Maryland Million Day

All right. Welcome to a very special

edition of the horse Racing Happy.

I mean, it's Thursday, we always go live on Thursday, but it's

special because, I mean, I feel like we're part of Maryland

racing now, Louie. I would like to pronounce that

this is the podcast of record about Maryland racing.

I don't think it's a question. How about that?

And this is about, as I mean, perfectly placed in the wisdom

of the great Jim McKay who came up with this concept of like,

you know what, When racing's pretty much going to suck across

the country because of the Breeders Cup is, you know, too

close. We're going to throw out this

great day of 12 stakes races and just showcase Maryland breads

and we get this awesome day of Marilyn billion.

In your face, Cainland. In your face, Yeah, Yeah, I

think Cainland will be OK. Well, QE 2 on Saturday.

Not. As good as a Sprint for two year

olds? Hey, guys.

Good to have the Maryland guys back.

Hey, we got Dan Elman and John Piazic.

The flowing locks of John Piazic as Louis, you know.

Quite jealous. Just not.

Never been flowing. Never, never been.

Nope. Never been at all.

How are you? I had mullet in second grade and

it was still not flowing. It was terrible.

So there you go. You really had the mullet

underneath the hockey, by the way.

Yeah, I got the hockey party 3rd grade.

Now I've got to think about it. Wait, was he from Michigan?

Then yes, he had the mullet. That's true.

That's. True, in the 80s were a

different time. You settled down well, they're

coming back right now. I see them all the time and I

think they're posers. Cuz the 80s was the legit time.

That's what it was. There you go.

Well, let's get to some replays, man.

All right, Well, I mean, we can get there, but slowly roll.

We're all right. I know we got a lot of races in

the cap and stuff like that, but we'll get into the two year old

races from last week. We saw an Oaks prep and a Derby

prep at Keeman, the Aussie Bite the Beatties.

I'm never gonna be able to say that, right?

Just never gonna happen. We saw a little bit of an upset,

so let's take a look at candy drink candy taking down BB St.

On the far outside, Alice Beach is there toward the inside.

Candy's going to swing wide, candied out in the center of the

racetrack. Bright work is right there,

laying off the rail but candied rolls on up from the outside of

VV's dream. End of the final furlong of the

Darley Alsabides candied with the lead from VV's Dream and 2nd

Alice Beaches. 3rd Candied VV's Dream 1-2 deep stretch candied.

Luis Sayez wins. Luis Sayez there with Clutcher

as the trainer. You know, third, third betting

pick. So it's not a huge upset, but I

think everyone thought that the top two were, you know, pretty

strong. So Beauty's dream, getting upset

there. But they're two year olds.

There's a long way to go. We're just taking that race.

Yeah, we've actually seen this a lot.

This fall is a lot of the two year old quote UN quote

favorites. We'll see the opposite in the

next race, of course, but a lot of the two year olds have been.

You know, you know, 3rd, 4th, 5th favorite ends up winning.

We saw it in the Iroquois here with W Saratoga for example,

jumping up and winning that one as well.

So I I don't get too terribly overreactive to two year old

results, but I do think. It showed that switching leads

is overrated. You don't need to do it.

You could just pull it. So we learned that turn that's

overrated last week. What an outrageous statement

that is. Changing leads is overrated.

Maybe changing leads is overrated in the short stretch

of the outs, where Candy beat a pretty decent filly in Vv's

Dream and Eight Cows, But at the end of the day, she's going to

have to change leads when she goes to Delmar and she faces the

oncoming might of Tamara. The daughter of Beholder who's

going to be odds on in the. Brief you're telling me

tomorrow's a daughter of beholder?

No one ever mentioned that before.

Ever. Oh my God.

If I just. Thought of beholder.

Good now. John.

No one would know who she is, but she's going to forge

probably a reputation on her own after she takes candy to her

left lead paddle. Out it Well, I feel like she'd

get get a lot of hype on her own, but the fact that she's the

daughter of Beholder and elevates it to like the

Stratosphew. John hates Beholder.

Wow. For a guy that.

And for a guy that holds the Maryland Racing Museum

historian, so to speak, to hate a.

Legend, I don't think anybody. Don't think anybody.

What do I have? Do you think it's probably

impossible for a John if he doesn't hate anybody?

Yeah, that little too. Inside with Johnny.

I also want to talk about the evolution of this show, Louis,

because, you know, not saying that Elman doesn't look good

right now, but he used to. Come on, you know he would wear

a sweatshirt every once a while dressing the nines.

What is on the T-shirt? I'm trying to figure out what

you have on your T-shirt. Right here it says it says

Dapper Dan. Oh, nice.

You're damn right it does. That's right.

You've never seen a dapper Dan Mike.

Like I knew that as soon as I saw the picture I can't see

because of like where his like little yellow thing is and but

that's, you know. Not so surprising that that

Coastal will lead Zach. Producer Zach knows that Dan

Hillman's shirt. I'm not surprised by that.

I love it. Yeah.

There. You go.

All right, Good. Enough at this point, though.

I mean that's. I mean, Candy.

I mean, all jokes aside, she'll look great and I don't think

she's going to have any trouble getting a little bit more

distance trying to get down a stretch at San Anita.

I think she'll be fine. It's is she good enough to be

tomorrow? The other horses, you know, the

other Phillies that we'll see in that group.

I just don't know. It was a very nice effort.

I'm not willing to give up on the runner up yet.

I thought Vv's dream right just fine and that was a good prep

for her. I think Candy is going to

continue to improve. I don't really listen.

Tommer is very, very good. The division is still wide open.

As you mentioned. These are still babies that

learn. All right, let's move on to the

Breeders Maturity. Grade 1 Breeders Maturity.

Jose Ortiz takes this one with locked the odds on favorite.

Steward with locked moving up on the outside and Northern Flame

in between. That pair.

Top of the short stretch here is locked, locked racing by on the

outside for the lead. The wine steward is responding

to the inside. Generous tipper goes to 3rd.

The wine steward responding to the challenge so far here's

locked right alongside locked. The wine steward.

It is locked to win. The Fletcher had a good week,

pretty good weekend. That's pretty much what comes

down to he's got two nice horses.

That's a real good one right there.

That just won the Breeders futurity and he had Prince of

Monaco out in California. Probably going to put on a good

show and the Breeders got juvenile, but locked.

He showed some promise in his Sprint debut with Saratoga.

He destroyed them second out at Saratoga going a mile, and that

race was very, very good because that runner up.

I have a feeling the wine steward is just a little

overachiever, a little Street Fighter, and I think he gave his

absolute best there. Lock took a strong punch.

I would not have been surprised if he finished second in that

race, but he was able to sustain his move and win.

He's a good horse. Same ownership group.

Is that true? Same ownership group for both

races. Oh wow.

I didn't even notice it was yeah I I didn't mention on the Friday

race. It was good to see.

I mean Louis size looked no worse for the layoff.

Thank goodness. Came right back with great at

Keeneland over the weekend last week and obviously yesterday.

Today I I do. Do you know Dan the the plans?

Four locked. Is he gonna stay in Kentucky?

Is he gonna run on the Jockey Club or is he gonna run or

they're gonna ship him out West? Starting the Breeders Cup, I

would imagine up 99.99% certain. He's gonna run there and he's

either gonna be the favorite or the second choice behind the

baffer horse Prince of Monica. I mean with a horse like this,

he's got the size, he's got the pedigree, he has the will to

win. He's got a lot of things going

from. He's a very, very exciting

prospect. Do you think he will start

seeing like, so if this horse is a closer like it looked like on

the form, are we gonna then see like these ownership groups try

to get a course with a little bit more early speed?

It's getting the points to get in the race and kind of set that

pace. I think it's too late for that

now, isn't it, John? I mean, I think these fields are

pretty much sad. I don't think you see rabbits

too often in the OH I'm talking about.

I mean, I mean the Breeders Cup doesn't matter.

I'm talking about for the big Racing first Saturday.

Come on. I don't think.

I don't think. I don't think you have to worry

about rabbits for the Breeders cup the spots or so for the

Kentucky Derby. Pardon me?

I don't think you worry about rabbits in situations like that.

How do rabbits get points? They actually have to be pretty

good. Well, now that they're getting

five points out to five places, you don't, I mean.

It's the way you do it. What you're doing is you find a

horse who has like cheap speed, drop him in an easy prep, hope

he hangs on and gets like 3rd or 4th.

And then when inevitably there's a bunch of defections and like

the 28th place horse ends up in Derby, there you go, that's a

horse, that's a rabbit. My my feeling is this horse

doesn't need a rabbit it. Doesn't.

OK, 28th draws in. That's so true.

Well, and honestly, like, I mean, you really look, even

though he was 7th and 6th, he was really only one length out

of the lead. He was right there.

He's more of a stalker than he is the closer.

Is that true? I think because of the post

position he was forced to be taken back.

He had a terrible post position to Keene on the far outside.

I think that was the big worry for the connections coming into

the race, like how are we going to work out a trip?

So I think they had to take back in order to save some ground.

If they were forward with them, there was a chance he would have

been wide going into the first turn.

So I think he's a little bit more tactical than he shows.

He's not a burner that's going to go right to the lead, but I

have a feeling he's a little bit pace adaptable.

OK, look, Baffert running style even.

You know, especially with two year olds, only three-year olds,

they're going to want to be near the front or on the front, so

he'll have something to run at simply no matter who's in that

field, as long as there's a Baffert.

As long as there's a Baffert, he'll be trained with somebody

else. And Anita and it's, you know,

you're talking about, you're still talking about the Breeders

guys, I'm still talking about. Yes, thank you.

Yeah. Listen, I you I'm on record

there's nothing more overrated than breeders go Friday.

It's in the it's a day of races that ends up meaning absolutely

nothing. So.

Wow. I I just want the betting the

betting sure sure readers got Friday to me is the is you know.

Well, don't tell us how you feel about the Maryland million then.

Well, you know, there's one point.

Why the one point Who if he runs Quarterminute previous Cup

Friday, a lot more interesting. And that's Fulmineo, who's a

Maryland Fred who came second in the Pilgrim last Wednesday and

might have been the best choice in the race.

If he goes to the Bruce Cup, he's probably the Maryland vert

who has the best shot of being there.

Probably the only Maryland vert who has the shot of being there.

I mean he's he's he's didn't string in that race.

At least I think, if he goes all right.

Go see what happens. We'll see.

We'll cheer for the Maryland Bred on Friday.

We'll be there. Are you going?

Are you going, Dan? I'll be there.

All right, go get beers right? Night or something, you know

and. He's going to pretend he doesn't

know who we are. He.

Never does that. He doesn't.

I'm not going to make any kind of, you know, firm plans with

you guys because I got to depend who else is going to ask me to

have drinks on Friday. But basically you know where you

are. We'll see.

Well, the only person who's going to ask us to have drinks

at Sherva. So that's it.

That's it. And now it's probably not

because I might have made him mad.

So we'll see. That's just the way it is.

Oh, man. Thank you, John Sherbert.

Happy all the time. All right, let's talk about the

main event. Let's talk about this weekend.

Let's talk about the Maryland million.

Listen, I'm going to put John Piazic on the spot because I

know he can give this answer. Just give us a little history

about this day and tell people kind of what it's all about for

the for the millions and millions of horse raging fans

listening across the world and how many countries leave 64

questions, 64 countries. Is that what it is?

All 60. Seven.

We're up to 67. Countries.

Subscribers in 67 countries? Yeah, how about that?

Tell people who might be in Indonesia listening on to this

show about the Maryland Million Day and and how important it is

to Maryland racing. So it's a 38th Maryland million.

It's it's full name is actually the Jimmy Kay.

Yes, the Jimmy Kay Mill million. It was founded by Jim McKay, of

course, who was inspired by the Brutus Cup and thought we should

have our own version of the Brutus Cup in Maryland.

Because back then, there were no, like, big, safer days.

The way they are now so he create a Maryland million as a

way is celebrated horses who are in and and this is important

style in in in Maryland this is an event four horses by

stallions standing in Maryland and when huge success out of the

gate in fact I believe the first classic was actually televised

on ESPN used to alternate. Between Laurel and and Pimlico,

about the past 20 years it's been run only at Laurel and it's

been held in October I think every year about the last 1516

years like that. As I mentioned it's only for for

horses by a stallion standing in Maryland.

The only way a non Maryland sided Maryland bird can draw and

you'll see this on the A E list is if a race ends up having

fewer than 8. Maryland side entries.

If that's the case then a Maryland bred who's not Maryland

side can draw in. So in a race like say a Nursery

or Lassie probably won't see an AE draw in because there's a lot

of Maryland breds in that field. Maryland side in that field and

it's going to be quite struggle. But in a race like the Classic

or the ladies or even the Sprint was only 8-9, ten horses in the

main body. It's certainly not impossible

that there'd be enough scratches.

That are plain Maryland bred would draw in and also sometimes

you'll see horses who are not Maryland bred but Maryland side

of these races. I mean Anna's banded for example

a few years ago a very nice midlantic spoon.

She was bred in West Virginia but by one of the all time great

stallions in Maryland history Great notion.

So she was eligible in the Maryland million and this year?

The Sprint favorite. Twisted, right?

He was burning Pennsylvania, but also being by great notion, he

can get in. So that's how it works.

That's right market. Maven, Pennsylvania Bread.

Sorry about finding so. It really, it's an interesting,

it's an interesting sort of mixture of Midlantic

connections, but this is their day and they deserve it.

They put on a show all year long.

It's really interesting car. We're hoping the weather holds

out because right now there's a big chance of.

Rain on Saturday because, as you would expect, you've got pretty

big fields and these are extremely competitive races.

They're good betting races, definitely.

So we talked about that a little bit, Dan, just about the weather

and really about how if the races are off turf for the

tendencies at Laurel, how that all kind of works.

Well, I think that if there's a heavy torrential rain, they'll

take some of the races off the turf.

But I think for the most part they're going to try to keep it

on and the course will probably be soft and yielding, Figuring

we're getting towards the end of turf season anyway and these

horses have prepared for this all year long.

So I think we really need a downpour.

If the main track happens to come up sloppy.

I don't really want to say there's going to be any sort of

pronounced bias until after you watch the first few races and

you're looking for chaos in that situation.

You're looking for horses that may not necessarily win, but if

that 80 to one shot. Still chugging along and

finishes a good second on the rail in three straight races,

you might think the inside is. Good.

The funny thing is the forecast has improved actually over the

past few days because early in the week was calling for 1/2

inch, now down to 1/4 of an inch.

Rain is supposed to start in earnest probably around 11:00 as

Dan said. I would imagine they'll do

everything in in their power to keep everything on, especially

because it has not really rained around here in about. 2-3 weeks,

which on one hand is kind of almost mocking it.

It's, it's, it's it's like, oh, it was so nice all week.

Now it's raining. But on the other hand, grass is

pretty dry, hasn't gotten a lot of moisture in a while.

So that should help a little bit on Saturday.

He's right. The turf course has been playing

very fast times. It looks like it's been very,

very firm. It could probably use some

moisture. Remind me to We are presented

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there. marylandmillion.com great resource for all the happenings

on Saturday at Laurel Parks. I mean it's it's a great day of

racing. It really is so.

If you want to do this stuff, you.

Know, I agree. And we got a great name in the

first race that we're going to talk about.

This is race #5. It's the Maryland million turf,

modern, 8th on the turf, 3 year olds and up $125,000 purse.

I'm personally going to see if we can raise enough money.

We can buy the 8 horse. We can change the name of the

horse from crabs and beer to crap to crabs and nighty bow.

So crabs and. Nighty bow.

We think Nighty bow, Let's go. We can do it.

Let's start the Go Fund Me page. Let's buy that horse crabs and

Matty bow. Matty Bow.

All right. All right.

Let's. Dan, who do you like in this

race? Ah, I'm gonna go with two horses

in here. I kind of like both Fletcher and

St. Copper.

Fletcher hasn't run since June. I think in the Pen Mile race for

three-year olds, it was his turf debut.

He was a million to one. He actually ran pretty well

against some some good open company.

I was talking to his trainer Chuck Lawrence earlier today.

He said the horse had some hiccups after that race, which

necessitated the layoff. He says the horse is breezing

better than ever. They'd always liked and they

tried to get him into the Preakness, even by getting the

win and you're in and the Tesio so.

I like the source. He's very progressive.

We've probably seen the best of horses like street copper and

crabs and beer and cannons roar and some of the old favorites in

Maryland. I think the source has some

upside and my heart said my head says no on street copper, but

I'm probably going to use him as well because he might really not

want to beat you. I know he won last time out, but

he broke a long losing streak in that race.

I think he has some hang in him, but.

He usually shows up in this spot.

The distance is good for him. It's all about getting a trip.

I'm gonna probably concentrate on those two while realizing

that crabs and beer is a strong contender.

Fletcher at 8 to One's a nice price too.

So there it is. Johnny P What we got?

I'd be surprised if you got 8 to one on Fletcher and I also like

him. I picked him second.

He's he's a son of members. Phones below fell Dretham,

Pennsylvania. As Dan said, I really liked his

last start in the pen mile. He hasn't raced in in in a long

time but his workouts have been solid.

If he comes back to that race, he's going to be in the hunt

here. I ended up picking crabs in view

on top. He's also by below fell trained

by. Ryan Jamie Rodriguez is up.

He hasn't won this year, but he really hasn't run a bad race on

grass. I mean, he made his first start

off a really long layout back in mid June, just missed behind a

pretty classy horse in the Addison pour.

Then we kind of a pretty much a move that's the timeout and end

up finishing third. That might have been the best

horse in the fine states in his most recent grass start on the

first turn. Wicked prankster who was also in

this race. He won last year's toe He.

Kind of bolted on the first turn he was pulled up, walked off and

when he bolted he took crabs and beer with he took crabs and beer

out about 6-7 paths and then once wicked Frankscher got out

of his way, crabs and beer was able to get back on his way.

That ended up costing him probably a few lines and he lost

by a neck to filled paths who on his best day is better than

anybody in here. So it was a great effort in in

spite of bad luck, he's easily, I think the.

Most steady horse in this field and as long as he doesn't have

any crazy mishap happen to him, he should be pretty tough.

And Speaking of wicked Frank, So last year the son of Mosley went

D to wire off a six day layoff. Now it's coming off a bit of a

longer break, but there's not a lot of other pure speed in here.

He's working really well and I can easily see the situation.

He goes back to the front and just doesn't stop again.

It's possible. What do you think?

I just. I think Cannon drawer isn't

include because of Barbosa. He's just he's got the best

winning percentage right now at Laurel.

I think he's seen the course really well and I think you got

to include him. I know he's had better days in

the past but did win last out at Laurel going a mile.

I'm interested in a long shot here.

Jack's legend second start ever stretching out for the first

time for Trombetta. I I look I don't I don't like

the numbers right now for Trombetta and Rosado.

But it seems like a weird it seems like a very intentional

placing of this horse second. To go go routing here.

And so I and I seem to remember from earlier, yeah, I mean an

elusive quality, great notion on, you know, on top and a

haymaker on the bottom. I just, I think the horse can

get two turns, no problem. And so if you wanted to go

bargain hunting, that might be 1 because I think, I don't think

you're getting 15 to one on that horse.

I think you're getting like 2427 to one.

Well, I know he can go two turns because his old brother, talk

Show man won this race twice. So we know he has a, oh wow,

great class pedigree. And in fact, I heard earlier

today the talk show man is in fact going to be at the race.

He's going to make a special appearance and watch his brother

in action. I mean, he has a lot of upside.

I really liked that debut, but I think it's it's kind of a tall

ass. I mean, he if you're 5 1/2 far

along, so now he's going a mile and an eighth.

I would like to see, you know, maybe a Maryland vet allowance

as kind of bridge between that million race and this.

I mean, he could win this race next year or in 2025.

I don't know about this year. And then of course cannons run

cannons war. Excuse me, a full grants or a

grandson to charismatic who is my all time favorite game.

Of course, not that that matters on a turf race, but little

tidbit. Favorite Derby Horse.

Charismatic was also the first Breeder scope.

Oh no, it's not the first Breeder scope because I went 98

when I was at Churchill. But the first breeder scope I

went to outside of Kentucky was that Gull String Breeders' Cup.

Yes, but this is awesome. So in Race 6 here, the Maryland

Million Lassie Stakes. This is for Philly's 2 year olds

and up. This is the the precursor.

The early precursor maybe to the blackout.

Susan, it's on the dirt. You get number the three horse

here. Louie bows in OS right there.

There it is. I love it.

I bet on that horse regardless. Let's go, Yeah.

What are we getting? Those I know, I know.

And she knows about the odds of me making it through the night

on Natty Bow. Yeah, it's good.

There you go. Oh, Piazza, could you like in

this race? OK #9 Old Bay on top of the

Maryland theme name is being a daughter of North Views Golden

lad. She's coming second in all four

of her career starts but it's really not easy to do so to sell

a maiden. It really hasn't run a bad race

in her career so far. I mean last time out in the

Small wonder at Delaware approach she just missed behind

just great who is not in this race but if she was A, I feel

probably be about half the size as it is now and B should be

about two to five for old but almost beautiful.

I mean three's about one or two paths further off the rail than

just great did and she fought pretty hard in the stretch walk

by just the neck and a career top figure on the prisonman

scale and yet she's gonna be 12 to one of this race.

I don't quite know about that. I mean it's possible that given

who kind of second out of streak might not have the heart to win

a race and just like get to the front end stop.

But I gotta take a pretty long look at it.

Also kind of like #1 Remember Me A No guts, No glory of home.

Bred for Jerry Rod who who ran a huge race in the Keswick Stakes.

2 starts back at Colonial Downs ballot on the leaf throughout

Miss by just a half blank that at 32 to one was pressed by just

great last time out and stopped but should bounce back here.

It has a good recent workout and should show speed from the

inside all. Right.

So really, where did you settle? And I I think John's, John's

pick of Old Bay the Nine. I I really do think that horse

has a serious shot here. 12 to one is really nice.

I landed on 11 Shine on Moon. Went back and watched that

replay. Loved how she ran at Pimlico in

that in that Maiden special, seemed to just be right there.

And when she was asked to go, she went.

And I love that with two year olds, especially on the Philly

side, if they're willing to do that extra little bit of work,

especially in the stretch in their first start.

So love a horse coming out of a maiden win.

I think that she's got a serious shot.

You'll hear that name Barbosa out of my mouth a lot and he's

born here, so I do think that's a major positive here.

I think the 13 is the other maiden that I'm interested in.

Similar track to Old Bay here with enemy #9.

Two runs at a maiden special level.

One at Laurel than one up at Pimlico.

Second in both of those keeps keeps Shady Acosta here.

I'm interested in her as well. I do think there's a lot of

different ways. This is a tough one.

This is a tough race. A tough.

A tough side of horses to figure out, but I would land probably

on. I would probably go 11/9 in this

race. I do think if they can draw in

if it's there, the 15 coming out of that that win on the turf at

forest fuel. Excuse me for Dan Ward, for Lay

Lucy. If that horse can draw in.

I think the 15 is interesting here as well.

Dan. I love the fact that we pretty

much all have different horses because as you guys said, it's

that kind of a race. It's really a dart race.

It's wide open. I would go shopping on the tote

board before I really land on anybody.

It's a spread race in any kind of multiple Raceway job.

Focus on three horses. I think Sheila's War Cloud has

to be respected A debut winner at colonial and then last time I

kind of got outrun a little bit in a race with a pretty

impressive winner. I think that was a John service

trained 2 year old blitz the field on the lead the source.

Look at a better pace scenario in this big field.

It's all about whether there's always a workout a trip.

You know it's it's a lot of horses to weave their way

through or go around. I think the Louise right about

enemy #1 going on for Jose Corrales, a guy who's probably

won for 70 with first time start.

Incrementally better with second and does very well with third

time starters. I think this horse got a good

experience last time out, kind of down towards the inside,

getting dirt picked in his face and running on.

In the end You won't have to worry about that from the

outside post. He just must avoid a wide trip.

Listen, there's even a first time starter in this race that's

going to be a million to one. I think he's trained by a very

low profile barn, Brandon McFarland.

You know, John will tell you that the Blow fellows have come

out running thus far. I think he's winning about 20%

with first time starters. This guy's half sister, half

brother won the career debut in one of the Maryland million

races as a first time starter against winners.

So if you want to throw that horse in, it's something like 40

to one. I wouldn't argue with you.

All right. Yeah.

We're seeing a lot of, you know, just like John said, they had to

be bred by the the sire. Until we're seeing a lot of

sires, you know the three golden lads in this race, Three made

from Lucky's 2 Super 90 nines. It's just a, you know, it's just

the way it is. We're going on to race 7th,

which is the Maryland Million Sprint. 6 prolongs on the dirt

for three-year olds and up $100,000 race here Louie.

Where did you land on this one? I think this is a we're finally

at a race where you have to either choose the chalk or try

to beat the chalk here. And I think Twisted Ride is that

horse here I'm going to try to beat.

I'll go to the 8th horse on top here with Al love Josie this is

a horse we've seen before 7 lifetime wins at the track 4

year old gelding son of a holy boss there St.

Ross Lemon drop kid on the on the on the two sides of the

breeding there has Perez in this in the in the irons again ran in

that restricted race up at Pimlico last out over good go

lost a swell by about a length and a half and then there was a.

A gap of 7000 feet to the next horse.

So those two were in the race and that everybody else thanks

for coming and so interesting to see if L of Josie second time

without Lasix. I do like that angle as well

getting a little bit more used to running like that Then I also

then I went to the seven Johnny's from Albany 10 here

hook up a lot horse one last out that is a good angle.

Good enough for Phil Capuano and his barn, one for six in his

last six stakes races, as well this horse.

Seems to like Laurel a lot. Three wins, 2 seconds and five

starts lifetime. So I'll give those two out,

eight and seven on top for me here.

OK, I don't know why the dogs are going, you know, they wait

till now, they go crazy. But it is what it is.

So. It's their happy hour too.

It is their happy hour. I don't know what happened so.

Professional podcast. I I have to disagree a little

bit with Lou. I think Twisted rides the horse

to beat if he shows up. His last race I don't think was

indicative of his true abilities because that was a 5/8 dash and

Monmouth and that race is all about speed and he was put on a

hard chase three wide and in between and it just didn't

workout for him. I talked to his trainer Mike

Moore and he said he kind of ran the horse back a little bit

quick. He's given him more spacing

between that race and this one and he seems to be training

well. The one caveat is when I talked

to the trainer, he said. I'm very worried about a wet.

Track. I don't think this horse likes a

wet track, so you might want to downgrade him if this track

comes up sloppy, but I think twisted, right?

If he shows up is the horse to beat.

I do want to spotlight a long shot because Louie's right.

I loves Josie. He's a strong contender in this

race, but what about sevens 11? A horse that came off the layoff

and I think he prepped in that turf race.

I think they were just giving him one and boy, they gave him

one because last time out he aired he just looked like a

completely different horse and he might be the now horse in

this division with a little bit of upside.

Did I stun you? Oh, John, go ahead.

I'm sorry, my Michael's muted. No, I think John, is he from

Albany on top? Another blow fell but I get the

sense he's gonna be pretty well bet.

Just based on the way folks are talking about him.

I don't think you'll get a six to one warning line.

And there is a lot of speed in here and he's got speed out of

shows. He has speed.

Find faith on the inside of speed.

Twisted drive should be up and near the pace and that could set

things up really well for 7:00 to 11:00 who as Dan noted

absolutely crushed the field last time out. 8 1/2 lines went

far and away. A crew best figure on the bridge

net scale, but it's not a total aberration.

He ran well quite a few times over the winter at well.

He broke his mate in by 4 1/2 lengths at 7 furlongs.

Cut back at 7 furlongs in late March on a wet track, I might

add 1, going away by almost three.

Yeah, he'll include the best figure Goes third off the layoff

here. Even better.

And yes, he he got a great trip last time but he could get

really great trip again. So if the pace does melt down,

be right there to pick up the pieces, and hopefully he'll go

off at somewhere around his 12:50 morning line.

And I think there's a nonzero transgency from Albany goes off

favored over twisted ride for those two will take the book

with the action. The next race is the Maryland

Million Turf Sprint Stakes. It's $100,000 race for 5 1/2

furlongs. Of course on the turf, because

that's why it's the turf Sprint and for three olds up.

So who did you land on here, Dan?

Well, it's the rematch, Witty and Sky's not falling.

They ran 1-2 in the Ben's cat. John and I were talking about it

in the winner's circle after the race.

We were looking forward to the rematch in the Maryland Million

and it's nice to see that they're both here.

Witty, of course, is probably most famous for being the little

half brother to Caravel, the winner of the Raining Breeders'

Cup turf Sprint winner. So Witty is living up to his

sister by being a nice stakes winning turf sprinter.

It was kind of an interesting race.

I would. I would urge all handy cameras

to go back and watch the Ben's cat.

Because it was kind of a tale of two trips.

Witty's a horse that tends not to break well in his races.

He broke a lot better in that spot, but then he ended up very

wide into the stretch. Sky's not falling, on the other

hand, was sort of buried in between between horses turning

for home. He did get a seam at about the

8th pole and they fought on from there, with Witty getting his

head down in front. I think they're equal in

ability. I think Witty will probably be a

much shorter price, but I also think that Witty's going to get

it done one more time. All.

Right, there it is. John, my thing about Witty is he

just does not really like to win.

I mean, going into the Ben's cat, I said if there's ever

going to be a field he's going to beat, it would be that one

because he looked so much to best on paper going in.

He had run seven times in the year, no wins, 5 seconds and his

I mean, and yes, he did have a bit of a tough trip.

He was wide, but I still feel like he should have won that

race a lot easier than he did. And his prison figure actually

regressed by quite a bit. He went down to an 85 usually.

He had been in the 90s. Had he run his usual race, even

with the trouble, he probably should have won by a few lines

and he didn't. So I wonder if if he kind of

just likes running with a pack and not being in front that much

that he'll like run down to his level of competition and we're

almost like rather on 2nd or or third.

And you know it's like this way he's going to take a lot of

money. I'm going to I mean I I it would

be nice if you want you know he's careful staff brother.

He's by Great Notion who is closing in on 2nd place all time

in the middle and million stallion Americans think he had

nineteen wins coming into this year.

But I'm gonna take a shot against him and and then that

shot comes with #3 synergy Star. Also a great notion for Kenny

Cox and Fergal Lynch. I really like the his last start

at Colonial back on September 2nd in the Meadow Stable stakes.

He's been a nice four wide move, gobbled up ground, just missed

behind it. But Turman Kingdom, a very nice

local in Indiverse spinner, ran a big figure and heck, been in

good for good form on Dirt Friday.

That really ascendant form. I mean he'd be the second level

of field pretty easily on Dirt two starts back, just this Pan

Indian Lake. Nice local allowance course,

three starts to go. He has great late speed and he's

going to be able to close down that long stretch of the five

and a half long races. And so I think if you want to

take a shot against a big two in Witty and Sky's not falling,

Synergy Star is your best bet. All right, Louie, where do you

land? I agree that those are the top

three. I am fascinated by a horse in

this race, a three-year old who's raced twice as a

three-year old after not looking good.

At all as a 2 year old is the #2 tidewater out of the wire.

He has three wins this year. Two of those are with him, 30 to

1 here, 58 flat last out at in in A5 for long Sprint.

That's the kind of time that can essentially beat anyone on the

planet that is really fast and really, really capable.

Interested to see the conditions, but if you're trying

to fill out a trifecta, something like that, I think

this is the kind of horse that can pick off a check. 30 to one

right now. That's awesome, I know.

Yeah, I think he'll be everybody.

Yeah, I picked my boy. I think I'm foy's on the racing

biz And it's interesting because his Dio is outflank long long

time Marilyn Stalin who recently died and he perhaps best known

as the damn sire of Nick Ska. He was the sire of Cosmo's

buddy, a Marilyn million winner in her own right.

And of course Cosmo's buddy best known as the dam of Nick Ska.

A little bit of Maryland history there with Tidewater, who as you

said has one big and both of it starts this year and it will be

a great story, you know, the the Automan Farm home.

But I get a sense a lot of people around here are going to

be cheering for him on Saturday. Alright, so we had the race for

the 2 year old girls and now we're going to go for the 2 year

olds. I guess they could be whatever

they want to be. The Maryland Million Nursery

Steaks is $100,000. Race sticks for longs on the

dirt. Where did you land on this one?

We're going to start with John here on this one.

Pick number six Kohlers on top. He's the Pennsylvania bred son

of Fan Box trained by John Service Ave.

Adorno comes in for the mount on this Parks Day.

I really liked his maiden race. He chased the pain and ended up

coming in second. The big fifty behind a horse

named Notice of Action who came back to win the Prince Lucky

Stakes on the Pennsylvania Derby Day.

Undercover Kohlers also ran in the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania

Derby day undercard and maiden race we got involved in in the

three prong speed dual end up fading late but still held OK

held on and got third. His business figure climbed a

bit and it'll fall into an 82 but it's still a lot better than

anybody else in here has run at any point in their lives and it

was kind of and it was a aggression for him.

I think it's pretty good he has blinkers here.

I think that I hope him show moist speed and help him stay a

bit focused in the stretch. I like that Adornos coming in

for the mount and if he can get a but he could break well and

get to the rail and the lead. He couldn't prove tough to

catch. Louie.

I laid it on the five on top here.

Blame the tux. Actually coming off the turf

here to run on the dirt. That's a good.

Angle with Carla Morgan the trainer there for the last 16 of

1. Going turf to dirt for her

smaller barn. Smaller operation but this horse

showed me a lot of colonial. I think that switch to dirt

won't be too much of an issue for this this son of holy

Boston. So interested to see second

timer. Can they can they, you know

repeat that form for the first time out.

I I think that he absolutely can remind me of the rules here.

John is the 13 very unlikely to draw in because we have to get

down to 8. Yeah, he's gonna need 4

scratches. Plus he's stabled in Kentucky.

So I had this image of my head of Ben and Walsh like at in the

paddock of Keeneland by calling them.

The lower is always three times a day going so is anybody gonna

scratch? Anybody scratch, Anybody

scratch. So I will not hold him back on

call me again all. Right.

So I'm not gonna give out the 13 then how about that?

And we're gonna move on to the floor.

Kind of hula moon here. Obvious connections here.

John Robin and Xavier prayers. I I do think that this horse.

Has a very, very serious shot. Random slap last time at Pilma

Co and I thought pretty well. So if it is a wet day, I think

that horse will be fine. Over wet go at Laurel over 2.

But that was a prior to breaking the maiden up at Timonium 6 1/2

furlongs at Timonium. Is that two turns 2.

Is a 2 Turner. OK, so a horse has shown that.

So as Dan likes to say, we're cutting back here to one turn.

How about that? And so I'll put the four in

there. I'm going to concentrate on the

five and the four here in this one.

Be careful, Louie, you might sound like you know what you're

talking about with. That.

I like two horses in this race. John's top pick Kohlers I think

is very very logical, but I think you guys missed the boat

with Foolproof Foolproof. I like him too.

I take him second. Race, yeah.

His career, you've seen progression in both stars and

his debut. He kind of was very, very green

in that race. He was down inside, he was

lugging in, he ran on in the end to be second.

There was something there. They equipped him with blinkers

and it's very funny watching the replay of that race.

Because Foolproof just looks like a compact sprinty type and

he got to the lead in there and there's some big giant sea

monster chasing him. That from a first time starter

from Arno de la Cour and it looks like a lion chasing a

rabbit. And I'd be running fast too if I

was foolproof if I had that thing chasing me.

And that horse I think has some ability and Foolproof never gave

up. He kept right on going.

He won the gallop out very easily.

I think he's on the improved this horse and I like his

outside post position. He gives the jockey options.

He's fast enough, I think, to make the lead if he wants to go

so, but if others are hell bent on it, you can sit just off.

All right, I'll tell you, man, this, this day must is going to

be really wide open because, I mean, you guys have all pretty

much been all over the place. It's kind of exciting.

So race 10 is the Maryland million.

This to AB 7. Furlongs on the dirt, Phillies,

the mayors, 3 years old and up $100,000 on the board.

Louie, tell me who you like. Who do I like?

I mean, what are we doing here? Is fetus free in this race?

I mean, what do we do here? She's been this race.

I like fetus free in this race. I think this is actually a good

spot for her. I know she's seven, last three

out, a win, a second in a grade three and then she comes back

after a little bit of a some time off.

Wins in an optional claimer. I think she's geared for a

second off the layoff kind of run here.

If you wanted to try to get a little a little cheaper in your

ticket, this might be the spot to use her and and hold your

nose and move on. I do think that response time is

an entry. Interesting entry here again

that 6 1/2 furlongs last time two turns.

At Timonium. So maybe she'll be okay.

I'll go in the six and a half. I think she's absolutely got a

shot. I'm going to say the name again.

Barbosa's aboard, so I think she's got a legit, legit shot.

And so I would probably hang on those two.

I'm interested in the two horse here and maybe you guys can help

me out with Luna Bell coming off of a layoffs since the The Black

Eyed Susan last year. Not this year.

Last year. Almost 18 or I guess 17 months

off, whatever. Something like that.

Five to two here. God bless all the connections

there. I'm gonna try to beat her.

She's the key to the race, to be sure, because if she shows up,

she's gonna win. We simply the best source on

paper, but as you mentioned, she's been away for 512 days.

I talked to Hammy Smith. He said at first it started out

as some bone bruising, then he brought her back to the races.

He said I brought her back a little bit too quick and I think

the quote was it's been really hectic getting her back.

I think he also said he wanted to get a prep run into her and

he didn't, so it wasn't like it was a ringing endorsement.

He says she's fit, she's working really well going into this race

and to be quite honest, I'm rooting for her to win because

she did some really good things before the layoff.

But it's a gambling game, and if she does go off at 5:00 to 2:00,

I'd be willing to try to beat her.

Who are you liking this one then?

I think response time. The other horse in the hammy

Smith barn is very, very dangerous, John, and I've talked

about her in the past. It looks like she's getting back

to her good form and she has tactical speed.

I wouldn't count Malibu Beauty out completely because that last

race she was in against Interstate Daydream was a

legitimate graded stake source from the Brad Cox barn, and she

tried to steal that race on the second turn and just couldn't

get there. I don't mind her turning back in

distance. She's she's very versatile, so I

would probably lean towards response time.

Malibu beauty again. Feed to spray.

There's nothing wrong with her. Didn't she win this race last

year? Great outside post position,

great prep race last time. This is a fun race.

John. Yeah, I mean, as Dan said, as

far as I'm concerned, this is the future of the day.

I've been looking forward to all these matching up for a long

time. I am looking forward, especially

to Fading Luna Bell. Because you know she has a very

big fan of club and you know preserving herself.

She's a fun Philly but she but but as we said, she hasn't

raised in a in a very long time and quite frankly even if she

runs her best, I'm not so sure that you can beat response time

or be the spirit like she's never faced anybody or beaten

anybody as good as those two voices.

So I am happy to take a shot against her.

If she wins, I'll take my cat. I picked a a response time on

top, A daughter of Moses, lubred by country like Fung where

Mosley stands. She wants 3 out of four on this

track over the winter. Got some time off following a

doll race in the neither and since then has been rounded back

in the form. Last time out in the Timonium

distatch, she out ran Malibu Beauty to the first turn,

something that's not easy to do. Stalk the pace kicked on

professionally, kept Malibu Beauty at Bay and ran a lifetime

top of 97 on business scale right back in the range that she

had been running over the winter.

I think she's back in a California, as Dan said, she has

good tactical speed and I'm kind of hoping that she falls a bit

by the wayside in the wagering with Fetus Free and Luna Bell

getting a lot of the money. And that being said, if Fetus

Free runs off the screen, it would not shock me at all.

I mean obviously. Be rating Maryland Red Horse of

the Year Extremely classy. Very easy easy a cheer for so I

got no qualms if she wins one long time.

I I kind of like at a price is is #3 Modelists who's 20 to one

on the morning line. When the Maryland million this

staff started last year gobbled up ground, that day came from 16

links out of it to win, going away on the Canaver Stakes in a

similar. Late frenzy got up by 1/2 link

at 26 to one. Has great late speed.

Ran a big race I thought at timonium last time out.

If response time or fetus pre run the races I I don't think

Marvelous is is going to be able to catch them.

But if you're looking for a horse to round down and exact a

horse right factor at big odds could do worse.

Alright, we're going to go to the Maryland Million Classic.

They monitor 8 on the dirt 3 year olds and $150,000.

The big purse of the day. Dan, who is your pick in the

Maryland Million Classic? As John said, the disk steps the

feature. I really wish I liked this race

a little bit more. I don't double crown one last

time out. He's a graded stakes winner.

I don't really trust him completely.

I talked to his owner, Lynn Cash, who likes to run horses

back on short notice. You'll notice the double crown

likes to run back on short notice.

He's the one to owner slash trainer in the country that

says. I'm worried because he hasn't

run back in 30 days. It's too long for him.

It's too much of A layoff. I'm a little bit worried he

could easily win this race. I think all threes is a horse

that I've fallen for each and every time and I'm gotten to the

point where I'm just about ready to script his name from the past

performances every time I see him and just assume he's

scratched because he's burns a lot of money for me.

I think he's going to get a good trip in this race.

Sitting second I'm concerned about a mile and an eighth.

He's going to get one more chance from me to do something

because he might be the third choice in this race and he has

tactical speed. One note though, Jamie Ness has

two in here and everyone's going to be going to our nation on

parade who won this race last year.

Jamie is very bullish on market mavens chances breaking from the

rail. He says the source is a go.

He's going to be sent from the inside post to make the lead in

this spot. And listen, the distance is a

question for many of these sources, but this is the

interesting new face at a price. Have they assigned a writer to

him? I don't think they've assigned a

writer to him yet. Okay, but he's gonna say.

This right on there, that's for sure, yeah.

Okay, yeah. All right, John.

So I'm going to be kind of lame and pick the chalk on top.

It's double crown. You get a a son of Anchor and

Hope Farms, but closing in on $1,000,000.

If he wins his race up to 828 and no England cash's style

he'll probably get, he'll probably have a chance get to

1,000,000 pretty soon. I mean, if you take out all the

races where he really didn't belong like he was in the

Charlestown Classic in a bit over his head.

He was on grass a few times, didn't really handle that.

Take those races out. And his figures are much better

than anyone else in the field. I mean he ran big in the

Polynesian last out. Beats nice horses that day. 1 by

4 1/2 going away one on this track.

Beat all threes. A few starts back at Lowell back

in mid August, we had a huge figure that day.

We're on a solid 3rd going one turn mile back in mid-july.

He has plenty of back class including a win in the Kelso

last October at Ackrock and I think we'll get a pace to run

into. I mean our nation operate is

likely to show speed. All threes of course has speed.

Mark and Maven is going to be close and the pace.

There's definitely a chance. Newly tempo is pretty fast and

if it is you know it's going to play right in a double crown's

hands. I'm kind of hoping he he doesn't

go off. As low as nine or five, hoping

maybe like five to two or three to one, but he's pretty hard to

see past. To Dan's earlier point, this is

a horse who, in the matter of less than a month from August

13th to September 10th, ran four times at four different tracks

and one of those races. Yeah, because because of guys

like Lynn Cash, who trains Beverly Park, a horse that's one

off something like what, 131415 wins in a row.

At some point John in starter allowance races all across the

Midlantic. Lynn Cash just hooks her to a

trailer, takes her to a track that runs a $5000 starter

allowance and wins. But runs are everybody every

single week or something like that.

Some tracks have even mandated a rule called the Beverly Park

rule because they're so afraid of these horses running so

often. And good, goodness gracious,

what could happen that, you know, it's almost like if they

run five times in a month, you can't enter them.

And when Cash was telling me about that earlier today.

So he's very frustrated by that rule, and you should be.

All right, Louie. Well, you.

I'll make it a clean sweep with the two on top.

I do think the eight loose ends is an interesting entry here.

I think that horse will love the stretch out to mile and an

eighth. I think going back watching that

that race last out at Delaware, no one was catching that horse.

I got look Full disclosure everybody in this race is better

than everybody that was in that Delaware race.

But I do think that this is the kind of horse that can pick off

be second in an exact as something like that really

relish the distance. And so if you're looking for a

horse to fill out your ticket, that might be the one.

I just have like just a problem with the name Double Crown.

If they're going with to Columbus as the as the mayor and

Bourbon Courage is the sire. And if they're like if it's

supposed to be like a double Crown Royal, which is not a

bourbon, you know, I can't do it just out of, you know, just

can't do it, can't do it. Double Turkey or something?

Or or Double Forest. Yeah, you gotta call next.

Next time you runs. I'll put that in the analysis in

the form. Definitely do.

That like his name. No.

Your whiskeys strong in the struts.

Named after Canadian whiskey. Surfrider Association member

Mike Gandolfo does not like the name.

Inconsistency in the name really bothers me here, whether or not

this horse can run fast. So all right.

The last race we're going to talk about is Race 12, the Turf

Starter Stakes mile and a 16th on the turf 3 year olds and up

$50,000 purse. What is this, an allowance race?

No, I'm just messing with you guys, Louie.

Who do you like here? I'm getting pointed, Louis.

Louis, you got to say it. Give credit to the racing

office. This is a.

Fantastic race on which to end this card.

A fantastic race, yeah. Give him a hard.

Time and loves it, comes off the turf.

This is a fantastic race and I. So talk to me boys.

If this is if we do have a lot of rain, it would this be the

race to come off the turf. Yes, if anything comes off it's

going to be this race I think. I OK, I agree with that.

OK. I took that sort of into account

when I looked at everybody. I think that brilliant chase, no

matter the condition is the is the the horse to be here.

The three horse interested to see if that horse can run it

back after a sloppy go and acclaimer at at parks we'll see

if that horse is capable of doing that.

We'll go outside to this. Right to the middle of the pack,

I should say I like bonded in this spot to coming off of three

wins and nine runs this year one for two at Laurel.

Lifetime has been running in those allowance of claiming

races, but so has everyone in this field interested if the

connections. I could get it done there as

well and then I went even further outside to the 9 horse

here in Nick Papa Giorgio who we talked about this one Ran in a

in a turf race on Maryland. Million day last year Gets over.

He's going to try to stay on the turf here.

I thought ran a pretty OK race last time.

First claim here for the cult barn who does a great job.

First time off the claim SO37 and 9:00 for me in the last.

I mean, Vegas Vacation is the worst of the vacation movies.

But the nod to the fake ID, pretty rusty when he goes to Las

Vegas is fantastic. Yes, I got next.

Dan, who you liking this one? I respect Nipapu Giorgio.

Certainly. You mentioned the barn off the

claim. I think he's something like 7

for the last 19 and I like that they claimed him probably for

this spot. I think they figured this source

is gonna, you know, he fits this condition like a glove.

Let's take a shot. He got wired last time out.

Now he catches a big field and he'll get a little bit more

pace. I'm going to use him.

I'm also going to use the last sip, who's always I've never

really been a big fan of. But I'm starting to come around

back in June before next out winners and after that they kind

of they they kind of tried different things for him.

First level allowance sources where he was in likely a little

bit too tough. Then he runs against crabs and

beer. Who's running in the Maryland

million turf. That's just a little bit too

turf. Then they Sprint him, which

isn't what he wants to do. And then last time they ran him

on the dirt he threw a fit in the post in the post parade ran

away. I'll throw that race out

blinkers off I think works for the last sip.

He fits with these horses on his best.

They'll be a good price. John.

I ended up going with #4 cirola on top.

Milan Vila Civic Trains. Sheldon Russell was up off the

bit of a slow slope by the way. Sheldon is three wins and 30

miles, but 10 second place finishes.

This one closed pretty well. Last time out against Nana was a

two folks. He was far behind early on and

he had been far behind in his last few stars.

Couldn't quite seal the deal last time, though he did get the

job done off mild fractions. Got up and one by three parts of

length. We're in a career best figure.

Has some of the great has some of the best late paced figures

in this field and as long as you can stay out of trouble he he

should be rolling late. If this race does get moved to

the main track I think brilliant Chase could win even if he

started from the little parking lot.

Not the matter for. Well, there it is.

There there's your Maryland Million day handicapping.

Get the gold Book. Get all of Louise picks.

Yeah, for the race, Louie, plug it real quick.

Yeah, Gold book bets.com. I know that John's gonna have

all his stuff up at racing biz. Of course.

Be IZ. Go check out all their stuff.

And Dan, where should everyone find all of your stuff?

I imagine you're talking QE two a little bit too this week you

talking QE 2 on the Daily Racing Form YouTube channel?

Check it out, we got all of our stakes previews there.

And for the marylandanalysisdrf.com, I've

got some stakes previews as well where I talked to some of the

trainers get their thoughts on the big races also.

All right, I love it. And listen, if you get John P's

picks and he's hitting early, just ride him the rest of the

day, because that's. Pretty much, right, yeah.

Not literally, though. When he's hot, not.

Literally. When?

You're hot. You're hot.

So. With that hair, he's always

nice, He. That's right, man.

Yeah, yeah. What do we think the late pick

five pays on Saturday, Dan? That's a good question.

You know, I think it's going to pay pretty decent.

I'm going to guess, oh, I don't know, $1119.80.

OK. All right.

That's pretty good. Reminder, if you are new to our

Maryland shows, 12% take out on those pick fives.

One of the very best, I mean one of the very best bets in North

American racing is the pick five and on the Maryland circuit for

sure. So, all right, John, what's your

prediction for total payout on the late pick 5?

$638.20. OK.

All right. I think that's right.

I think it goes I. Think if double crown wins,

he'll be a single on a lot of tickets.

I I think a lot of folks are gonna single feet is free if she

loses. That'll knock out how much

tickets. Folks are gonna spread in the

ninth. Folks are gonna spread to the

12th. If Sky's not falling and witty

both lose, that'll pump off the path a little bit.

Really my hope with all due steps for everyone who's playing

Playing in late. Pick five on Friday.

I kinda hope nobody hits it. Because then, because then it'll

be a very nice carryover into UH Saturday.

So if you plan the late pick five on Friday and you're live

in the last leg, it's like the Larry David kind of like unsure

meme. Like, yeah, yeah.

Exactly. Well, there it is.

David, there you go. Alright, well, we're gonna pay

the tab. We're gonna get out of here.

Thanks again to Dan and John for joining us talking Maryland

Racing. And again, we'll be back, I'm

sure of it for in the spring with our road to the Pimlico.

So it's going to be a busy weekend for us.

So Pimlico weekend or Preakness weekend next year because we're

hosting the PGA Championship here in Louisville that weekend

as well. So I'm going to do a couple days

of the PGA Championship and then I guess Louie and I will

probably hop in a car or catch a flight there you.

Go little practice round and then a little, a little

Preakness. How about that?

There you go. Yeah, there it is.

There it is. All right guys, we'll see you

next time on the Horse Racing Happy Hour