PARX PICKS AND HORSES TO WATCH: Dec. 15
Frank Vespe- December 15, 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, $243,081
- One last time, it’s always something at PimlicoMaybe it was inevitable. Maybe there had to be, you know, something unusual to happen this weekend at Pimlico. Given the history and all.
| RACE NUMBER | CONTENDERS | COMMENTS |
| Race 5 | 1-7-8-3 | Sophomore #1 Blue Paynt (7-2) returned from a bit of a freshening to crush never-won-two rivals last out in perhaps the best performance of her career. In her second start off the bench and already owning a win at this one-mile trip — and with five top-two finishes from five local starts — she looks to be in a good spot to make it two straight… If the pace heats up, #7 Elusive Amelia (4-1) may be in a good spot to take advantage. She should be forwardly placed but not one-two in her first start in seven months; trainer Ness wins at over a 20% clip off layoffs of more than 90 days… Morning line favorite #8 Hashtag Lucky (5-2) makes the trip up I-95 from Laurel and brings rider Toledo along, but we’d like to see a start over the strip before taking short odds… |
| Race 6 | 5-7-4-3 | Monster effort last out from #5 Davidic Line (2-1), controlling the pace up front, setting solid fractions, and winning decisively; note that runner-up I Am Redeemed came right back to win a local allowance and is already a PA-bred stakes winner… #7 What’s to Blame (15-1) gave an improved account of himself in last and here makes his third start off a nine-month break. He’ll need to take a big step forward to contend, but he does have competitive races on the page and has won an allowance race, a feat most of his rivals cannot claim… Since switching into the Linder barn, #4 The Big Bluff (3-1) has been first or second in four straight and seems likely to be in the money again today… #3 Pategory One (4-1) is another formful sort, arriving off a win one step down… |
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