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I’m traveling the remainder of the week, but Keeneland’s Fall Meet opens this Friday. Hopefully, the overnight will be available soon and I can get to handicapping that day’s card. We’re just a month out from the Breeders’ Cup!
Arapahoe Park • Race 9 • Butch Gleason Classic Stakes (Non-graded) • 3YO+ • 6:20 EST Okay okay. Little is known to me surrounding this racetrack in Aurora, Colorado. What I do know about this race is that trainer O.A. Martinez, Jr. has three entries in today’s feature race. 1 Collusionist is 7-2 on the morning line but figures to go off shorter. He projects to be on the early lead underneath jockey Travis Wales. The trainer/jockey combo has hit 18 of their last 36! 2 Convention has completed the exacta his last two out. He is a mid-pack runner who should look to save ground from his post position before firing late. Third up for Martinez is 9 Maius, winner of his last two, and projects to be in the mix early as well. My take is that all three of these runners are going to be chasing 3 Limonite. Three wins in a row as the post time favorite. I don’t think he’ll go off as first choice today, but believe he’ll have what it takes to make the winner’s circle a fourth straight time.
Picks: 3-1-5-2
Best of luck!