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Saturday, Oct. 30
Mahoning Valley Race Course, Race 7, Better of Ohio Juvenile Stakes, submit time 3:08 p.m. ET
#2 Rumble Strip Ron: A area of 11 Ohio-bred juveniles will journey 1 1/16 miles on the filth. That is an attention-grabbing race, as most of those have by no means gone past six furlongs of their careers. One of many exceptions is Rumble Strip Ron for coach Anthony Quartarolo and jockey Jose Bracho. He stretched out to a mile for the primary time within the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile Stakes, the place he was outclassed and confirmed little. He switched again to filth subsequent out and gained a claiming race at Churchill Downs going a mile by three-quarters of a size. He set the tempo and was hounded all through, however dug in and gained. Whereas that race was not round two turns, it was nonetheless an extended distance than most of those have ever gone, and he handed the take a look at. Bracho’s off to a robust begin on the meet, with a 4-for-9 mark by the primary 5 days of the season.
Just one horse in right here has gained round two turns, the #1A Silence. He is a part of a three-horse coupled entry, which implies that if you happen to wager him, you may additionally get #1 Tantrum and #1X Mutiny. Whereas that looks like an attention-grabbing proposition, Silence wasn’t actually that spectacular in his mile win. He ran an Equibase Pace Determine of 54 in that race, six factors beneath the mark Rumble Strip Ron obtained in his race. On the Brisnet scale, the disparity is even bigger. Silence earned a 59 in his race, whereas Rumble Strip Ron ran a 73. With Silence and his entrymates prone to go off favored, Rumble Strip Ron would be the finest worth within the area.
Technique on a $10 Price range
$6 to win on 2
$4 exacta, 2 with 7
Technique on a $25 Price range
$11 to win on 2
$7 exacta, 2 with 1, 7 ($14 complete)
Technique on a $50 Price range
$26 to win on 2
$12 exacta, 2 with 1, 7 ($24 complete)
Mahoning Valley Race Course, Race 9, Better of Ohio Dash Stakes, submit time 4:14 p.m. ET
#10 Diamond Mud: Fourteen of the most effective Ohio-bred sprinters within the land will do battle on this six-furlong sprint. Jeff Radosevich is among the prime trainers in Ohio, having not too long ago gained the coaching crown at Thistledown. He is off to an awesome begin on the Mahoning Valley meet with 4 winners from twelve begins. He claimed Diamond Mud out of his final begin at Presque Isle Downs. The 5-year-old gelding ran an enormous race that day, battling on the lead and hanging on to win a second-level allowance non-compulsory claiming race by a head. He was sharp all through the Presque Isle meet, and has additionally loved success at Mahoning Valley, with a 3-for-7 report there lifetime. Jose Bracho will get within the saddle. As famous above, he is additionally began off sturdy at Mahoning Valley. Diamond Mud ought to get an awesome journey simply off the leaders on the surface, and will likely be in a first-rate spot getting into the stretch.
Technique on a $10 Price range
$5 to win on 10
$5 exacta, 10 with 12
Technique on a $25 Price range
$9 to win on 10
$8 exacta, 10 with 7, 12 ($16 complete)
Technique on a $50 Price range
$14 to win on 10
$12 exacta, 10 with 7, 12 ($24 complete)
$1 trifecta, 10 with 7, 12 with 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12 ($12 complete)
