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Selections For: Saturday, September 5, 2020
Churchill (Kentucky Derby Day full card) Selections
SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 5
DERBY DAY SPOT PLAYS
CHURCHILL DOWNS
Race 13 –
Turf Classic
#1 Factor This
Back in
career-best form with four straight wins coming into this race including three
Graded stakes and a $100k stakes win at Eliis Park last time out. Won the Wise
Dan (G2) here at Churchill at 1 1/16 miles, and is actually better at this 1
1/8-mile distance. Owns consistently fast speed figures, speed and the rail, great
form, likes the turf course, and exits a front-running victory going longer.
Race 14 – The
Kentucky Derby
#17 Tiz the
Law
Plus play exacta
and trifecta box w/ #15 NY Traffic
Plus play exacta
and trifecta box w/ #16 Honor A.P.
Favorite #17 TIZ THE LAW has dominated all throughout the season with multiple
Grade 1 wins in races such as the Travers Florida Derby, and the Belmont
Stakes, and no one has been close to him in those races. Unlike almost all
other traditional Derby contenders, he’s already handled the 1 ¼-mile distance in
the Travers. Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Barclay Tagg has orchestrated a
masterful 3yo campaign, and none of the challengers in the field has
demonstrated the quality necessary to beat him. #15 NY TRAFFIC lost by just a nose to
Authentic in the 1 1/8-mile Haskell (G1), and was finishing best in that race,
indicating he can turn the tables at 1 ¼ miles. Ran within a length of the talented
Maxfield in the Matt Winn at Churchill, and could be overlooked on the tote
board
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
CHURCHILL DOWNS
RACE 1
1 – #2 Seven Trumpets 2-1
2 – #4 Midnight Sands 4-1
3 – #1 Home Base 5-2
RACE 2
1 – #6 Full Authority 6-1
2 – #7 Kadri 7-2
3 – #5 Idol 5-1
RACE 3
1 – #2 Fastly 6-1
2 – #6 Pit Boss 4-1
3 – #7 Dynacharge 9-2
RACE 4
1 – #10 Copley 7-2
2 – #7 Devil’s Tower 10-1
3 – #12 King’s Mischief 10-1
RACE 5
1 – #5 Spanish Kingdom 3-1
2 – #8 On a Spree 7-2
3 – #4 Trident Hit 5-1
RACE 6
1 – #6 Cool Bobby 4-1
2 – #11 Cowboy Diplomacy 7-2
3 – #3 Coastal Defense 8-1
RACE 7
1 – #7 Chess Chief 6-1
2 – #12 Locally Owned 4-1
3 – #9 Aurielius Maximus 7-2
RACE 8 – American Turf Stakes
1 – #5 Smooth Like Straight 8-5
2 – #4 Field Pass 2-1
3 – #8 Fancy Liquor 9-2
RACE 9 – Pat Day Mile
1 – #1 Cezanne 3-1
2 – #2 Echo Town 7-2
3 – #6 Tap It to Win 4-1
RACE 10 – Iroquois
1 – #10 Therideofalifetime 7-5 BEST
BET
2 – #6 Belafonte 20-1
3 – #7 Pico d’Oro 5-1
RACE 11 – Churchill Distaff Turf Mile
1 – #4 Newspaperofrecord 4-5
2 – #3 Juliet Foxtrot 5-1
3 – #7 La Signare 10-1
RACE 12 – Derby City Distaff
1 – #8 Serengeti Empress 9-5
2 – #1 Mia Mischief 6-1
3 – #9 Bellafina 3-1
RACE 13 – Turf Classic
1 – #1 Factor This 3-1
2 – #8 Sacred Life 6-1
3 – #4 Digital Age 6-1
RACE 14 – Kentucky Derby
1 – #17 Tiz the Law 3-5
2 – #15 NY Traffic 20-1
3 – #16 Honor A. P. 5-1