 5/6

Privman worked 4f, Apr 3rd, in 48.00 (h) finishing 4/15

Privman worked 3f, Mar 27th, in 37.80 (h) finishing 4/4 at Los Alamitos


2024:

Privman worked 5f, Nov 15th, in 1:00.00 (h) finishing 4/32

Privman worked 4f, Nov8th, in 47.20 (h) finishing 4/54 at Santa Anita

Privman worked 4f, Oct 27th, in 47.40 (h) finishing 1/19

Privman worked 3f, Oct 20th, in 37.60 (h) finishing 8/12 at Los Alamitos

Santa Anita workouts (2024):

3f, June 24th, in 37.00 (h) finishing 12/22
5f, June 15th, in 1:00.20 (hg) finishing 5/34
4f, June 7th, in 47.20 (hg) finishing 1/31
4f, June 1st, in 47.80 (hg) finishing 3/73
4f, May 25th, in 48.40 (h) finishing 25/53
3f, May 18th, in 37.40 (h) finishing 18/30

Los Alamitos workouts (2024):

3f, May 10th, in 36.00 (h) finishing 2/10
4f, May 3rd, in 51.20 (h) finishing 9/11
3f, Apr 26th, in 36.40 (h) finishing 3/8
2f, Apr 19th, in 25.40 (h) finishing 3/4


As you can see, Privman has been working out consistently all the way back to April 2024, but the gap between November 2024 to March 2025 is a little of a concern.

Whatever the issue was -- it may have been corrected as evidenced in his work patterns since -- so I'm not that worried about his issues at all.

So all indications are pointing to Privman will break his maiden this Sunday.


BONUS:

Date: Saturday May 31, 2025 (Make note: It's Saturday and not Sunday for this bonus play)

Track: Santa Anita
Race: 7
Horse: Nysos/Vlahos


EASY EXACTA (In my opinion)!

Bet exacta (straight): Nysos (ML 3/5) over Vlahos (ML 10-1)

STAR SPRINTER FILLY IN THE MAKING!

A NEW AND UPCOMING STRINT STAR FILLY TWO SHARP WAS SHARP IN 1:08.75



Two Sharp, trained by Phil Bauer, won the $250,000 Winning Colors (G3) at Churchill Downs on Monday May 26, 2025 (Memorial Day) by 3½ lengths while clocking six furlongs in a swift 1:08.75.

Two Sharp set fast fractions of 21.14 (for quarter-mile), 43.99 (for half-mile), 56.15 (for five furlongs) enroute to a swift six furlongs in 1:08.75.

Note that her half-mile time is the fastest half-mile in the race that dates to 2004.

Even with that kind of half-mile time at Churchill Downs she still won comfortably against a very solid group of horses, particularly Hope Road and Brightwork.


Very impressive!


Two Sharp broke alertly from the outside gate (7) in a field reduced to seven after two scratches, and the 4yo filly (by Twirling Candy out of Double Sharp, by Distorted Humor) led every step of the way to win comfortably over a 20-1 longshot Benedetta.

Two Sharp was sent off as the 9/5 second choice behind the 4/5 favorite Hope Road who finished a distance third, while Brightwork finished a distance fourth.

SO LOOK OUT FOR TWO SHARP THIS SUMMER AT SARATOGA!

HARNESS RACING!

HAMBLETONIAN QUALIFIERS




The Meadowlands played host to 10 qualifiers on Saturday morning (5/24/2025), with some of last year's top stars out for a spin around the mile oval.

One star in particular is last year's 2yo sensation Maryland.


However, the up-and-coming 3yo star is Go Dog Go.


Go Dog Go (Todd McCarthy) won the opener that was full of Hambletonian eligibles, as the Carter Pinske-trained son of Greenshoe pulled two-wide out of third before three-quarters, stormed into the lead in the lane and pulled clear to defeat Gap Kronos S (Ake Svanstedt) by 4 3/4 lengths with a 26 2/5 final kicker.

Dan Patch Award winner Maryland (Dexter Dunn) was kept quiet at the back of the five-horse field, angled out in the lane and passed one horse. He was timed in 1:56 2/5 with a 27 2/5 final kicker.

Java Jukebox, an unraced son of Muscle Hill, won qualifier #2 on the front-end in 1:54 4/5 for driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Ron Burke by a length over Blank (Dunn), who was a two-time stakes winner at The Red Mile last year.

Both colts [Java Jukebox and Blank] are Hambletonian eligibles, as is third-place finisher Portobarosso As (Andy Miller).

On the filly trot side, Hambletonian Oaks eligibles Tacky Sugar (Dexter Dunn / Marcus Melander) and R Lady W (Scott Zeron / Linda Toscano) captured their qualifiers in 1:57 and 1:56, respectively.

Tacky Sugar is by Tactical Landing while R Lady W is a daughter of Walner.



Another Hambletonian Oaks eligible horse that won her qualifying race is 3-year-old Captaintreacherous filly Ronstadt, a Tony Alagna trainee, from the two-hole in 1:53 1/5.


Strutsville, a 3-year-old daughter of Huntsville who won three legs and was second in the final of the Bobby Weiss Series over at Pocono, completed the qualifiers by prevailing on the lead in 1:53 1/5 for driver Todd McCarthy and trainer Ron Coyne Jr.

Personally, I have my eyes on Maryland as he works his way to the Hambletonian which is scheduled to take place in first Saturday in August 2025.

So I hope he keeps improving by August so that I can play him in the Hambleton.



LOOKING AHEAD TO THE MEADOWLAND PACE FOR FOUR-OLD AND OLDER


The Meadowlands Pace is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 12, 2025, and it is considered to be the Biggest Party in Harness Racing -- other than the Hambletonian.

But before then, there are prep races for the Meadowlands Pace that we can look forward to this weekend, in which, the Graduate Series for four-year-old pacers and trotters returns with the first $75,000 USD leg at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday, May 31 (2025) followed by two June legs at The Meadowlands leading into the $250,000 finals on Pace elimination night, July 5, 2025.

So first thing first is this weekend at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday, May 31 (2025).

Please check out the entries for this weekend's Woodbine Mohawk card for yourself.

Stay tuned!

European Racing !

Albert Einstein Stays Unbeaten with His Powerful Win in the Marble Hill Stakes at Curragh Race Course on Saturday May 24, 2025



Albert Einstein stays perfect 2 for 2 in his young career when he won the six-furlong race (Marble Hill Stakes - 5/24/25) by a widening one length going away at the end.

Immediately after the race his trainer Aiden O'Brien stated that Albert Einstein is going to compete in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday June 17, 2025.

Yes, that is correct -- Tuesday and not Saturday as I first mentioned.

So I may have to call in sick and get out to my simulcast site on Tuesday June 17, 2025.

This highly regarded 2yo colt is on a collision course with the equally highly regarded Godolphin 2yo colt named Treanmor when they're expected to face each in the Coventry Stakes.

If you follow all along, I already stated my preference in the match up and that preference is Treanmor.

Stay tuned!


UPCOMING RELEVANT STAKES SCHEDULES


Coventry Stakes
Group – 2
Course – Royal Ascot (GB)
Race Type – Flat
Distance – 6 Furlongs (Turf)
Ages – 2yo's only
Date: Tuesday June 17, 2025.
Post Time: 10:05 AM ET


2025 Norfolk Stakes G2

Date: (Thursday) 06/19/2025
Post Time: 09:30 AM ET
Track: Royal Ascot-GB
Distance: 5 f (Turf)
Age / Sex: 2yo Males


Tyros Stakes
Group – 3
Course – Leopardstown
Race Type – Flat
Distance – 7 Furlongs (Turf)
Ages – 2yo's only


Tyros Stakes is scheduled to take place at Leopardstown Racecourse (IRE) in mid-July 2025 (likely July 12).


The Futurity Stakes at the Curragh Racecourse in 2025 is scheduled to be run on Saturday, August 23rd.

Futurity Stakes
Group – 2
Course – Curragh (Ireland)
Race Type – Flat
Distance – 7 Furlongs (Turf)
Ages – 2yo's only