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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Picks and plays for some of the day's major stakes
by Seth Merrow


Turf wagers are turf only

Best Bets

Calder, Race 1, Lawful Step.
Tampa, Race 4, Jaunty Gale.
Fair Grounds, Race 6, exacta box, Sok Sok/Liberty Bull.
Fair Grounds, Race 9, I've Got Speed.
Hollywood, Race 9, Monba.


Laurel: Md Juv Filly Championship $50K

Hartigan...Perhaps overmatched in open stake last time. Back to dirt. Back to one-turn.
Brass Brae...Undefeated and looks to be improving with each start.
Ask the Moon...Best race yet was over this surface.
African Treasure.

Wager: $5 WP on Hartigan.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.


Fair Grounds:Sugar Bowl $100K

Sok Sok...Looks like if he runs back to his dirt races he'll be tough in here.
Liberty Bull...Could prove interesting in third career start and getting back on a 'fast' track.
Saada...Sprinting seems to be his game.
Ben and the Twin.

Wager: $5 WP on Sok Sok.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.


Fair Grounds: Letellier Mem $100K

Blitzing...Jumped up and ran big off a short late-summer/early-fall break.
Syriana's Song...Has some experience under her belt and was running OK in NY and Ky.
Call the Posse...These Canadian-invaders have been running well lately.
High Surf.

Wager: $5 WP on Blitzing.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.


Fair Grounds: Espanade $100K

Valid Lil...Should sit a nice stalking trip. Trainer off to a big start at the meet.
Tres Dream...Seems to have found herself this summer.
Saoirse Cat...Has shown some flashes and might find this bunch to her liking.
Atlanta Highway.

Wager: $5 WP on Valid Lil.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.


Fair Grounds: Bonapaw $100K

I've Got Speed...Don't see R Dutrow at this venue too often -- makes this one interesting.
Mystery Classic...Winning machine -- but note that the weakest performance showing on the PPs was a fifth in this race last year.
Going Wild...Third start off of layoff and looks set-up for a good one.
Stormin Baghdad.

Wager: $5 WP on I've Got Speed.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.


Hollywood: On Trust Hcp $100K

Greg's Gold...Let's toss the BC effort two back and hope the last sets him up to rebound to a top effort.
Unusual Suspect...Been going well on turf. Interesting moving to synthetic.
El Don...Second in this race last year. Off a long time but could be tough if ready. Admittedly though, that's a big "if".
Big Bad Leroybrown.

Wager: $5 W on Greg's Gold.
...$3 exacta box top two.
...$1 tri key Greg's Gold over next three.


Hollywood: Futurity G1 $750K

Monba...Wide-open race with plenty that have shown real ability and also should still have upside. We'll go with this guy -- undefeated in two for Pletcher and stretched nicely to the one-turn mile last time. Should handle two turns here.
Indian Sun...Beyers improved nicely in all three starts. All were on grass but should handled the synthetic.
Massive Drama...Won G3 stake here in latest -- only his second start. Working well.
Colonel John.

Wager: $5 WP on Monba.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.


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