Turfway Park’s Bruce Battaglia provides daily picks and comments for the Tribune during the live racing meets.
Saturday, Dec. 9
GHOSTWALKING is a consistent router who has three wins, three seconds and two thirds from eleven starts the year. He runs good for the connections and won two of his last four by sixteen lengths. LOGAN CREEK always runs hard at this level
Race 2
BARTLETTS loves the Polytrack winning sixteen races and nearly $400,000. The eleven year old still like to show his speed. TOTAL IMMERSION remains in top form coming off four good efforts in a row. ARTIC SKY finished third here opening week only beaten a length and should be considered
Race 3
ALL HANSENS ONDECK is the son of the beautiful grey two year old champion Hansen who is fast the morning drills and is in good hands. BAR TRICK has been running with good maidens at Churchill. THE LAST PROPHET has three straight on the board finishes at Churchill.
Race 4
GRACE MARGARET s a four year old who won her first two impressively but then was apparently injured. She has been on the bench for a year but is a runner if she is sound and fit. MY CALENDER GIRL showed speed and finished a close third here opening week. ELONA has seven straight on the board finishes.
Race 5
BELTED just missed in a game try last out at Churchill. NEVER GROW OLD is an expensive daughter of Scat Daddy and is bred to be a runner. SHE’S ALOTTA WOMAN continues to improve.
Race 6
GREEN GOLD won impressively last out at Churchill with a ten pound bug rider on. Tonight he is in the capable hands of Gabriel Lagunes. MUTATION has held his good form and comes off a five length win and a second at Churchill. SAINT PRADO drops a notch after two straight wins.
Race 7
WILY ran two big races on the turf and gets a big rider change tonight with Alonso Quinonez. BROKEN MARRIAGE ran four strong races before misfiring in a big stake at Del Mar last out. ON HER HONOR ran well with good ones last two races and is a factor in this spot.
Race 8
OSO READY show his good speed every time and is ready to go all the way. JOCKER JUSTICE won two in a row before being outrun in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club at Churchill. HUNKA BURNING LOVE is talented and runs from the barn of Mike Maker and Channing Hill is in the irons so he cannot be overlooked.
Race 9
MIZ LIZ ran a solid third here opening week and should improve off that. CHEATIN HEART has been holding his form coming off a narrow miss then was a handy maiden winner at Churchill last out. BOGSIDE won last out at Belterra Park and Victor Bailon is having a good meet.