There is plenty of great horse racing across America on Thursday, including at Keeneland race track. We have been on fire with our picks for a long time now and are up +279.64 units with our race selections to our recommended stakes dating back to August 5, 2021. Let’s keep it rolling!
Here are our best bets for today’s action at Keeneland race track.
3:40 pm Keeneland (Race 6) – Stellar Lily 10/1 (1-star play)
Race 6 at Keeneland is a $100,000 Maiden Special Weight for two-year-old fillies over an extended five furlongs on the dirt in which Wesley Ward’s Rarify is likely to be tough to beat, but I like Stellar Lily in stall 5 — who showed up well when finishing fourth on debut at Churchill Downs last month. She was well fancied and showed good speed to race prominently for most of the way before tiring late on a six-furlong trip so with that run under her belt she can go close here.
4:12 pm Keeneland (Race 7) – Happy Boy Rocket 9/2 (1-star play)
A field of 10 goes to post for this Claiming contest for three-year-olds and upward who have never won two races and it can pay to side with Happy Boy Rocket who has yet to show his full potential and drops into this grade for the first time. William Mott’s son of Runhappy finished third in a stakes contest at Oaklawn Park six months ago but has since lost his way in Allowance and Allowance Optional Claiming company, so he will welcome this much easier task and can resume winning ways.
4:44 pm Keeneland (Race 8) – Elle Est Forte 7/2 (2-star play)
Ian Wilkes’ Elle Est Forte has been knocking on the door in recent outings with three second place finishes and it’s only a matter of time before this daughter of Flintshire gets her head in front again and now can be that time in the penultimate event at Keeneland. This filly has shown plenty of ability thus far, so if jockey Corey Lanerie can get her out and into a good position behind the leaders from stall 1 then she will take plenty of beating especially with this drop back to a mile and an eighth expected to suit.
5:16 pm Keeneland (Race 9) – Mataro 8/1 (1-star play)
The finale at Keeneland is an open looking $47,000 Maiden Claimer for two-year-olds over six furlongs on the dirt in which a case can be made for many but none more so than Mataro, who has been running well in Maiden Special Weights and can go close in this. If he can run to the level of his first two starts at Churchill Downs where he finished second and fourth, respectively, behind some nice types then there’s no doubt he will be in the shake up at good odds.
Exotic
Late Pick 4
Race 6: 3, 5, 9
Race 7: 4, 6, 9
Race 8: 1, 11
Race 9: 2, 9
$0.50 Late Pick 4, cost $18
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