Check out my Thursday (6-27-24) Thistledown Race 7 analysis below.
TDN 7 (Alw-32.5k, 3&up, 8f) – Post Time 3:50pm EDT
Primary – #7 CHANNEL FURY, #5 John’s Rock
Secondary – #4 Lake Radio, #1 Fair and Square
Horse Comments:
#7 Channel Fury (7-2) has not finished out of the trifecta since October 2022. In a trio of 2024 starts, he split a pair of next-out winners on May 1, missed by a head at one mile on May 20, and turned back and won a fast sprint as the favorite on June 12. The sharp 6-year-old gelding fired exacta shots in all four flat mile starts and could easily make it two straight for the profitable Houghton/Jackson team.
#5 John’s Rock (5-2) won his last four starts at Mahoning Valley. The 7-year-old gelding likes this course and distance, and he can stalk or close. He drilled a local bullet for this on June 1.
#4 Lake Radio (4-1) won both starts since the Michael Rhone claim. The versatile gelding always runs his race at this venue (6 3-2-1).
#1 Fair and Square (5-1) is back on dirt in his third start after a long layoff. He is 5-for-7 at Thistledown and 6-for-9 with a trio of minor awards on fast dirt. He should be all over the pace from the inside post for a productive jockey-trainer team.
Wagers:
#7 to win
Exacta box 5-7
Trifecta 5-7/1-4-5-7/1-4-5-7
June 2024 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
June 2 – Chismosa ($8.60)
June 4 – Gun Collector/Bazinga D/Picture This Trifecta ($137.40)
June 8 – Measured Time ($8.20), Trifecta ($148.48)
June 11 – Rock N Reward ($8.00), Trifecta ($61.20)
June 12 – Midnight Rising ($6.86)
June 19 – Pure Force/Discreet Mischief/Edified Trifecta ($58.04)
June 24 – Quick Quick Whit ($7.40), Exacta ($17.40), Trifecta ($34.60)
June 25 – Carillo ($4.20)
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