Check out my Thursday (10-15-26) Keeneland Race 8 analysis below.
Scratches (race 8): #4 Very Classy, #8 My Boy Gary, #9 Take a Picture
Updated Tickets After Scratches:
KEE 8 (OC-100k/1x, 8.5f) – Post Time 4:44 PM ET
Primary – #7 SHOWA, #6 Caribbean Life
Secondary – #1 Hes Steelin Mylady
Horse Comments:
#7 Showa (10-1) looked good rallying for the win in a MSW turf route at KD Sept. 9. Wesley Ward is a profitable 39% with horses moving from turf to dirt, and his winning rider Jose Ortiz is a profitable 4-for-11 with this barn recently.
#6 Caribbean Life (4-5) pressed from second and earned his diploma by 3 1/4 lengths in his extended sprint bow at Ellis Park Aug. 8. He was 2-1 in the G3 Iroquois, the first Kentucky Derby points race on Sept. 12, and he rallied to finish a solid third at one mile that day. His new rider Irad Ortiz Jr. is 1-for-1 with William Walden (21% w/+ROI in allowance races).
#1 Hes Steelin Mylady (6-1) dueled and graduated in his 5f bow as the favorite, and he completed the trifecta in his last two starts including the Sapling at one mile Sept. 5 (blinkers on). This is his third start off a layoff for the productive Mitchell Murrill/Aaron West team.
Wagers:
#7 to win
Exacta box 6-7
Trifecta 6-7/1-6-7/1-6-7
October 2026 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
Oct. 1 Kathynmarissa ($4.68), Trifecta ($251.84)
Oct. 3 – Domestic Agenda ($3.94), Exacta ($15.14)
Oct. 5 – Mobius ($9.80)
Oct. 6 – Vinsanity ($4.00)
Oct. 12 – Tirupati ($8.00)
Oct. 13 – Celestial Speed/Rock Tune Exacta ($6.00)
Oct. 14 – Jack and Jim ($7.44)
*All winning wagers based on $2 payoffs unless noted otherwise.
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