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G.Q.
06-14-2012, 12:37 PM
COLONIAL DOWNS selections for THURSDAY June 14th - 1st Post 7:00pm EDT are below.
Selections posted were handicapped based on making multi-race wagers such as DOUBLE’s, Pick-3’s and Pick-4’s using all three (3) listed for each race in each leg.

Recapping selections from Sunday, June 10th had 6 winners (4 Top Selections) with $2 WIN pay-offs being $3.60 (1st race), $6.60 (2nd ), $2.80 (3rd), $7.40 (4th), $3.60 (6th) and $3.60 (8th). Three consecutive BEST BET of the Day winners (4 3-0-0) as this one got bet as if he were Secretariat, down from 8-5 M/L to 2-5 and won easily as well paying a paltry $2.80 2.10 2.10 while the LONGSHOT PICK (4 0-0-2) was in contention throughout the race, had no excuses and was only good enough for 3rd @ 11-1, while just Ύ length behind the winner and returned $6.20 to SHOW.

Highlight/Lowlight Race of the Night: 3rd race is restricted to VA bred maidens. There are only six entered. They are a combined 0 for 29 but more amazing only one of them (#2 – Snowbuster) has ever hit the board (3rd by 13Ύ lengths in his most recent start) in their career. This must be the reason this 7 year old is 6-5 M/L favorite?! Imagine just how bad the others are. One thing I feel pretty strongly about,, is it will take the winner more than 2 minutes to complete the 1 1/8 mile event. By comparison Secretariat ran 1/8th mile further in the 1973 Kentucky Derby in less than 2 minutes. Even low-level Claimers can run 1 1/8 miles on the grass on average 12 seconds under 2 minutes (i.e. 1:48). They could time this race with a sun dial!

FYI - Selections may be updated AFTER early scratches are announced. Unfortunately, Colonial Downs waits until about 30 minutes prior to 1st race post to release them.

1st race – $5,000 Maiden Claiming for 3 y.o. & up – 1 mile on Turf
#10 – Dspite All My Rage (9-2)
#3 – Your Busted (1-1)
#9 – Super Zumba (4-1)

2nd race – $5,000 Claiming NW2L for 3 y.o. & up – 1 mile on Turf
#9 – Twist Time Toni (8-1) $$$ LONGSHOT PICK $$$
#1 – Saint’s Same Song (20-1)
#7 – Carolina Moondance (6-1)

3rd race – $16,000 Maiden Claiming for VA-Bred 3 y.o. & up – 1 1/8 mile on Turf
#6 – Class Cap (6-1)
#2 – Snowbuster (6-5)
#3 – Searubyrun (7-5)

4th race – $16,000 Maiden Claiming for F&M 3 y.o. & up – 1 mile on Turf
#3 – Clever Answer (5-1)
#6 – Little Piasano (3-2)
#4 – Clouds Of Emotion (8-1)

5th race – $7,500 Claiming NW2L for F&M 3 y.o. & up – 1 mile on Turf
#4 – Lil Billie (9-2)
#3 – Smoothe Landing (5-2)
#7 – Wall Street Miss (3-1)

6th race – $16,000 Claiming NW3L for 3 y.o. & up – 5½ furlongs on Turf
#2 – Alta Boy (3-1) *** BEST BET ***
#6 – Makulu Matatu (8-5)
#4 – Reckless Runner (9-2)

7th race – $5,000 Claiming NW3L for 3 y.o. & up – 1 mile on Turf
#2 – Little Jake (2-1)
#5 – Ten Missions (4-1)
#6 – Daytime (6-1)

8th race – $40,000 Optional Claiming for 3 y.o. & up – 5½ furlongs on Turf
#1 – Hold On Smokey (4-1)
#4 – Deputy Fling (7-2)
#6 – Sneaking Uponyou (2-1)

9th race – $5,000 Claiming NW2L for 3 y.o. & up – 5½ furlongs on Turf
#3 – Jack Reacher (12-1)
#6 – Call Me Frankie (20-1)
#11 – Cool Heart (9-2)