Picks from the Star Tribune's handicapper:
JPost time: 6:30 p.m. Best bet: Holy Brass (7th race). Best play: 50 cent Pick 4—Race 7 (5/All/1,3,4,7/1,5,6,7), $56.
1 250 yards. 2-year-olds. Maiden claiming $6,250. Purse: $7,250.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Black Ivory Sox (Luark, Olmstead)122/2-1
2: Alotta Brimmer (Smith, Johnson)122/6-1
3: Flyin Foose (Goodwin, Hybsha)122/7-2
4: Zoomin Reggie (Beaty, Weidner)122/5-1
5: Jls Sure Shot (Golibrzuch, Miller)122/8-1
6: Miss Patty Cakes (Richard, Hybsha)122/3-1
MISS PATTY CAKES should appreciate shortening up after dueling and fading late in both starts. BLASH IVORY SOX looks to be main threat to top pick with decent gate speed. ZOOMIN REGGIE is the veteran of the group with four races under her belt.
2 300 yards. 3-year-olds and up. Allowance. Purse: $15,500.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Bee Bee Guns (Golibrzuch, Miller)124/4-1
2: Goldies Big Time (Luark, Kane)126/15-1
3: Afterallitseasy (Delorme, McKinley)126/20-1
4: Bully B Quick (Beaty, McKinley)124/5-2
5: Love My P A (Smith, Johnson)124/5-1
6: Beautifulish (Eikleberry, Harris)124/7-5
7: Rey D Arranque (Swiontek, Black)124/15-1
BEAUTIFULISH has been consistent this summer meet and is a winner two back. BEE BEE GUNS had a rough beginning last out and deserves another shot to regain prior form. BULLY B QUICK broke his maiden last out in a driving victory.
3 About 7½ furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Allowance. Purse: $30,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Contributor (Richard, Van Winkle)121/20-1
2: Life a Riley (Vergara, Silva)121/9-2
3: Broken Key (Velazquez, Scherer)121/8-5
4: Fire Mission (Eikleberry, Biehler)121/10-1
5: Street Fighting (Butler, Rhone)123/12-1
6: Bold Animaux (Sanchez, Biehler)117/6-1
7: Sir Searsucker (Franco, McFarlane)121/7-2
8: Friarcracker (Carreno, Bravo)121/20-1
9: Sweet Stuff (Hernandez, Donlin)121/15-1
BROKEN KEY is strictly the one to beat on paper coming in with three consecutive victories, love the confidence stepping up in class. SIR SEARSUCKER will come rolling late from the back of the pack picking up the pieces, slight concern of lack of pace. FIRE MISSION doesn't need the lead but might take it with this group; expect to be in the hunt when things get interesting.
4 1 mile, 70 yards. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden special weight. Purse: $32,500.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Rosehill Rosie (Franco, Litfin)118/15-1
2: Precious Passion (Keith, Riecken)123/8-1
3: Ghazi's Last Shot (Delorme, Pfeifer)118/15-1
4: P J's Angel (Goodwin, Scherer)118/7-2
5: Lilah's Thunder (Canchari, Bethke)118/20-1
6: Tahkodha Belle (Lopez, McFadden)123/8-1
7: Solar Star (Carreno, Rhone)123/20-1
8: Willow Spring (Murphy, Hanson)118/9-2
9: Play N Truth (Butler, Rhone)123/12-1
10: Tale of Clairlyn (Sanchez, Rengstorf)118/3-1
11: Tahkodha Slew (Richard, Sheehan)123/15-1
12: Taedee (D. Vergara, Miguel Silva)118/20-1
WILLOW SPRING gets the tepid nod with this undependable maiden group. Improved greatly last out stretching out to two turns for the first time. PRECIOUS PASSION should be pressing the pace in her turf debut with Lori Keith aboard and expect to be in the main body of runners down the stretch. TAHKODHA BELLE is a seasoned veteran and has given some of her most useful efforts on the turf. TALE OF CLAIRLYN and P J'S ANGEL are must use in this head-scratcher of a race.
5 About 1 mile, 70 yards. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $20,000. Purse: $20,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Persisting (Richard, Rarick)123/8-1
2: Vanderboom Ridge (Butler, Bravo)123/9-2
3: Mr Lexis (Velazquez, Brinson)123/5-1
4: Saturdaynitelites (Sanchez, Anderson)118/15-1
5: Qahr (Goodwin, Sheehan)123/20-1
6: Paul Reiff (Vergara, Granitz)123/6-1
7: Blue Bomber (Eikleberry, Diodoro)123/4-1
8: Caleb's Comet (Murphy, Rarick)123/12-1
9: Otto Shootie (Carreno, Robertson)118/6-1
10: Heisenberg (Goncalves, Shaw)118/10-1
11: Francis Henry (Delorme, McKinley)123/20-1
VANDERBOOM RIDGE appears to be on the right path progressing each spin, will be forwardly placed from the break. BLUE BOMBER squandered the lead last out, could prove tough on the allowance drop. MR LEXIS should too enjoy the class relief and is a major threat with present form. OTTO SHOOTIE has realistic assignment with new venue invading from Arlington Park.
6 6½ furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $4,000. Purse: $10,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Outoftheclouds (Carreno, Bolinger)123/20-1
2: Redneck Richie (Murphy, Cole)123/20-1
3: August Day (Goncalves, Scherbenske)123/5-1
4: Talk the Walk (Franco, Lund)123/2-1
5: Traweek (Eikleberry, Diodoro)123/5-2
6: Blumin Lucky (Delorme, Pfeifer)123/10-1
7: Sweet Tigger (Sanchez, Westermann)123/8-1
8: Command the Land (Butler, Rhone)123/5-1
COMMAND THE LAND drops to career low in class and enters off bullet gate drill, gets perfect outside draw to stalk the pace. TALK THE WALK is the one to beat and most likely one to catch to get the win, second best last out chasing a lively pace. TRAWEEK cuts back to one turn after running second best last effort as the heavily bet favorite.
7 5½ furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden special weight. Purse: $32,500.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Runaway Chance (Carreno, Van Winkle)123/9-2
2: Supremo's Rebel (Sanchez, Kane)123/5-1
3: Sam Scored a Goal (Murphy, Silva)119/8-1
4: Northland Gold (Goodwin, Riecken)119/8-1
5: Holy Brass (Franco, Weir)123/9-5
6: Poverty Flats (Canchari, Anderson)119/4-1
7: Bear Down (Escobar, Riecken)119/20-1
8: Patience Unleashed (Goncalves, Bethke)119/15-1
HOLY BRASS has flashed early speed and might find himself lonely up front with Franco aboard as possible lone frontrunner, caught late last out at a huge price. SAM SCORED A GOAL begins racing career with a strong series of works. RUNAWAY CHANCE has opportunity to move forward in second start.
8 6 furlongs. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Allowance optional claiming. Purse: $32,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Somerset Swinger (Vergara, Robertson)119/6-1
2: Queen Kate (Franco, Lund)119/4-1
3: Distinctly Mine (Goncalves, Amoss)119/9-5
4: Gratzie (Butler, Robertson)119/8-1
5: Makinmymark (Eikleberry, Lund)123/3-1
6: Polar Plunge (Velazquez, Scherer)121/8-1
7: Platinum Lady (Martin, Heitzmann)119/12-1
MAKINMYMARK won in impressive fashion last out while saving ground in a powerful stretch and drawing away from the field. POLAR PLUNGE won the Lady Slipper stakes on opening weekend and is the late closing threat at a square price. DISTINCTLY MINE ships in from Kentucky as a obvious danger for the Tom Amoss barn.
9 6 furlongs. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $4,000. Purse $10,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Hidden Edge (Velazquez, Biehler)123/8-1
2: Cool Cowgirl (Sanchez, Westermann)123/20-1
3: My Crazy Dayse (Goncalves, Keen)123/2-1
4: Chumash (Murphy, Rarick)123/3-1
5: La Enfermera Roja (Eikleberry, Scherbenske)123/7-2
6: Hawkeye Honey (Butler, Bravo)123/9-2
7: Wild Luna (Martin, Turco)123/10-1
MY CRAZY DAYSE exits a nice win after a long stretch duel on the slight drop in class, love that she has been freshened up since. WILD LUNA came closing fast on our top pick but was a tad late to the scene, settling for place honors. CHUMASH comes off the bench after six-month absence with a strong series of works.
10 6 furlongs. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden claiming. Purse: $14,500.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Hidden Key (Hernandez, Sweere)119/9-2
2: Abold Argument (Richard, Shaw)119/8-1
3: One Cool Chick (Sanchez, Donlin)119/12-1
4: To Persevere (Becerra, Litfin)119/15-1
5: Never Ask Why (Keith, Oliver)119/9-2
6: Include Catherine (Martin, Heitzmann)119/2-1
7: Justeveryday (D. Butler, Bernell Rhone)119/5-2
INCLUDE CATHERINE has exhibited early speed in both starts before fading badly, flattered by both winners coming right back to win. JUSTEVERYDAY attempts one turn for first time after multiple failed routing attempts for the Rhone/Butler duo. HIDDEN KEY has been training smartly for her inauguration and looks set to fire.
Owner Tom Pohlad termed the parting with Falvey, who had been with the club since 2016, as a mutual decision.
