CHARLES TOWN PICKS AND HORSES TO WATCH: July 23
Frank Vespe
July 23, 2021
Charles Town Races has an eight-race card on tap for this evening. Post time for the opener is 7:00 p.m., and we’ve got Charles Town picks.
Carryovers:
- Just Philtored sharp in Md. Juvenile Filly
Just Philtored all but sewed up champion Md-bred 2yo filly honors in the Juvenile Filly, while Code of Silence was up late to prevail in the Md. Juvenile.
| RACE NUMBER | CONTENDERS | COMMENTS |
| Race 3 | 4-2-7-1 | Morning line favorite #4 O K Smarty Pants (6-5) might have been best when runner-up on debut. The Smarty Jones filly was a bit tardy to break, stumbled when clipping heels early to be last, mounted a strong rally to reach even terms turning for home, but was green in the lane and forced to settle for second while clear of the rest. A cleaner trip and/or any improvement makes her a winner today… #2 Pettyforurthoughts (6-1) is a half-sister to Juba Did It, a first-out winner as a two-year-old last year… #7 A Blonde Thing (6-1) ran evenly after a wide journey last time out versus the boys… #1 Hook the Chain (8-1) is a daughter of Juba making her career bow for John A. Casey… |
| Race 7 | 1-5-7-4 | Top choice #1 Noble Commander (9-2) has been running good races against better at Pimlico but has just been a couple of lengths in arrears. He’ll appreciate the class relief in this spot and may be controlling speed from the inside stall, and it’s encouraging to see Acosta, a good gate rider, in for the mount… CT lover #5 V.I.P. Ticket (4-1) has never been worse than third in 11 local tries. including a couple of stakes wins… The speedy #7 Fu Man Sue (8-1) makes his first start off a couple months away, was a pretty good second three back versus similar… Trainer Dale Capuano has six wins from 11 local starts, which makes #4 Walk Away Joe (5-1) hard to toss… |
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rick be
23rd Jul 20213rd.”OK Smarty Pants”won by a pole,
but the rest of the picks like my”A Blonde Thing”
were nowhere near.
rick be
23rd Jul 20217th. That JD angle usta be a good one
and may be again but I’ll hail Dale and do
think”Joe Will WalK Away”with this one but
“Fu Man Sue”is over due and that”V.I.P.can complete the Ticket”.
rick be
23rd Jul 2021“Walk Away Joe”got off slow and never sped up,
but”Fu Man Sue”flew and stayed true until the wire.