Saturday Stakes
July 4, 2008
7/05 (SAT) G1 Prioress S.- BEL
This is quite a competitive race. Bob Baffert’s champion filly, Indian Blessing, will seek to win for the first time since February. She should appreciate the rollback to 6 furlongs. Indian Blessing has won at 7 furlongs and 5 ½ furlongs. This will be the first time Garret Gomez hasn’t been aboard the filly since her maiden score. John Velazquez will be in the irons for this race. She will catch pressure early from Secret Gypsy, but I think she can fend her off without doing too much damage to her own cause. I expect Indian Blessing to take this one with relative ease. By The Light should be chasing late and has a decent chance to run second here. This filly is undefeated and has shown no signs of vulnerability, at least not yet. Indian Way should also be chasing late, and I predict she will end up third.
1st-Indian Blessing (9-5)
2nd- By The Light (4-1)
3rd- Indian Way (6-1)
Plays:
$1 Trifecta (3/1,4/ALL)
WIN on Indian Blessing
7/05 (SAT) G1 Triple Bend Invitational H.- HOL
Street Boss looks like the real deal. Not only did he win after clipping heels in the Los Angeles Handicap, he broke the track record. He has the looks of a Breeders Cup Sprint contender. Although he is the favorite, I really like this one. I have been wrong on more than one occasion, and I may be wrong here, but I think this horse is top caliber. Tropic Storm ran second to Street Boss three races back, and I expect him to do so again in this spot. High Standards and Joel Rosario may be able to hang on for third.
1st- Street Boss (9-5)
2nd- Tropic Storm (5-1)
3rd- High Standards (8-1)
Plays:
$1 Trifecta 5/3,4/ALL
WIN on Street Boss
7/05 (SAT) G3 Bashford Manor S.- CD
Robby Albarado and Ken McPeek have a very nice colt in this race. He goes by the name of Theregoesjojo, and he won very nicely first time out at Churchill Downs. That trip over the track may be a factor if he wins. Despite this, he will be at the mercy of the pacesetters. He came from well off the pace first out, so he will need quick fractions. Asmussen’s colt doesn’t look bad either. Lyin’ Heart is undefeated in two starts, including a 3 length stakes victory at Lone Star Park. I’m looking for him to finish second. Wesley Ward’s colt, Silver Bayer, seems to be kicking the barn down based off of his recent works. He won at first asking going short at Gulfstream, and looks like he can improve here. I see him grabbing third.
1st- Theregoesjojo (5-1)
2nd- Lyin’ Heart (3-1)
3rd- Silver Bayer(5-1)
Plays:
$1 Trifecta: (3,7/2,3,5,7/2-7)
$1 Superfecta: (3/2,5,7/2-7/2-7)
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