There is plenty of great horse racing action to look forward to across America on Friday, including at Keeneland race track. We have been on fire with our picks for a long time now, and are up 286.05 units with our race selections to our recommended stakes dating back to August 5. Let’s keep it rolling!
Here are our best bets for today’s action at Keeneland.
4:12 pm ET Keeneland (Race 7) – Silver Spur 3/1 (2-star play)
Race 7 at Keeneland is a $100,000 Maiden Special Weight over a mile and 1/16th on the dirt in which the colt in stall 3, Silver Spur, stands out.
Saffie Joseph Jr.’s son of Anchor Down has been knocking on the door in this grade at Gulfstream Park, showing a good amount of ability with form figures of 42322. This looks like a good opportunity for him to get his head in front for the first time.
4:44 pm ET Keeneland (Race 8) – Risk Taking 9/2 (1-star play)
Chad Brown’s Risk Taking is a Grade 3 winner who is getting back to race fitness, and Flavien Prat’s mount can take this $120,000 Allowance on the turf.
He won the Withers Stakes at Aqueduct last season as a 3-year-old and, although he hasn’t won since, there could still be more to come and I like his chances in this contest.
5:16 pm ET Keeneland (Race 9) – Malathaat 4/5 (3-star play)
The penultimate race at Keeneland is the $300,000 Grade 3 Baird Doubledogdare Stakes. It sees the return of the talented Malathaat, who is making her 4-year-old debut and is expected to begin this campaign with a win.
Last season’s Kentucky Oaks winner was last seen finishing an excellent third in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, and she will be made to race today with Bonny South lining up. It would be disappointing if she did not win this and there are bigger prizes for her further down the line.
5:48 pm ET Keeneland (Race 10) – Musical Design 2/1 (2-star play)
A field of 16 fillies and mares is set to line up for the 10th and final race on the card, which is a $100,000 Maiden Special Weight over an extended 5 furlongs on the turf. Wesley Ward’s Musical Design can win this one.
Irad Ortiz’s mount made an ultra-promising debut at Gulfstream Park last month when finishing a nose 2nd behind R Girl’s Werth It. With improvement expected, she can win the finale.
Exotic
Late Pick 4
Race 7: 3, 12
Race 8: 4, 10
Race 9: 1, 4, 5
Race 10: 2, 6, 7
Stake: $0.50
Total stake: $18.00
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