FAIR GROUNDS
SPOT PLAYS
Race 9
#2 Kapuna
Didn’t
even appear to be a turf horse until his last race when he switched to the
grass off the claim by trainer Norm Casse. He exploded to score a fast turf
mile win at Churchill Downs with a strong speed figure. While this will be a
tougher spot, you certainly have to like what you saw last time on the turf.
Race 11
#2 Chip
Honcho
Plus
exacta box with #5 Crown the Buckeye
#2 Chip
Honcho ran a solid career debut for second going 7F at Keeneland behind the
speedy Dr. Kapur, who came back to finish sixth in last month’s G2 Kentucky
Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs. Chip Honcho stretched out last time and
got the win at a mile in the slop with a wire-to-wire performance after setting
completely legitimate fractions. He looms a threat to go all the way in this
race around two turns with a similar type of effort.
Play in
exacta box with #5 Crown the Buckeye, an Ohio-bred monster based on his
back-to-back state-bred stakes wins in his last two races by a combined margin
of 16 ½ lengths. He won easily at the distance last time with a stalking trip
and seems fast enough to beat this field despite the fact this will be his
first outing against open company. Mike Maker trains and Jareth Loveberry, who won
aboard the horse last time, has the mount.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER
20
FAIR GROUNDS
RACE 1
11 Acquazurra 7-2
1 Hidden Map 6-1
6 Rani 9-2
RACE 2
1 Missin Missy 3-1 Best Bet
8 Breaken Poppa 4-1
6 Miss Super Mo 9-2
RACE 3
7 Obelus 5-1
4 Coronado 3-1
6 Walkers Creek 12-1
RACE 4
7 Quick Kiss 3-1
10 Leedu 6-1
6 White Smoke 6-1
RACE 5
8 Lady Iva 9-2
10 Aurora Sky 7-2
5 Classy Beach 8-1
RACE 6
6 Trouble Calling 4-1
7 Cowboy Roy 5-1
9 Gethsemane 3-1
RACE 7
10 Cruisin Chuck 6-1
11 Prince of
Light 7-2
3 Prepped 9-2
RACE 8
1 Komorebino
Omoide 4-1 Upset Special
2 Just a Touch 7-5
7 Not This Boy 2-1
RACE 9
2 Kapuna 7-2
9 Gigante 3-1
8 Idratherbeblessed 12-1
RACE 10
3 Hit Parade 5-2
1 Luv Your Neighbor 6-1
2 Have Faith 9-2
RACE 11
2 Chip Honcho 9-2
5 Crown the Buckeye 5-1
3 Liberty National 7-2
RACE 12
10 Black Hornet 8-1 Live Longshot
7 Maximum Effort 8-1
12 Roguishness 5-1
3 Thunder Buck 8-1
