America’s Finest Racing is happy to associate with StableDuel, a first-of-its sort platform for each day dwell horse racing contests. For the second 12 months in a row, ABR will current with StableDuel a contest that includes racing at Keeneland Race Course.
For those who’re not acquainted with StableDuel, consider it the identical manner you’d consider any fantasy sports activities platform. To win, it’s a must to create the perfect roster of horses – a steady – simply as you would choose soccer gamers for a fantasy group. The higher every horse performs, the extra factors you rack up. The highest horses in every race (based mostly on morning-line odds) are assigned the best salaries. Since every group has a wage cap, groups can’t encompass all “favorites” and inevitably require gamers to determine profitable “longshots” or sleeper picks that may be added to a steady for decrease salaries.
The Wednesday, Oct. 27 Keeneland contest requires the usual choice of 10 horses per group. Every steady assembled should keep inside a $50,000 digital wage cap. The horses obtainable for choice within the contest are the runners from all eight races which are scheduled at Keeneland on Wednesday.
America’s Finest Racing’s John Piassek is an avid StableDuel participant, who performs underneath the username “Bob Sacamano.” He just lately gained the Santa Anita Smash contest on Oct. 2, cashing for $3,300. Right here’s some horses Piassek likes for Wednesday’s card.
Race 4
Horse: #2 Kitten’s Man
Wage: $500
Evaluation: The fourth race on the cardboard is a starter allowance race at seven furlongs on the grime. The betting figures to be dominated by three horses: #3 Machismo, #5 Beverly Park, and #8 Cove Blue. All three price at the very least $7,500, whereas nobody else within the area prices greater than $1,000. These three are the almost certainly winners within the race, however even when these three run 1-2-3, two different horses nonetheless have to complete within the high 5 and put some factors on the board. If you could find a kind of horses, they’d make for a fantastic worth play.
Kitten’s Man seems to be like the proper form of horse to play in a race like this. He’s making his first begin off the declare for Joe Sharp, who’s sharp certainly with current claims, hitting at a 21% fee. He will get Tyler Gaffalione within the saddle, who’s profitable at a really spectacular 28% fee up to now and has all however wrapped up the using title with three days to go. In his final grime begin, he stalked the tempo and rallied to win an allowance-optional claiming race at Belterra Park, matching his career-top Equibase determine of 89. He was a fast-closing third on grass at Kentucky Downs final out. He additionally provides blinkers and Lasix (furosemide). He’s already in career-best kind, and appears to be on the verge of main enchancment. If he does take one other step ahead, he might shake this race up.
Race 5
Horse: #10 Sanctified
Wage: $250
Evaluation: The fifth race is a maiden particular weight for older horses at 1 1/16 miles on the grass. Sanctified made his first begin of the 12 months at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 6 in his return from an 8 ½-month layoff. Dealing with a area of horses with current races and one well-meant first-time starter, he went off at 44-1. He closed properly given the circumstances, rallying extensive within the stretch to get seventh, crushed lower than 4 lengths. He was dismal in a dust race final trip, however now he returns to his most well-liked floor and makes his third begin off the layoff. If he replicates his final grass race, he’s bought a fantastic probability to place some factors on the board at a fantastic value.
Race 6
Horse: #2 Speitful Sam
Wage: $8,000
Evaluation: Race 6 is a non-winners of two allowance race at six furlongs on grime. Speitful Sam drew off impressively to interrupt his maiden at Ellis Park two races again. In his first begin in opposition to winners, he struggled to get by within the stretch and completed third, crushed a size. Nevertheless, he was extensive the whole manner in that race, whereas the winner of that race ran nearer to the rail. He’s now drawn on the within, and will save a lot of floor simply off the tempo. From there, he can burst to the lead and put up loads of factors.
