Check out my Wednesday (10-9-24) Keeneland Race 8 analysis below.
KEE 8 (Alw-110k/1x, 3up, 1 1/16 miles turf) – Post Time 4:44 PM ET
Primary – #1 GREEN LIGHT, #14 Over and Ollie
Secondary – #6 Clever Mischief, #5 Katheeb
Horse Comments:
#1 Green Light (5-2) added blinkers, set the pace, and missed by a nose in a turf route at Saratoga on Aug. 24 and winner Donegal Momentum clicked right back in the Gio Ponti Stakes on Oct. 3. His winning rider Jose Ortiz stays put and he should impact the pace from the inside post.
#14 Over and Ollie (4-1) dropped into a maiden claiming turf route and rallied to graduate by 2 lengths under Wednesday’s rider Frankie Dettori on July 12. He caught the mud in a race originally scheduled for turf on Aug. 31 and he romped by 6 3/4 lengths that day. He gets in from the also-eligible list this afternoon and will try to make some noise from off the pace.
#6 Clever Mischief (7-2) switched to turf, stretched out to 1 1/16 miles, and graduated by a length on July 12, and he chased led, and settled for the place in a turf route at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 5. His winning rider Flavien Prat stays put and he does business with Brad Cox.
#5 Katheeb (5-1) completed the exacta in his last three turf starts. Brendan Walsh’s versatile colt reconnects with his winning rider Declan Cannon.
Wagers:
#1 to win
Exacta box 1-14
Trifecta 1-14/1-5-6-14/1-5-6-14
October 2024 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
Oct. 1 – Beads ($10.20), Exacta ($28.00)
Oct. 3 – Donegal Momentum/Royal Majesty Exacta ($61.00)
Oct. 4 – Sea Runner ($3.60), Exacta ($9.40), Trifecta ($77.80)
Oct. 4 – SA (races 8-9) – $5 Late Daily Double ($47.00)
Oct. 6 – Iron Man Cal ($4.60)
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