April 19, 2014 DRF Race of the Day is the Charles Town Classic at 1 1/8. Game on Dude is the heavy favorite @ 4-5. He won this race last year. Can he do it again this year?? DRF analysts both picked the 5- Long River @ 6-1. I think we all agree that this race should have a good pace to it. This will not be in Dude's favor. He has speed horses inside and outside of him. If he is forced to track or duel for the lead, he may be in trouble. Then again, he is the Dude. So in order to make any money, I would have to hope he doesn't win. And I think it is interesting that the Dude outside of California, his Beyer numbers are not that impressive. The 2-Moreno and the 5-Long River also have good numbers. I don't like the 2 because he likes the front also and I don't he will be faster than the Dude. That goes will all the other front runners. I am hoping that the Dude will spend too much energy that he won't be able to hold off the closers. I don't like the 1-Clubhouse Ride, I just don't think he can beat the Dude. He has lost so many times. The
5-Long River seems like a logical choice. He has been improving and has tactical speed. My bomb of this race is the
7-Imperative. I like him for two reasons. One is that he will be ridden by Kent Desormeaux and second he has a good closing kick as seen in his past turf races. He also beat the Dude two races back (when Dude had an off day). His last race is just terrible trip. So, at 20-1 ML, I am gonna put a small wager on him to win and place and exacta and trifecta box 3-5-7. GL everyone.
As usual, comments and suggestions are always welcome.