Aaand we’re back! I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday weekend. Today’s feature is a $6.5K claimer at Mountaineer featuring an average group of six horses (pre-scratches, of course).
This race looks like a match between 1 Storm Risk and 3 Colavito. If there are no scratches in the race and you think those two are going to hook up in a speed duel early, then you might favor 5 Candy Crushem, the morning line favorite. Taking into account recent form, Candy Crushem would seem to be the easy pick. Earlier this month, Candy Crushem and Storm Risk raced at the same surface and distance, with Storm Risk sitting right off the pace until the quarter pole, where he shuffled back to finish next to last. I just don’t see Storm Risk wiring this field. His two races at Mountaineer have been duds and he has no published works since coming over. If there is going to be an upset in this race, I think it will come from 2 Fulco, who has failed to fire in his previous three races. So, he’s been saving up for today, right? He projects to be right off the leaders and would get first run down the stretch if he does come to run tonight. Imagine typing all this word salad to say that I’m still taking Candy Crushem on top. Win bet if the price floats up in the 5-2 range.
PICKS: 5-2-3-6
Best of luck!