DAY #7 AT THE SPA: Mr. Ed offers action on seven of 10 contests after posting Best Bet winners Wednesday & Thursday … He spreads five deep in featured Race No. 9 Grade 3 Lake George Stakes (see Late Pick 4 below) … Rider race: Luis Saez and the Ortiz Bros (Irad & Jose) tied with nine wins apiece … One of my favorite young jockeys, Chris Landeros makes seasonal debut Friday aboard #5 Ariston for Ian Wilkes (Race 3) and #1 Demodog for Rodolphe Brissett (Race 9) … On Thursday, Joel Rosario & Christophe Clement scored a rare rider-trainer Daily Double, winning Races 5 & 6, paying $25 … Javier Castellano also had two wins … Soup to nuts: Superchef Bobby Flay bred & owns winner of Race 6, #10 Pizza Bianca ($12.40) … Average win ticket paid $7.20 … Mr. Ed topped Thursday off with $121 Late Pick 4 score on $0.50/$16 ticket.
BEST BET (Race No. 3, 2:15 p.m. ET/11:15 a.m. PT)
Sharp upstate conditioner Jeremiah Englehart’s #6 Charleston Strong (9-2 morning line) adds blinkers and retains Luis Saez. Quick work says he’s ready. Wager: $10 Win & Place on #6 and $2 Daily Double of #6 & #4. ($22)
PRICE PLAY (Race No. 4, 2:49 p.m. ET, 11:49 a.m. PT)
#4 I Love Jaxson (morning line 12-1) poised for big, fast-track effort off bullet work at Monmouth. Gelding benefits from turn back to seven furlongs and positive rider change to Luis Saez. Wager: $5 to Win, Place & Show on #4. ($15)
EXACTA EXTRA (Race No. 5, 3:21 p.m. ET, 12:21 p.m. ET)
Eight maiden fillies going in turf sprint. Mr. Ed likes these four: #2 Dame Time (morning line 4-1), #5 Tuscan Queen (3-1), #7 Cease and Desist (6-1) & #8 Six Feet Apart (5-2). Wager: $2 Exacta Box of 2,5,7 & 8. ($24)
LATE PICK 4 (Races Nos. 7-10, 4:29 p.m. ET, 1:29 p.m. PT)
Race 7: 4,10
Race 8: 6,7,8
Race 9: 1,2,5,6,8
Race 10: 1,3,14 ($45)
TOTAL WAGERS: $106
LOOKING AHEAD: Saturday’s 11-race card features two stakes (1) $500,000 Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks for 3-year-old fillies going 1 1/8 mile on dirt with #2 Robin Sparkles (6-5 favorite) and (2) wide-open $200,000 Grade 3 Caress for the ladies at 5 1/2 furlongs on the Mellon Turf Course … Conditioner Steve Asmussen within a dozen wins of passing Dale Baird as winningest trainer of all time. He has four horses (Races 5,6,7 & 9) entered on Saturday.
