Remington Park’s season hits the end of the trail Saturday and the final race will be the $300,000 Springboard Mile with Kentucky Derby qualifying points on the line. Horseplayers at 1/ST BET and Xpressbet can take part in the Bet $100, Get $10 promotion throughout the 12-race card.
Here are my keys to the 6 stakes races that close the night.
Race 7: Usseit Stakes
#8 Eirann is a 2-turn stakes winner over this track and comes off a useful allowance win at the same mile trip. #1 Floras Ora fights inconsistency and is unknown routing, but her best sprints put her in the talent mix against the rest of this cast. #7 Runaway Okie could split that pair in the exacta, but this race runs through #8 Eirann.
Race 8: Jim Thorpe Handicap
#2 Mister Omaha is the best 3-year-old on the grounds, including open company. To get him back against state-bred sophomores figures to be a tap-in putt to end the season. Short-priced and most likely winner on the card should control it throughout. Give me stretch-out sprinter #5 Code Nate to complete an all-Joe Offolter exacta.
Race 9: Toby Keith Stakes
Six juvenile fillies match up in the sister race to the Springboard Mile. Steve Asmussen has $775K Into Mischief filly #4 Not a Lady and $500K Into Mischief filly Mojo Promise. The pace here appears quick, which would give the edge late to #5 Miss Call for trainer Kenny McPeek. Her Churchill Downs class gets her over the top.
Race 10: She’s All In Handicap
Four high-quality options in this race, a pair of locals and a pair of invaders. #1 Take Charge Milady and #2 Perfect Shot bring class from afar, both graded stakes-placed. Take Charge Milady has kept impeccable company lines, but may be running short of her best distance while coming off a layoff. Perfect Shot should attack from midflight and have every chance with a good draw. The local stars #7 Miss Code West and #3 Take Me Serious offer the value against the power raiders. Miss Code West has been solid this year, but not quite up to the 2-time Horse of the Meet dominance she’s shown in past campaigns. #3 Take Me Serious never misfires and could be the stronger of the two right now – the play. Use the entire quartet in multi-race bets.
Race 11: Jeffrey A. Hawk Memorial Stakes
If #1 Heroic Move runs his A-race, they’re all running for second. But he’s failed to pair up victories consistently and could take a step back after a series of New Mexico road trips. #5 Track Phantom also wins with his A-race, but his inconsistency has been a tragic flaw. The highly reliable #6 CW Prize and #3 Victory for Vets ran 1-2 in this race last year at 9-2 and 12-1 odds and provide the value upon the reappearance. I’ll lean on them in multi-race bets as well.
Race 12: Springboard Mile Stakes
#1 Arctic Beast has a chance to control the tempo from the rail and his BRIS late pace figures are as good as anyone in the field. What you can’t pass, you can’t beat, and if he handles the mile trip, is the most likely winner. I’ll respect #10 Big Apple Patrick for the trip with the best distance pedigree in the field. But the outside post means he could lose considerable ground. #2 Time for Music and #4 Royalamerican are capable with good draws and neither would surprise.
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