Week 3 of racing kicks off on Monday, April 29, 2024. The highlight of the day is Race #8, a $20,000 pace event featured on the card.
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Here are Glen McNeil's picks for Monday, April 29, 2024. He's focusing on two Best Bets, and two Value Plays. Good luck to everyone, and let's cash some tickets! See you in the winner's circle!
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 -𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝟏 - #𝟐 𝐉𝐨 𝐏𝐚`𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 - Tough trip last week, looked like he was ready to roll in the backside, too far back, 3rd over. Now, with a slight drop in class and an inside post position, he should finally have a favorable journey.
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐭 -𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝟒- #𝟏 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐳𝐞𝐫 - Has had an extra week to prepare coming off a break first start at the Ridge. He qualified last week in Saratoga with a time of 1:54, indicating readiness to make a strong showing from the rail this week. "Hespoisedtopounce" is currently sharp, a major contender alongside.
𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 - 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝟔 - #𝟓 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐀 - With a wide-open betting board, my pick is Alta Classic A, who has shown excellent form lately. With two consecutive 2nd place finishes at Plainridge, he's stepping up in class, but I believe he's up to the challenge. If he can display his speed again this week, I'm hopeful he'll hang on for the win!
𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐭 -𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝟕- #𝟓 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 - The qualifying race two weeks ago clocked in at a sharp 1:52, which puts him ahead of this group. In his first start last week, he drew the 8 hole and tried to leave but ended up parked the entire mile due to fast fractions. This week, with a more favorable post position, I expect him to secure the front end early and avoid being parked. At a morning line of 5-1, he looks like a solid bet and could very well get the job done, making him my second best bet of the day.