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Saturday, Oct. 23
Hawthorne, Race 4, $60,000 Illini Princess Stakes, put up time 5:34 p.m. ET
#6 Launch Away: A subject of 11 Illinois-breds will journey one mile on the grass within the first of two stakes races on the Saturday card. Most of the horses on this race competed within the Mike Spellman Memorial Stakes at Arlington Park on Aug. 14. Launch Away went off at 42.20-1 that day, and made a decisive transfer from behind to separate rivals and rise up for third. She validated her type subsequent out with a powerful win in an Illinois-bred allowance race. In that race, she turned the tables on Spellman runner-up Summer time Day, who can also be on this race. She returns to stakes firm right here and looms as probably essentially the most harmful nearer within the race. The winner of the Spellman, Bramble Queen, is prone to be the favourite. Contemplating Launch Away misplaced to her by 2 1/2 lengths that day, and can possible be a number of instances the worth, she looms as an excellent worth play.
Technique on a $10 Price range
$4 to win on 6
$3 exacta field, 6 with 8
Technique on a $25 Price range
$9 to win on 6
$5 exacta, 6 with 8, 10 ($10 complete)
$3 exacta, 8, 10 with 6 ($6 complete)
Technique on a $50 Price range
$14 to win on 6
$7 exacta, 6 with 8, 10, 11 ($21 complete)
$5 exacta, 8, 10, 11 with 6 ($15 complete)
Hawthorne Race 6, $100,000 Hawthorne Derby Introduced by BetMakers, put up time 6:30 p.m. ET
#1 Gray Streak: This race was originially scheduled for final Saturday however was pushed again per week resulting from rain. Gray Streak was spectacular in victory two races again when he gained an allowance at Ellis Park. He closed off a sluggish tempo and fought arduous within the stretch for a nostril resolution. He stepped as much as stakes firm within the Large Ass Followers Dueling Grounds Derby at Kentucky Downs subsequent out, and ran effectively regardless of a large journey. Right here, he’ll in the reduction of from 1 5/16 miles to 1 1/8 miles, and will save much more floor along with his inside put up place. As a younger, rapidly-improving, lightly-raced 3-year-old, he is received a number of upside.
Technique on a $10 Price range
$5 to win on 1
$5 exacta, 1 with 3
Technique on a $25 Price range
$9 to win on 1
$8 exacta, 1 with 3, 6 ($16 complete)
Technique on a $50 Price range
$20 to win on 1
$10 exacta, 1 with 3, 6 ($20 complete)
$5 exacta, 3, 6 with 1 ($10 complete)
