Johnny Love's Sunday Canterbury Park line

August 11, 2013 at 12:44AM

Post time: 1:30 pm. Best bet: Heshoots Hescores (7th Race). Best play: Ladder Bet—Race 3, #7, Jack and Max—$10 Win, $20 Place, $30 Show, $60 Total.

1 5 furlongs. 2-year-olds. Maiden special weight. Purse: $25,000.

#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: Rodriguez (Shepherd, Berndt)118/4-1

2: Velocity (Von Rosen, Hanson)118/9-2

3: Idling (Ochoa, Schnell)115/5-2

4: Real Gusto (Eikleberry, Van Winkle)118/4-1

5: Finishline Fever (Goodwin, Brinson)118/8-1

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6: Offers Are Cheap (Stevens, Smith)118/12-1

7: Distorted Ballad (Velazquez, Hartman)118/5-1

Kind of a blind bet to start the card with a field of many questions. IDLING deserves top billing with two decent lone starts as the veteran of the group with two freshened-up works coming in. VELOCITY and DISTORTED BALLAD are the two newbies I'll use on the ticket who show the best series of training sessions.

2 6 furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $10,000. Purse: $16,000.

#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: Thatlleaveamark (Rivera, Van Winkle)119/6-1

2: Free Sailing (Keith, Bravo)119/6-1

3: Sugar Storm (Butler, Rengstorf)121/10-1

4: Delighted Disciple (Eikleberry, Silva)123/4-1

5: Clear to Canada (Canchari, Silva)119/5-1

6: Pork Chop (Velazquez, Hartman)119/15-1

7: Mon Coeur (Von Rosen, Chambers)123/2-1

8: Senor Captain (Bell, Pfeifer)117/6-1

MON COEUR is lone starter with 80-plus speed figures this season and pressed the pace last out before taking over for impressive victory after long absence; should keep moving forward. DELIGHTED DISCIPLE cuts back a notch in distance and level and too is coming off a win after stalking the pace. Look for THATLLEAVEAMARK and FREE SAILING to clash up front knocking heads for the lead.

3 6 furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $4,000. Purse: $9,000.

#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: Marathon Moon (Martin, Bends)119/12-1

2: Littlebrownroad (Shepherd, Berndt)119/5-2

3: Rustic Road (Canchari, Rengstorf)121/3-1

4: Shorty Small (Von Rosen, Martinez)119/12-1

5: Redneck Richie (Keith, Biehler)121/6-1

6: Don't Stop Ridin' (Goodwin, Laing)123/6-1

7: Jack and Max (Velazquez, Scherer)123/8-1

8: Quality Diplomat (Rivera, Van Winkle)119/10-1

9: Ready to Roll (Butler, Riecken)119/12-1

Should get a nice price on JACK AND MAX, who will be closing from far back as he did last out vs.tougher; should get quick fractions as the race unfolds to swoop on. RUSTIC ROAD won two back as front-runner, then chose to sit back last out with off-the-board results: hopefully went back to the chalkboard. LITTLEBROWNROAD closed from far back to land in second last out and is expected to be in the mix down the stretch.

4 about 7 1/2 furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $10,000. Purse: $16,000.

#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: Uncle Brent (Von Rosen, Hanson)119/5-1

2: Silver Rock Star (Shepherd, Perez)119/10-1

3: George Ray (Eikleberry, Padilla)119/6-1

4: Lost Camper (Rhone, Arterburn)121/3-1

5: Dontrattlemycage (Martin, Litfin)119/5-1

6: Vini Vidi Vinci (Goodwin, Sweere)119/15-1

7: Blast'em (Franco, Silva)119/12-1

8: Baton On Fire (Butler, Rhone)119/8-1

9: Grizzled Robert (Canchari, Robertson)119/8-1

10: Bravo Prado (Keith, Biehler)119/10-1

Evenly matched turf race that should play out like a chess game but I give slight nod to LOST CAMPER who won last effort sitting off the pace before taking over down the stretch for the win; encouraging works since. DONTRATTLEMYCAGE tries the turf experiment for the first time tonight in his four year racing career and is bred well for the grass; could be a handful. BATON ON FIRE should enjoy cutting back in distance; won at this short two turn race two back.

5 5 furlongs. open. Maiden special weight. Purse: $30,000.

#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: G Road (Escobar, Kirby)118/15-1

2: Saviormoney (Rivera, Van Winkle)118/4-1

3: Pennant Fever (Von Rosen, Hanson)118/6-1

4: Orange Thunder (Keith, Biehler)118/10-1

5: Brick Alley (Canchari, Robertson)118/5-1

6: Westenryder (Canchari, Bethke)118/12-1

7: Supremo's Rebel (Goodwin, Kane)118/10-1

8: Clever Endeaver (Martin, Rarick)118/10-1

9: Regards (Eikleberry, Hanson)118/5-2

10: Gottcha Silver (Shepherd, Johnson)118/20-1

REGARDS had the best debut of the returning starters in this baby group, getting off a step slow last out but recovering and running for show money. BRICK ALLEY begins racing career with a solid series of works for trainer who enjoys winning at first asking. SAVIORMONEY flashed early speed before weakening in debut.

6 about 1 1/16 miles. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $20,000. Purse: $19,000.

#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: Theatre of Dreams (Canchari, Robertson)123/10-1

2: My Dixie Doodle (Velazquez, Scherer)123/4-1

3: Maggieredvanentune (Von Rosen, Hartman)123/10-1

4: Acarpian (Franco, Diodoro)118/3-1

5: Lucky Gem (Hernandez, Pfeifer)118/12-1

6: Minnesota Thunder (Eikleberry, Rengstorf)123/5-1

7: Thrice Nice (Butler, Rhone)123/7-2

8: Ciao Valentina (Stevens, O'Callaghan)118/6-1

THEATRE OF DREAMS could steal this race as lone speed off the rail with a field full of closers at a big price. MY DIXIE DOODLE has class edge over many today and is coming off a win on the off track. ACARPIAN and THRICE NICE are the logical deep closing threats and will be tough to fend off.

7 1 mile 70 yards. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden claiming $6,250. Purse: $10,000.

#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: Embody (Shepherd, Rarick)123/12-1

2: Slew City Sin (Rhone, Arterburn)123/6-1

3: Heshoots Hescores (Canchari, Berndt)118/5-2

4: Sal'z Romeo (Escobar, Troche)118/8-1

5: Royal Wish (Martin, Bethke)123/10-1

6: Emmy Award Winning (Eikleberry, Silva)118/15-1

7: Schindlers Risk (Barton, Perez)123/10-1

8: Cyclone Canyon (Keith, Biehler)123/12-1

9: My Feet Hurt (Rivera, Van Winkle)118/10-1

10: Bin Tough (Butler, Bravo)118/6-1

11: Smart Masterpiece (Canchari, Canchari)123/15-1

12: Dame Steely (Brown, Backhaus)123/30-1

HESHOOTS HESCORES seems to be the single on most cards today with speed numbers that tower over the field dropping in class off the turf. BIN TOUGH stretches out after finishing fourth in sprint; first and third runners that race came back to win next out. SAL'Z ROMEO failed to fire on the lawn last out but should show early speed on return to dirt.

8 440 yards. open. Stakes. Purse: $20,000.

#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: Tres My Tracks (Eikleberry, Blair)124/7-2

2: Naketa (Luark, Hardy)126/6-1

3: Western Fun (Smith, Clay)126/2-1

4: Explosive Guns (Torres, Miller)126/6-1

5: Streak N Hot (Shaw, Haglund)126/5-2

6: Beautys Prince (Goodwin, Kane)126/8-1

WESTERN FUN comes off a tough stakes win beating a few of today's rivals. EXPLOSIVE GUNS recorded his best career speed numbers last two races and should be a force today. TRES MY TRACKS got mugged at the start last out and should be free of that starting on the rail today.

9 350 yards. 3-year-olds and up. Optional claiming $7,500. Purse: $14,000.

#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: Track a Tac (Eikleberry, Weidner)124/8-1

2: Safari Sunset (Smith, Charette-Hill)126/9-5

3: One Kool Wagon (Von Rosen, Hanson)126/6-1

4: One Classy Eagle (Frink, Pride)124/9-2

5: Atsi Hero (Suarez Ricardo, Hanson)124/5-1

6: Sooner Country Babe (Torres, Charette-Hill)124/4-1

7: Stolicknaya (Shaw, Weidner)126/10-1

SAFARI SUNSET had rough start last out taking her out of the race; expect her to be a handful here without the drama breaking from the gate. ONE CLASSY EAGLE lacked final bid last out after as the chalk after consecutive wins; expect previous form today. SOONER COUNTRY BABE invades from Remington with a couple of wins.

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