PARX PICKS AND HORSES TO WATCH: Nov. 23
Frank Vespe
November 23, 2021
Parx Racing has a 10-race card on tap for this afternoon. Post time for the opener is 12:10 p.m, and we’ve got Parx picks.
Carryovers: Jackpot Pick 5, $85,739
- LRL: First training victories for Leaf, Salzman
The son of one trainer and the widow of another earned their first training wins as Bobby Leaf, III and Megan Salzman struck Sunday at Laurel.
| RACE NUMBER | CONTENDERS | COMMENTS |
| Race 8 | 11-4-3-10 | On the drop to state-bred maiden company last out, #11 Allevare (2-1) gave a good account of himself, prevailing in a duel for speed supremacy before having to settle for second behind a runner who sat the right trip. That runner, Witty, is a half to $400,000 earner Caravel. Trainer John Servis legs up go-to rider Pennington here, and this one looks poised to graduate… #4 Downtowncharlybrown (8-1) got a bit of time away after a disappointing seventh-place finish on debut and has been working fast towards his return to action, including a bullet five-eighths Nov. 11. The Ed Coletti trainee is a full-brother to stakes winner Midnightcharly and multiple stakes winner Midtowncharlybrown… Leading rider Ruben Silvera rode #9 Nimitz in that one’s debut but lands here on #3 Carpe Sogno (8-1), a Carpe Diem gelding making his debut for Kate Demasi… Another debut runner is #10 Major Thomas (8-1). The Bernie Houghton trainee has apparently been working in company with Houghton’s other horse here (#8 Chain Reaction) and is a half to multiple stakes winner Trace of Grace… |
| Race 9 | 7-1-8-6 | Top choice #7 Hibachi (4-1) threw in a clunker last time but had been competing against open allowance foes prior to that. Trainer Preciado gave this one a bit of a break, and if he can bounce back to his earlier form, he’ll contend here… Breaking from the rail, we’re guessing #1 Splicethemainbrace (5-1), who has sprinter’s speed, will be on the engine in the early going and could control this one a ways… #8 You Must Chill (3-1) certainly looks to fit here, but we’re a little cautious on potential short odds; this one has done his best work this year on the lawn, and his two main-track victories in ’21 both have come in off-the-turf events… #6 Tudox Expectations (9-2) makes his third start off a two-month break here and second in the Ness barn… |
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