Road To Pimlico – Private Terms Stakes | Illman & Francois

Life is good. Well, indeed it is.

No Gandolfo, no problem. This is the Horse racing Happy

hour March 20th 2525 edition of the show.

First full day of the NCAA Tournament on the Division One

side. But whenever we get to this time

of year, we always have to pick the the brain of 1.

Nova grad. His name is Dan Omen.

It's not that Nova. It's a different Nova.

Hi, Dan, How are you? Well, it's the only Nova that's

actually made it into a major tournament and has become a

national champion powerhouse in college basketball the last few

years. We're talking about Nova

Southeastern University 2023 undefeated national champions

John Wooden. Nah, couldn't match up with his

UCLA Bruins to the Nova Southeastern and the might of

the They used to be the nights when I was there.

Now they're the Sharks. And then, oh, they're losing the

buzzer beater in the final on CBS last year.

That was a tough one in the final, but they're on their way

to the Sweet 16. And again, as the most famous

graduate of Nova Southeastern University, I'm very proud.

You should be, Yeah. They're getting embarrassed on

national TV. What do you know about that?

Hi, Callie. How are you?

I'm great. I am up, I'm able and I'm

walking. So I am like, we're in a great

spot right now. Your voice last week.

If anyone can imagine a Star Wars robot that is having

technical issues, that was Cali last week.

Make fun of Star Wars that way or what?

No, I, I, I, I am leasing out Cali Francois to you on Kentucky

Derby week. I am losing one of my most

available commodities and on air talents right here at Laurel

race, of course to you and you and you're saying that to her.

How dare you? How dare Louis indeed.

I agree. This is our Road to Piblico

series, by the way, Dance in the the Laurel Press box, which is

of course the only stop on the road to Pimlico.

They're in Laurel, MD and of course, Callie Francois hanging

out with us as well. You can see both of them on the

simulcast and also sets the morning lines at Laurel.

So we'd love to have both of them on this show give you some

insights into the road to the Preakness and to the Black Eyed

Susan. If you are just joining us for

the first time, we've already had three of these weekends.

They start in late December with the Heftingen talking move on to

the spectacular Bed and the extra heat and the Miracle Wood

in wide country where just last month we've had Barbadian runner

win our last two on the male side.

And I wanted to start there on the Preakness side of things.

If you are new to this series, it's been since 1983 in deputed

testimony that we got a winner out of the Federico Tessio to

win the Preakness Stakes. But we love to follow along with

this because we always want to know who's in the starting gate

of our classic races once we get to the spring.

Dan, I asked everyone on the show to go ahead and kind of put

a top three together for the Laurel group for the Hills,

Maryland based group, essentially moving toward the

Preakness. I think something happened in

the Virginia Derby that's going to make my number two horse look

even better. But Dan, what say you?

Would you like me to go 123 or 321 to build the anticipation?

Oh, I'm an anticipation guy, so why don't we do?

That all right #3 it's Hammer time trained by Gary Capuano.

He has not raced this year. It's hammer time.

But he did win his first three starts last year and that was

odds on in the Nashua up at Aqueduct where he finished

fourth. Now we have not seen him, but I

have been seeing him freezing in the mornings here for Gary Cap,

who told me the source had some shin issues.

He's working very well now. It might be a little bit late to

get on to the path to the Preakness, but we still have the

Tessio coming up, which is a win.

And you're in. I think the source has a lot of

ability. I like how he's being handled by

a master horseman. That horse is number 3 on my

list #2 or we go in Cali 321. No, go ahead, Dan.

Keep going. I like this.

All right #2 Sacred Thunder, also from the Gary Capuano barn.

We'll be seeing Sacred Thunder on Saturday in the private

terms. Takes talk about a horse that

has had no luck whatsoever. Whether it be stuck in traffic

in two of his last four races or stuck behind slow paces in the

other two, This is a horse that's finally going to get an

opportunity to stretch out in distance around two turns.

That's what he wants to do. He's getting a fast pace in the

private terms. If it's not going to happen for

Sacred Thunder on Saturday, it may not happen at all.

I think he's going to run well even if he doesn't win.

I think he takes the next step to the Tessio and then maybe on

to the Preakness and then #1 Omaha.

Omaha won by 7 at Laurel and his one and only start there.

And he ran really well in the Virginia Derby.

I thought that was a speed favoring track.

The horse didn't break well, tried to rally from last, got up

for 3rd Mikey Gorham actually told me.

Now this is a little while, he told me earlier this week.

They may try to get some points and run them in the wood.

Go. The only problem is I've heard

that Louis Ribow guy is going to be at the Wood Memorial, so that

can't be. I mean, how good of a race going

to be? What are we doing here?

Never heard of it, can't be good.

I agree. I agree with you, Kelly.

So you're top three again? Dan 123 What were they?

Number one, Omaha, Omaha #2 Sacred Thunder and #3 it's

Hammer time and if you really want to, I'm this kind of guy

that'll give you an honorable mention.

There's a balance race on Sunday at Laurel.

At Laurel. It's for three-year olds.

I think it's just as good maybe as the private terms.

There's a horse for a very underrated trainer named Daniel

McKenzie called Just the Fair Shake.

He's only raced twice. We haven't seen him in a long

time. He had trouble in his most

recent start, the Laurel Futurity.

He's making a return in A2 turn spot.

I think if he runs well, there he goes in the Tessio and he's a

sneaky horse to consider for the Preakness.

Man we got an honorable mention, how about that Damn damn

bragging on his college and then gets an honorable mention in in

the 1st 6 minutes of the show. Very impressed.

Cali Who are your top three in Maryland?

So I while I do agree with that honorable mention, I think that

was a great honorable mention that we're going to be seeing

off of the layoff. Well done, Dan.

I go with Sacred Thunder as a third in my third selection just

because I have I'm such a fan of him.

But again, the bad luck it when momentum kind of builds like

that, sometimes it's really hard to break out of.

So just kind of waiting to see. I love paid Billy in #2 just

because I think. And in fact, I was, if not for

his stablemate, which Omaha, Omaha #1 I feel like that horse

has just been getting. We'll get to this horse later on

in the show, but I just think he's the ever improving sort and

we are going to see a little bit more from him as time continues.

So I'm really, I was really actually very tempted to put pay

Billy as my top three-year old just because I'm really excited

to see what the future holds for that one.

Yeah. Pay Billy, it will be the 8th in

the 8th hole I should say. Excuse me for for his prep

tomorrow or excuse me Saturday. In the private terms, of course.

Who? So who's your top 3 here?

So we go Omaha, Omaha, Pay Billy, and then Sacred Thunder.

OK, All right. A lot of the the same names

here. I've got Studley do right Third,

I think that's a horse that's going to drop back into the

Preakness trail. It is going to end up go ahead.

It's going to end up in the Tessio.

And I think he's going to have a real shot too.

So I I'll, I'll put Studley do right.

I think even if he runs last in the Tessio, he's running in the

Preakness. They've done everything they can

to get points with this source. They ran him in the synthetic

race. What was it, the rush away?

They ran him in the in the Virginia Derby directs a nice

source. He was a very early 2 year old.

He did some very good things up in New York.

But it's obvious that the owners want to do everything they can

to get this source into the Kentucky Derby.

And if they don't get into the Kentucky Derby, what better

place to run than as the local hope in the Preakness?

Very good, Louis. He's not running this week, but

I have to ask, is Barbadian runner still in training?

Because if he is, he's by #2 just because I've really loved

his shows that Laurel, he's very good against Maryland company.

Barbadian. Go ahead, Kelly.

No, Go ahead, Dan, go ahead. No, Barbadian runner Henry

Walters told me after he won the last start that he was thinking

of giving this horse a little bit of a break.

He's not sure exactly how far this horse wants to go.

He actually is pretty excited, maybe to stretch him out on the

turf down the road. He's managed the horse well.

I mean, there is of course the temptation to run this horse

while you're sharp right now against straight 3 year olds

because eventually I have to face older horses.

But Barbadian runners getting a little a little bit of a.

Break all right, I I done a ton of good running to this point,

so I wouldn't fault anyone for wanting him to get a little bit

of time off. I'll leave him in the two spot.

I just I do think that much of him.

I know we won't see him in the Preakness, but I do think that

much of his last two outings especially I'll go pay Billy

number one. I think this is one that's

developing at the right time is going to be ready by the time we

get to later spring as well. So I'll go with those three.

I still do think we'll see something from studly do right

in the Tessio. I think that's where we'll see

him next and I think it makes a lot of sense.

He's been, I don't know how many lifetime starts he's up to now,

but it's at least 8 or 9. And so they've run that horse in

lots of different spots. As Dan mentioned, I think that

eventually we'll see him back. But those other two I think

stand out for B as well. How about a little top three in

Maryland? Do you like that, Dan?

I know you got to like that. How about that?

I love it. I think it's fantastic.

I think we should do it every week.

OK, there you go. I did want to ask on the other

side because we got Philly races as well to look at beyond the

wire. This weekend is a mile race.

We've stretched out to a mile. If you're new to the circuit

here, we start at six furlongs on the Philly side and on the

colt side and then eventually stretched these races out.

We're at a mile and a mile and a 16th for our preps this weekend,

a mile on the Philly side. We've lost a Caprice on the

trail. Dan, where would she be in your

top three if she were still in training?

She would. That's a tough call because I

think she's a sprinter and I'm really not sure she wants to go

the distance of the Black Eyed Susan.

But from a talent standpoint, I think she would have to be #1 or

#2 simply because she was just beating everything that they put

on the track against her last year.

But she hasn't worked this year. It's apparent something has gone

wrong and we probably will not see her in the Black Eyed Susan.

So we'll get to my top three. My Charm is kind of an

interesting local horse for Brittany Russell.

We'll be talking about her a little bit later on in the

Beyond the Wire. She underperformed last time,

outgoing 3/4 of a mile. Don't hold that race against

her. She's not a sprinter.

She wants to go long. She's going to get an

opportunity to go long and I think that she just needs to

improve from the speed figure standpoint.

She's a little bit slow right now #2 On the list is another

Brittany Russell train horse, and you might not be familiar

with this one because she's only run once and that was back in

February. Her name is High Path PAF.

She's a daughter of Mackenzie. She won her debut going 3/4

rallying from off the pace. She got a nice workout earlier

today, half mile first workout in a month and I'm hoping that

they can get her back either in the Weber City miss or maybe

find something for the Tessio number one.

Well, I mean, listen, it's kind of slim Pickens and this is not

to be rude to our top three-year old Philly right now.

Onyx, 10 is our top three-year old Philly right here at

Maryland looking for the stakes hat trick on Saturday in the

Beyond the Wire. I'm just curious to see how far

she's going to go. She's benefited from good trips

in her races. Yeah, and I think the Mile will

show us a little bit more about what she's going to want to do

by the time we do get to either Black Eyed Susan's Friday or

Grace before that. Even in her case, of course, on

the Philly side, we'd be looking at the Weber City miss, like you

mentioned. Kelly, where'd you land in your

top three? Any overlap there with Dance?

There is the overlap in Onyx 10 absolutely that you've got a

truck that you've got to go with.

I just had my notes and they went somewhere and I don't know

where they went. I do go with safe trust

underneath just because we've seen, we've seen a couple of,

you know, not I've seen some runs where I need to be

convinced and then I've seen some runs where I have been

convinced that this one has been able to kind of give a little

bit more. And then who did I have in my

third? I don't know where my notes

went. They just disappeared.

Shakara Fire does intrigue me a little bit.

I think there's some sorting out tactics wise to kind of get done

there. And I think, you know, really

landing on the distance is questionable.

But I do like as far as raw talent goes, I think there's

something there all. Right, my top three.

I'll jump to the top. Of course, I have Onyx 10 on top

as well. I'm interested in a new shooter

that's run once at Maryland that's coming back in, Burner

account showing back up at Laurel.

I think the mile distance this weekend will be really good for

her. I'm interested because we've

seen her at a mile and a 16th a couple of times.

Be very good. She's won in the mud before as

well. That's the kind of horse once in

a while just jumps up, wins a race that you're not kind of

expecting. I don't know if we'll see her

like the Mispreakness or something like that, but I think

she's a horse that we'll look for on that first Friday or that

the third Friday in May this year at Laurel Park on extent on

top for sure. I think my charm is going to get

better as she gets more distance as well.

So I'll put her in the two spot here for Brittany Russell.

I think the last race was just such a dud for her and in horse

racing, boy do we love to draw a line through performances.

I'll go ahead and draw a line through that one.

I think she's shown already wanted a mile.

Frankly, I think she'll try. She'll stretch out just fine as

well. So there you go.

There are top three-year olds in Maryland.

Any Dan? I guess I have to ask, any

honorable mentions on the Philly side?

Come on. No.

OK, there it is. Yeah, a little shallow field.

There you are. You know, man, I love Black Eyed

Susan Day. There's something, it's

something. It's such a charming day at the

track. It really is.

It's it's it's the right amount of busy.

There's a bunch of nice stakes races.

I don't know, I love Black Eyed season days.

So if you haven't been folks, get out there.

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I did not ask Callie Dan because she was the only person I know

that said no to a horse racing happy hour hoodie.

She's the only person. That's fine.

That's for prerogative. I agree, yeah.

There you go. I, I'm just, you know, you

mentioned Jimmy's. You know it was the only one

that said no way to call me out the.

Only one. That's amazing.

I smiled so big. Cali.

No, don't. Please don't.

I'm going to wear one at Kentucky now, don't I?

No, it's. Going to be too warm.

You're good. What's up?

Jeez. Ouch.

I think at Jimmy's Seafood you could present Cali with a, a

hoodie. I, I know we're going to get our

invites. I know it's going to be a really

big moment for you. Yeah.

Share the stage with me, Louis and and the seminar situation.

I think I would lose a lot of bets if Danielman showed up to

anything that I scheduled but isn't a podcast.

He could just do it at his job. I would be stumped.

By them, no. Well, alright.

And I and I counted you. And I counted you among one of

my few close tell. Him, you weren't even trying to

give him a free meal. Like there's no, there was no

strategy to that whatsoever. Yeah, that's an, that's a plan

you get, you get. It's Jimmy's treats us very

well. They don't need to.

They treat. Us you guys very, very well, but

you have to. Say that I was the only one that

didn't have a hoodie. So you've got to say, you've got

to say everything. Oh man, I'm a little

disappointed that you think I wouldn't sacrifice for you,

Louis. I I counted you among one of my

few close personal friends. Your only close personal friend

or like how does that work? I'm I'm just trying.

To one of, one of. One of one that's me Lou, your

bow and Kelly Francois Dan Elvin hang out with me on the horse

facing happy hour. We love our Maryland shows and

you just heard why there's nothing like getting ripped by a

guy from New York working in Maryland.

I'll tell you what all right, so let's get into it.

Let me pick Dan. I always this is it and look

moving jokes completely aside, I I love what you're doing with

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How about that? I was pretty proud of him.

I was very proud of him as well. Listen, you know, he obviously

sat under the learning tree and now he's a big shot.

I agree. I agree that guy actually like

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but great addition to that team over there as well.

We'll start in Race 5. It is the start of the late Pick

5. It's a maiden 12/5 here,

$22,000, indicating it's a six furlong race for maidens that

are Phillies 4-5 and six years old here.

And Dan starts off with an interesting one here.

I think you made the favorite, the one horse here, Lady

Limoncello at 2:00 to 1:00. If we were trying to look in

another place, where would we look, do you think?

Paperback editions where I would look a horse on the outside has

had her share of chances. That's always a bit concerning.

You always wonder if their career maidens in the making

board paperback edition has is speed and that could be the key

in this race. She finished ahead of four of

these horses last time out. Her jockey and apprentice Sarah

Del Fabros come all the way from Italy.

She's ridden her best on the front end.

This horse fits her paperback edition because she has speed.

I would use her. I would also use the 2 Autumn in

Vermont, a horse cutting back in distance, and this barn has done

very well going second off the layoff recently. 4 for the last

19, a $5.50 return on investment.

Oh wow, OK, that's a nice little ROI there.

Kelly, where'd you land a Race 5?

So I I do go with paperback edition, you know, at the wrist.

This one is O for 8:00, but at the same time, we're finally

getting results. We get an advantageous outside

post. It just sets up so, so sweetly

for this pairing. I also include a first time

starter for She's a gem. Cere de Fabra was actually named

on this one as well. But this one amongst the half

breeding half siblings. We've got some good enough

results first time out amongst the half.

Siblings for me to kind of give a little bit of attention to

this one, especially showing a bullet work on March 7th after a

gate work, I always think that's very encouraging.

So and Claudia Gonzalez, while he's been slow here at Laurel

Park, he's had a couple of first time starters start to turn up

extremely well. So I'm kind of riding a little

bit on and the barn momentum with that as well.

Yeah, I was going to ask about she's a gem.

I think that's an interesting first where we get the bullet a

couple back there at Laurel amongst a sizeable group of

workers as well. So I was interested in her seems

like a good race to start the early pick 5 you could try to

get really or the late pick 5 excuse me you could get try to

get real aggressive with that one or maybe a spread race for

you there in race 5A maiden 12 five we move on to a claiming

12522 thousand in the purse here it's for three-year olds.

We're all carrying 124 lbs here unless, which means no one's

carrying 100 and 44 lbs. It is 5 1/2 furlongs on the dirt

course there. We have not quite gotten to

grass racing yet at Laurel Park, Cali.

A bunch of I think pretty a balanced field here.

We do get a nine to five favorite in Sir Mick if we're

trying to beat Sir Mick or are we trying to beat Sir Mick?

No, we're. Going along for the ride with

Sir Mick underneath, I go with Doc's.

Got a little candy. You always have to trust a Peck.

Guerrero that comes over to Laurel Prove that last time out

amongst a field, you know, with that field in comparison from

that field last time out to this time out looks maybe a little

bit better. Obviously could not beat the

winner that day. I just love physically the

effort that I saw with this one last time out.

But what's to make just kind of being able to run away with

this. He is the clear speed.

He is the strongest speed. I loved what I saw in that

effort last time out. So I go 8 36 Bad Boy Blaze

underneath Jerry Rob Xavier Perez.

Now the reason why I don't have this one in my second is because

just because I think there may be a little bit of a bounce

factor there. So I'm looking for the pet horse

to kind of pick it up, while I think Bad Boy Blaze might just

bounce just a tick. Urban Symphony is in here, Dan,

as a first timer in the Nest barn, and this is a horse that

at this level has one before it's one that caught my eye.

Give that one. Are we going to get 4 to one?

I should ask. And, you know, I think that

horse at 4:00 to 1 is very, very playable.

I think that horse at 4:00 to 1 is very, very tough.

I won't be surprised if the horse kicks down a little bit

simply because of the nest factor.

The key to this race is how you analyze the pace situation.

I think Cali analyzed it correctly.

I think Sir Mick is the horse to catch.

I think Sir Mick is the horse to beat.

Is Sir Mick Ascension this race? I don't think so, even though

Sir Mick is the lone three time winner.

Cermic, I thought rode a heavily speed bias track last time out

when going gate to wire. I also think the Cermic's going

to get to the lead here and probably back down the fractions

if you think the pace is going to be hot.

I do believe, I believe Urban Symphony is the strongest closer

in this race and should be making a lot of late noise.

So make a line, a value line on a horse like Urban Symphony.

Decide what's fair. If you think 3 to one is fair

and you're getting 7:00 to 2:00, go all in.

If you have a strong opinion on that horse, maybe Freedom Stance

is a horse I'm going to try to use in the exotics at a little

bit of a price. This horse has been no match for

Sir Mick in his career, but this is a barn that's done very well

taking its time. Second off the claim.

I got a stack 15 for the last 51.

That's almost 30 percent $2.84 ROI.

Going second off the claim, this source says the tactical speed

that if he breaks from the inside post can tuck in behind

Sir Mick. And if Sir Mick's last race was

a bias induced fraud, maybe Freedom Stance inherits the

lead. There you go, a little freedom

stance talk here on a Thursday. This is the horse Racing happy

hour. It's our Road to Pimlico series

hanging out with Callie Francois and Dan Illman.

My name's Louis Rabo, thanks for making us part of your horse

racing Thursday. Really do appreciate it.

Beyond the wire stakes will be race 7.

This is the Black Eyed Susan prep on the card here.

We have stretched out to the full mile at this point.

Spent a couple months at six furlongs and one at 7 furlongs

and now we are running at a mile $100,000 indicated here of

course for three-year old Phillies.

And this is look, we're we're getting into the the time of

year Dan and you mentioned some when we were doing the rankings

here. You know, this is horses getting

off of Lasix and trying those kinds of races for the first

time. If they're trying those sorts of

stakes races. We see some horses that we've

seen before including an Onyx 10 who we all have at the top of

our rankings for the three-year old Phillies in Maryland.

Is she the horse to beat here, and by how much is she the horse

to beat? I I think she's the horse to

beat. I don't think by how much, I

don't think she actually has such a tremendous edge over this

field. I think the mile is a question

mark, especially breaking from the outside post.

You have to remember that one turn mile races at Laurel Park

have the long stretch of the second wire finish.

So when you turn for home you still have a little bit more

than two furlongs left to go. In a one mile race, you don't

want to be losing ground all the way on the backstretch through

the turn and into that long stretch, especially if you're

inexperienced at the distance. And maybe, just maybe, that'll

work against Onyx 10. She's very, very talented.

She's worked out good trips in her last races.

I'm going to try to beat her. My charm I had a lot of trouble

with. She made my list.

I talked to Brittany earlier this week and she said blame her

for the last race. She didn't think 6 furlongs was

going to be part of the plan for this source, ever.

She thought against that field. She could handle it, and

obviously she was wrong. So she's taking the blame for

that one. And she can't wait to get this

horse back out to a mile. That's fine.

I want our daydreaming girl in this race.

For Lou Linder. This is a horse that was

eliminated at the start in the most recent race.

Just pinched back badly. Last widest in the stretch.

Finished really well, like the gallop out.

Proven commodity at 7/8 of a mile.

Don't think a mile will be any issue.

There's pace for her to attack this barn since February the

24th. Up at parks 7 for 27.

Four dollar ROI. There you go, our dreaming, our

daydreaming girls. Excuse me, is the two horse here

8 to one? Ruiz and Linder, as Dan

mentioned, spectacular play here.

What do you think of a horse like like Safe Trust who's been

running in this steaks company was right behind Onyx 10 last

out but did run out of gas kind of at the end there.

Callie, you think this horse is a little bit better conditioning

growing up a little can get the mile here?

Well, I did mention this one is my top in, you know, for the

three-year olds. But I do think with and I didn't

kind of say the caveat in. I do think that she is kind of

specialized maybe at these shorter distances because

watching that effort last time out in the wide country

tactically, Dennis Cerujo wrote it well.

But she had, if you watch that race she had, there was a big

just loop in her reign on the backside and she got 0 support

it just from what I saw. And I have a feeling that that's

going to happen again. And when you ride horses like

that, they get very, very tired, especially when you're

stretching them out in distance. Now, I do think that the wide

country put a great bottom on her condition wise.

It's the question of is this one going to be able to take it to

the next level in the next race? So while I do think this one is

talented, I think this I would prefer this one to just sit

right off of it. I think for the day, if they go

the same way with this one, we're going to be getting a

similar result and then just kind of take that and add that

extra ground to it. So that's where I find a little

bit of trouble just today. Like I said, I do think that

this one does have talent. I just didn't love the way it

was written. She was written last time out.

Obviously I go with Onyx 10, but you mentioned a horse earlier

and I can let you kind of dive in, but burner account.

I loved how this one traveled and responded to get away from

other horses. I think for the three-year old

and these younger ones, that's extremely key.

I don't think this one is going to be too upset by not getting

the lead. I think mentally this one will

be able to handle it but just can't get in too much trouble.

I mean, I watched that turf that went on the turf first out and

that was just she was just being a pure show, show woman, show

woman at that point. So very flashy effort in that

first one that impressed me back at Colonial.

You have to mention you mentioned already, of course,

with my charm. I'm just kind of waiting to see

it a little bit. But then I also want to talk

really quickly about Moon Cash for Mikey Gorham, Raul Maynet.

I know we're stretching a little bit here, but have to touch on

the fact that she was entered through this distance at the 62

five a couple of weeks ago was a scratch.

Maybe just opted to try here for this weekend and in that recent

wind trip drifted a little bit out of the start, was rushed up

for a reason. I liked how this one confidently

put away the fellow pace challenger and really just kind

of outlasted. She's a big girl.

And I mean, I'm excusing that last mile effort the first time

going the second wire just physically showed.

And you know that I think just with a prolonged challenge, I'm

giving this one a second try at this distance here today.

I was going to ask you about Moon Cash because we did see her

twice now in a mile and a 16th win.

And I know it's a different ask, Dan, when we're at Laurel Park,

that mile and a 16th, we'll talk about it for the next race

because that is the distance of the private terms this weekend.

It's kind of an odd starting spot just ahead of the finish

that that deeper finish line that you've you've mentioned a

couple of times. But she does have the two wins

over the mile and a 16th. We've joked many times between

the two of us on the show about cutting back in distance and

being better. Obviously it's only a 16th of a

mile. We're not talking about that,

but is this a race? She could, you know, show up at

a mile like she did last time out at a mile.

And a 16, I'm expecting her to run her best in here.

And I think the distance obviously, as you mentioned

isn't going to be a problem. I am concerned about the fact

that she is stepping up in class while facing other quality speed

horses. And the key to the race from a

pace perspective is down on the rail that central casting for

Jamie Ness stretching out. And I talked to Jamie earlier

this week and he says the source only knows one way to go is a

fast horse. Has no idea if the source will

get the mile, but this source is going to show speed from the

gate. I would assume that safe trust

is going to show speed can moon cash rate against better horses

and then out finish some strong closers like an Onyx 10 like a

my charm, like an our daydreaming girl.

Is she faster and can go to the front and do these all the

horses into the ground? I'm not sure.

I think it's a big ask for her. I think it was a nice claim,

though. I think they're going to make

they're going to do well with this source.

She has a nice pedigree and she's done some good things.

She really looked good last time out.

As Callie mentioned, she dueled the horse as it was that was the

favorite right into the ground and kept on going.

The original 6 stable folks obviously think a lot of her,

claimed her for 40 grand. She's a daughter of Moser, bred

for $2500. We move on to the Preakness Prep

for the weekend. It is the private terms.

It's race 8. We're going a mile to 16th,

folks. We're going almost a full two

turns here. I guess it's is it considered

full two turns here at Laurel with where the starting game is?

I guess it is. We're on the dirt spell, of

course, so we're going to play our game that we play every week

and buy or sell. Since it is the private terms,

we will ask if they can win. It's a good deal, Dan and Kelly,

and if it's a no winner, we'll call it a bad deal.

All right, for the private terms.

So there you go, Dan. Have you ever purchased anything

via private terms? Have I ever purchased anything

via private terms? No.

Yeah, I don't think I have either.

You can look up my mortgage right now, Kelly.

No, but I'm thinking private terms in a different sense where

you find something on like Facebook Marketplace and you

like haggle bright and like that's, that's the direction I

went. And so like technically that

would be a yes for me. All right, you know what?

I'll allow it. That's good enough for me.

So we'll play stretching. I'm.

Stretched with that, but I was looking, I was looking for

somebody to say yes and I was just, I was trying to find a way

for that. What was the terrible

Craigslist? That's what it was called.

It's more of like a Craigslist private terms kind of thing.

Yeah, Yeah, there's Dan. That's a proper response, by the

way. All right, so that's crazy.

The previous prep here of the private terms.

I will go to you Cali very first here.

Crab Daddy spectacular name. I I'm sorry you guys live in

Maryland. Is everyone just so proud of

Maryland for coming up with the crab 5 instead of the Fab 5 for

the basketball team? I mean that's good stuff.

It's a good job by the Maryland people.

And how did it take over 100 years for someone to do that?

I'm just wondering I I don't get it.

We should call our pick fives the crab 5.

Just just putting it out there, just being the marketing guy

that I am designing hats, talking about crab 5 doing the

work Cali a good deal bad deal crab daddy.

It's I, I like, let me, and I just had a conversation with

Dan, like, let me react and then give me a, a moment to think

about it and get sold. And we're kind of nearing that.

No, sometimes it takes me days to get back to, to get on board

with things. And we're we're yeah, I mean the

crab piece that you could have with that possibilities I will

say that I will agree with. You everyone that wins?

Yeah, no, I'm really that's. Great.

I will agree with you, Louis, and say that they're just a lot

of possibilities that could come out of that.

Get out of your wagering shell. Play the.

Crab. Oh my gosh, that's great.

I love that. I'm telling you, omen, I'm

telling you these are things. You're welcome.

I have free ideas. I'm telling you.

Look, you're back in on the list here at the Laurel Park press

box whenever you want. Marketplace of ideas People

Marketplace of ideas Cali crab daddy good deal bad deal.

OK, here's the thing. I love Crab Daddy in general and

actually I'm very excited for this horse's just overall 2025

that we're going to be seeing. I just think running at and you

know, I I'll let Dan get into it, but I'm just going to be the

doubting Thomas. I'm never one to kind of love

these quick turnarounds unless you're somebody that trains the

horse and is setting the horse up to do that.

And I've seen it. I've seen trainers do it very

successfully where they set up two big races right in a row and

very with a very short time. So that's just the quick turn

around is just is what I'm kind of hesitating on.

I'm just worried he might regress because even in the run

at Colonial the jock was just trying way too hard to get him

up there from the get go. So he chased very well.

In the end though, against the runaway winner, it was a very

lovely finish. The turn around for me just

worries me just a touch. Quick turn around here, Dan.

Good deal, bad deal on crab Danny.

Bad deal on Crab Daddy. I don't particularly love the

crab. The turn back and quick turn

back basically for all the reasons Cali.

So I'm really not even interested in the most recent

race. But what excuse did this source

have against Pay Billy? Two starts back It was not a

fast pace. They looked each other in the

eye. Pay Billy was a better horse

that day. Why is anything going to be

different on Saturday? That's my answer right there.

Same as that. OK, Ideal.

All right, we move on. Heller's too.

Change my world Dan. Is this one running?

This one is on the fence as of Wednesday morning.

As of Mary Eppler, the fact that Mary is not named a jockey, it

means that there's a chance you may not be running in this race

a good deal or a bad deal. I'm going to say bad deal.

This source is stretching all the way out in distance.

While I think that might be good for him, and I've liked some of

the things I've seen, I think it's too much too soon.

Stretching out and stepping way up in class.

Callie, change my world. Good deal, bad deal.

Everything that Dan said, No notes.

No breaks, no notes, just the crab 5 Superpower is the three

horse in this one, an explosive winner on 2nd asking last out.

Got Lasik's last time as well for Christophe Clamma, who

decided to ship this one down after a win in that one turn

mile there at Aqueduct. Rodriguez gets them out.

I mean, this is this is clearly an attempt to get you know, to

get this horse, this kind of win.

The son of frosted Cali. What say you?

Good deal or bad deal on the number 3?

There might be no deal because he's actually entered for Sunday

as well and I just have some back information that I think

the horse is going to be running Sunday instead.

I can make No deal banners. There we go.

No deal, Dan Deal. I could have done Deal or No

Deal, couldn't I? You could have done deal or no

deal, but you didn't because you're a dope.

And now what I'm going to say is that Superpower, if he runs in

this race, I think it's a contender based on the fact that

he ran a very fast race last time out.

It was odd to see if Christophe Lamont, train runner pay, what,

$80.00? All right, good time starter New

York. So there were many high hopes

for Superpower in that race. I'm going with Kelly.

Kelly says this horse may not run.

I'm throwing him out. I disagree with Kelly.

I think he's a great deal. How about that just to disagree

with Kelly? All right, we move on to the

fourth horse Global Steve for the Rebarn Michael Sanchez, a

board here where there's nowhere to be found in the Withers last

out at the beginning of February, but prior to that one

back-to-back to start his career at parks, including the future

Star Stakes in December for two year olds.

I did go to you first here. Chance for this one here.

And if you believe Butch Reed, he's going to be nowhere to be

found at Laurel Park on Saturday because he's entered a Turfway

Park sprinting and it looks like he's going to run in that race.

Or at least that's what Butch told me earlier this week.

And since Butch has two in here, I'm bound to believe.

All right. So no deal on global?

So excited about that horse. OK, why can you just go ahead?

Let's I mean, I think it's I think it's worth talking about.

They're gonna throw the blinkers on.

Obviously they're gonna try a little bit of a different

tactics. Ugly race in the winners, gets

back, like Dan said, to a shorter distance at tough way

this weekend. If this horse ran on Saturday

here, he would have been my second choice.

Obviously, like obviously like with his half sibling, Caglia

stro high expectations there and that's where all of this was

coming from. But in both of those wins, just

doing it on natural, it was this horse.

Is this horse in those two wins just all vibes?

Not even really using the brain yet?

The blinkers on are going to make this one use its brain and

I can't wait to see what happens.

On top of that, you have a gate work going with those blinkers

on. You would guess.

So for me, I just can't wait to see what what we see out of

Global Steve in the next run. Global Steve, a son of Bucaro

Hardspun mayor there $60,000 purchase last May Tony Eclipse

comes in as the five to two favorite in this field.

Russell, Russell. Dan, I ask you before we ask if

this is a contender because I think the the basic here is

going to be good deal. How much of the five to two

number Dan is Russell Russell and how much of it is the

horse's ability? I know your job is to try to

predict the public's betting habits.

I, I, I think a lot of it is the Russell Russell factor, but make

no mistake about it, this is a very good horse and one of the

mistakes I might have made on Saturday is not ranking the

source higher in my analysis and the program and on the

handicapping guide, this source has shown plenty of ability.

He had no chance. Go to our YouTube page.

You'll be able to watch all of the replays hand and head on in

one shot. It's a trip handicappers dream.

This horse was skunked, he was sitting on the inside, he got

shuffled all the way out. You just don't recover from

that. The question for me is how far

does he want to go? He is a big, strong, well bred

horse who has just shown a lot of speed recently.

Britney has always thought this horse was going to do better at

distances. Then maybe she had kind of a,

I'm not sure she's believing that this horse is going to do

it. This horse is going to get close

to the pace and I think it's the worst to be.

All right, so that is the five toy Eclipse.

What say you Callie? Good.

Deal. I OK, so I get I agree to an

extent. I just need to be listen, I

completely understand from that effort last time out.

It was not pretty and I winced for Sheldon as I was watching it

because he just got behind a horse that was just boom, went

nowhere autumn like suddenly it would.

That was not fun. So my only concern is that is

this guy a need the lead guy we do get and when you're going to

turns now he he's lucky that we've got presumably a couple of

scratches on the inside. So let's just say superpowers

out and possibly let's just say superpower chain roller

superpowers out. That puts him in the two or

three path. Things look a lot better for

him. However, I just second so and it

helps because if you take a look at that first time out, second

time out ended up winning. When you talk about a horse

who's had a break for the first time, that's what I kind of

equate it to. So things are looking good as

far as him just also possibly needing a race.

I just want to see it, which is why I will have this guy

underneath. OK, there you go.

Did win the Maryland juvenile back in December before that

trouble trip there in the spectacular bid last out.

I Dan, I I you know you. I'm very bad about wanting to do

this, but just trying to read the tea leaves of the timing of

all of this. This is an attempt to have this

horse in the best form safe for the Tessio and then for for

classic time, right? I think that's the plan.

I think Brittany's realistic and that maybe this is probably not

a Kentucky Derby horse and maybe it's not even a Preakness

source, but I think this horse does have ability and if he runs

well in the private terms and of course wins the private terms,

he'll move on to the test. He'll be given every

opportunity, let's just say that.

He is $160,000 more expensive to breed every other horse in this

field. The sun of course of not this

time. Baby Dukes comes in as the sixth

horse here. Ruiz and Reed here was a winner

last out at parks in a listed. Excuse me in a black type stakes

going a mile and a 16th seems as a love that distance.

Cali. What do you do?

You give this one a chance here in baby.

Dukes yeah, I do like this one obviously from that win last

time out. Obviously, you know, looking at

the replay, he actually had a moment where he switched to the

outside in the middle of the second turn, but he wasn't like

that the whole way. It was just a quick it was a bit

of a green moment, but he came back with just a really nice

fight and there was some just vengeance to this one and he

wasn't backing down. I mean he did get out galloped.

He pulled up relatively quickly. I think he's just a bit I think

he's been begging for the two turns.

I think he's just a bit of a cruiser.

So as long it I I wouldn't be upset if this guy ended up

getting a three wide trip on two turns because I think he's just

that type that kind of needs that little extra room.

Dan, 8 to one on this one. Ruiz and and Reed $130,000

purchase at one point. Good deal, bad deal for this

one. The Kelly, I think, viewed it

very, very well. The last race, The Source, is as

green as the Grinch and has been for a long time. 4 1/2 furlongs

though, no problem. Mile and a 16th, no problem.

I think this race on Saturday is going to be a problem from a

class standpoint, especially if he has to go after Tony Eclipse

in the early portion of this race.

But Cali viewed it very, very well.

He saw the Source. He switched to his right lead on

the turn. He's still very green.

Yes, he was game, but it's also worth noting they basically ran

1-2 around the track. There was number closing going

on. That was his first race as a

gelding. Butchfield's told me that he

believes the source is getting better and getting more mature.

I still think it's a big ask. All right, we move on.

The 7th horse is a horse we've seen on the entirety of the

trail in Sacred Thunder. This is his fourth run already

on the trail and sixth straight and 7th straight, seventh

straight try in Steaks Company 4, Sacred Thunder, Dan's

favorite horse trainer Gary Capuano.

I'm just putting words in his mouth.

What say you, Dan, about this one?

Major contender in this race, won't be surprised if he gets a

well deserved victory. His last four races have been

nothing but trouble trips. As I said earlier on 4 back just

held up in behind horses. 3 back runs against one man team before

that horse got hurt was one of the better three-year olds, if

not the best one in all of Maryland.

Two starts back completely in traffic from about the 3/8 pole

down to the 16th pole and once he got clear, flew home.

And last time out, that paceless race had to swing wide.

Was making up around all this at distances shorter than his best.

Gary Campus wanted to stretch him out for a long time.

He's going to do it for the first time since he won at

Delaware. It's all about trip for this

horse. Is he just going to be one of

those unlucky types that we've seen and you just rip your hair

out saying, oh, he was best? I can't wait to bed him again.

I have a feeling he's going to run very well on Saturday.

All right, Kelly, what say you about sacred Thunder?

I agree. I mean, it's, you know, he just

got a bang up race and not the best way last time out.

That was tough kind of to watch. But saying that as we get, you

know, we talk about the second wire a lot and I think, you

know, watching him in that race, he was definitely a victim of

that second wire. He was running through beyond

the wire. You could just tell with the

very last of his reserves. So like Dan mentioned, and I

think he's completely on point with it.

You get this guy to two turns, I think things might change a

little bit better because time while we do here, while at here

in Laurel, we have a short run up from the gate to the first

wire. I think for him on the outside,

time could possibly really slow down.

Life could slow down in the sense for this guy, and it could

potentially be exactly what he needs. 10 trips to the the

winning side of things as far as getting checks hit the board 10

out of 11 runs for sacred Thunder.

So at least include this one in your exact place pay Billy comes

in in the eighth spot. I'll start with me obviously

talked about him in my top three.

He's a good deal for me, Cali. Good deal for you.

Hey, Billy. Yeah, let's go.

Let's rock on with it. Let's win this thing.

I know pay Billy was going to be able to handle that pressure

that he did get last time out and that's all I needed to see.

Also, not a perfect break. He bested his challenger on the

pace, fended well against the winner.

I think, you know, he he out galloped that winner by several

lengths. Watching the gallop out after

that and you know, I think you know how that force lost, you

know, force kind of went wide on MENA.

Then MENA got a bit too comfortable at the top of the

stretch. So you can see MENA kind of go

from zero to 100. It's going to be interesting to

see how MENA enters the two turns with this one.

I know the connections considered it where you know

this horse has run the two turns, but I also think this

horse is a bit of a different animal the last time we saw him

at two turns, Dan. How about you?

Good deal horse. One of the top contenders in

this race. If there are scratches he's not

going to be hung far outside. Most importantly, he's pace

adaptable. He doesn't need the lead.

I expect him to sit off the speeds in A3 wide tracking trip

and we'll find out how good he is when he turns for home.

All right, just me, now that we've run through, give me your

actual on top winner Cali. Hey, Billy, I'm still.

I know it's a bit of a stretch, especially if Sacred Thunder

gets his way and Tony Eclipse comes back.

But I just, I really, you know, I just, I, I'm, I'm excited to

just kind of stick behind this horse and just see what happens.

Who you got, Dan? I'm keying on pay Billy and

secret Thunder. I'm worried about Tony Eclipse,

but if he's going to be a short price I'll try to beat him.

Race 9 will close the card. We're going a mile again on the

dirt there it is a 12/5 maiden claimer to close the card. 3

year olds are running here, like I said, on a mile on the dirt

for $22,000 in here. We got Mamba Mindset who we've

heard that name a couple of times on this show parlay for

Destiny as well. The favorites in the 1-2, but

the six horse will be two to one favorite in here.

Cali has been running at the maiden 10 level moving back up

to the 15 and he concerned about the move up in class.

Or is this one ready you think? No, I, I think you know a line

he just got he, he keeps this horse just keeps trying, but

every time he keeps trying, he's still improving on each try.

So I'm not really concerned at all.

I think you know what, we're coming back to the mile distance

with this one. I actually potentially like it

better with this one at the mile distance.

The last time we saw this one at the mile distance, there was a

little bit of onset early this he had to contend with.

And sure, we can expect him to kind of be in that position

again, but I think he's just way more battle tested than he is

last time we saw him at the one turn mile.

Dan, if we're trying to beat a line, when are we looking at?

I don't like the first eight races really.

On Saturday, I'm betting with enthusiasm on the number 4

repeating. Of course, if he wins, I take

the track down with me. I'm very, very confident that

he's going to run very, very well on his third start since

June. If we analyze his two starts off

the layoff, he comes off of a lengthy layoff.

He shows surprising speed in his first race back and then he's

tired. It was a good fitness builder

and if you watch his most recent start, it was a very odd race.

It was one in gate to wire fashion.

This horse broke from the far outside, was 4 wide all the way

through the backstretch into the turn, actually got into

contention within 1/2 length of the leader, and then flattened

out. It's his third start of the form

cycle. He's stretching out to a mile

and can stay close to the pace. And best yet, he's going to be a

price. I'm betting the four repeating,

of course. Hari El Soprano is not a name

that I know very well. What can you tell me about?

I can tell you the idea is choice that he is choice of

Mamba mindset and repeating of course and pick repeating of

course it's. Pretty good, Kelly.

I'm not gonna lie. That's a pretty good response to

that. How about that?

That's that's all the response he needs.

Well, there you go, there's your late card at Laurel Park on

Saturday. Again, Dan website,

islaurelpark.com/pics for everything out there.

I really, I can't stress to people enough.

I I see on social media and different things, people

complaining. There's no information out

there. Everything costs money, All this

kind of stuff, morals, Maryland's doing it like if you

really want those things and you want low take out of pick fives,

go play Maryland. Like I, I don't know what else

to tell you, Dan. And if you don't want pics and

you don't want analysis and you don't want trainer stats, you

don't want bias information and you don't want jockey calls, we

have free past performances on the website as well.

You can take them and make your own opinions, which at the end

of the day is the most important part.

I just want to have one potential storyline, Louis,

because you're supposedly a reporter, some big shot reporter

with five shows. I have been told by several

trainers that the hottest apprentice that they've seen in

many years is going to be making his debut this week at Laurel

Park. I'm not going to mention any

names. You're going to have to look in

the PPS. All I've heard is that this kid

has a tremendous amount of talent.

That's all I'm going to say. We got 1 going in Kentucky right

now and I'm not and I'm not doing like the oh look at us

thing in Kentucky thing at all. I promise Irving Moncada is

going to ride California Burrito in the Jeff Ruby Stakes on

Saturday. I think there's a legitimate

chance that kid starts in the Kentucky Derby.

Was a was an exercise rider for for Brad Cox for a couple of

years and has gone out grew up on the farm with his dad.

He's a legitimately great horseman I'm really excited

about. I love when these new guys pop

up or new gals, whatever it is. I just really do.

And Irving's one of those guys. So Dan, I will be scouring the

PPS to figure out who it is in Maryland as well.

Well, there you go. Make sure you go check them out

on Saturday. Again, the Beyond the Wire

stakes on the Black Eyed Susan's side of things and the Private

terms on the Pimlico side. We'll be back in a month, of

course, for the Federico Tessio show, the Webber City Miss, of

course, alongside. We'll have a lot of fun with

that show, of course, and I'll get you ready for a win at the

end of the Preakness Stakes. We'll finally be there after

starting these shows in December.

You 2 have a great rest of the week.

Do you have a pick for the Louisiana Derby or for the Jeff

Ruby Stakes by chance? If we looked at those, I think

I'm really interested in posters return for Ian for for Owen

Hardy, excuse me, and the the Godolphin folks in the Ruby.

But I do think California burrito is going to be really

tough. Seems to really like that

surface. Either of you have a big pick

either of the Ruby or in the What do you think of, for

example, John Hancock going two turns mile and three sixteenths

in the Louisiana Derby? Dan Gothford I like the horse,

but feel free to elaborate, Dan. I was stunned.

He wanted a mile on the 16th. I thought when I watched his

debut that he was going to be purely a sprinter.

He made a fool out of me that day.

I'm going to hope he made. So I'm going to hope he doesn't

make a fool out of me here because I'm, I'm, I'm not going

to pick him. I'm going to go with the number

six built a horse. That just seems very, very

consistent, I guess, is the word, right?

He won the gun runner. He missed him a lecomte.

He ran on the Risen Star last time out against that freak.

He's run 292 Byer speech figures in his career.

Blinkers wake him up. He's going to run big.

I agree. Bill's, Bill's ready for sure.

Go ahead. So it's going to be John

Hancock. Caldera is going to.

I love the race that Caldera did last time out.

However, I could also see you got to just be a little bit of

afraid of a Brad Cox horse and that's where I get a lot of

interest in instant replay. The race sets up really nicely

for him there. You go.

All right, so I'll be at the Ruby on Saturday.

Look right back here. I'll do about 1/2 hour preview

before the card starts trackside up at Turfway Park.

Two weeks from now, I'll be at the Wood Memorial in New York.

You'll be watching for coverage there.

We'll have a couple of special guests flying in for that one as

well up in New York. And then of course, hey, it'll

be Kentucky Derby week. Kelly Francois, head into town

with me. We'll go to the Kentucky Derby

draw and hang out. Kelly's got to spend like 9 days

with me. Dan, it's a really terrible,

horrific life decision that she's making.

I'm just saying I I, I I. I told her and I don't and I I

don't expect her to come back with any of your bad habits.

That's all I'm going to say. Oh, yeah, no, I think, you know,

it's all. It's almost like, you know the

best, you know, they have like sex Ed in high school, but the

best way to do sex Ed would be to have people come to my house

and have to take care of four kids.

That that's the best part. Like just have them over have to

clean a house, have to do all the chores, have to go to work

and pay for other people who aren't thankful.

That's how you get people not to procreate is to come to my house

and see what a pain in the ass it is to have four kids and have

to work. They never say thank you.

All these kinds of things go through that have.

To watch what happens when I walk in the door.

Your kids are going to be angels.

Nine days, 9 days of this, well, there's no sense.

The thing is, she's going to look at me and she's.

Going to look confident at four days.

I didn't think about the 9. I don't want to.

I don't want to turn out like Louis is.

What's going to come out of that week, Dan, I would not worry.

I think she's going to come back better.

How about? That time will tell.

Sometimes the hard lessons are the best life lessons.

His name is Daniel and she's Callie Craig Swap.

They joined me from Maryland. They work in Maryland.

They do things in Maryland, and I will see them in a few months

in Maryland. I'll see Callie here first.

Dan and Callie appreciate you both very much.

Have a good rest of the day. Thank you as well.

There you go all right, so another week here on the horse

racing happy hour. Thank everybody for hanging out

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about Arkansas next week ahead of the Arkansas Derby.

Really interesting path to the Kentucky Derby through there.

And of course, Cold Battle been really, really good there as

well. But again, I'm Lou Urbo, this

has been the horse racing happy hour.

Thank you for making of your whole race weekend right here

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