MJC analyst Gabby Gaudet will share her longshot and exotic plays with The Racing Biz each Saturday. Photo courtesy of the Maryland Jockey Club.
Preakness preview weekend is upon us, and Gabby Gaudet’s got some thoughts on the late Pick 3, plus a live longshot in the feature.
GABBY’S PICK THREE TICKET
- RACE 8: 3, 4, 6
- RACE 9: 2, 5, 6
- RACE 10: 2, 9, 14
- Ticket cost ($0.50 unit): $13.50
KEY RACE VIDEO
In our key race video, Maryland Jockey Club analyst Gabby Gaudet and Frank Vespe of The Racing Biz focus on Talk Show Man, the #9 horse in today’s Henry S. Clark Stakes.
PICK THREE NOTES
RACE 8
- #3 Vicky Ticky Tavie comes from the red-hot Hamilton Smith barn, enters off a win, and had posted two straight grass wins at the end of last turf season. With a 20-1 morning line, this is a horse to set you up for a big payday…
- #4 Istanford is a speedster with class who figures to control the pace from the first jump…
- New import #6 Lily Carstairs had moderate success running in France and gets Lasix for the first time for trainer Niall Saville…
RACE 9
- #2 All Hands broke his maiden easily in his second try, first over a route of ground, and notably, Jack O Liam, fourth that day, broke his maiden next out, repeated yesterday in an allowance…
- #5 Ghost Bay can be a factor if Forest Boyce gets him to settle and make one run — the style he used to win the Maryland Juvenile Futurity…
- #6 Bodhisattva keeps running good races in tough situations; maybe he’s due to catch a break today…
RACE 10
- #2 Aztec Brave is fit and in good form — especially if you toss the three-back dirt race…
- #9 Talk Show Man was just getting good at the end of last year, looks to be better on turf than dirt — and returned to the races with a monster dirt run. A star is born?
- #14 North Star Boy’s best efforts easily fit in here, and last might have been a sneaky-tough race…
“Good luck!”
(Featured image, of Ben’s Cat, by Laurie Asseo.)
