Charles Town picks and analysis: August 9, 2025
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August 9, 2025
Picks and analysis for this afternoon’s card from Charles Town Races:
- RACES ON CARD: 8
- CARRYOVERS: Jackpot Pick 6, $9,793
- POST TIME: 7:00 p.m.
RACE 1
| 4. Reece’s Drama | Seems to be a better horse than she was when last seen locally |
| 1. Town Topic | Lost all chance when pushed in severely in debut; not much to hang your hat on here, but with just the one start, maybe there are better efforts to come |
| 3. House Alert | Lost at this level three times earlier this year, which makes 7-5 feel pretty short |
RACE 2
| 7. Rip N Roll | Finds bottom for the first time; best would probably get it done |
| 6. Juba Marches On | OK try in first at the bottom level |
| 4. Wishful Thoughts | Ran too well to lose in latest |
RACE 3
| 1. Irish Jubalee | Excellent debut effort when falling just short of a win while seven clear of the rest |
| 2. Noble Ruling | One sib won first out, and new sire Code of Honor, a Travers winner on the track, has seen two of his eight offspring to run win first out |
| 6. Red Dawn Coming | Three of five siblings to run won on debut, including stakes winners Twirling Owen, Run to Daylight |
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RACE 4
| 2. Great Moon | Speediest of the group |
| 8. New York Lights | Improved speed on the drop |
| 5. Irish Delight | Credible try in latest |
RACE 5
| 6. Evanesco | Pretty good recent tries versus better |
| 10. In High Gear | Plenty of early zip and drawn outside others with speed |
| 5. Hardly Ever Better | Shifts into Boykins barn |
RACE 6
| 3. Taco Time | Improved speed in first in new barn and gets Lasix on today |
| 8. Box Top | First-timer by Gift Box is a half to a first-out winner and a couple of decent horses; Runco barn, having a strong year, can win first out |
| 5. Our Memories | Doesn’t appear to be a dime’s worth of difference between the two Grams runners, but this one outfinished stablemate in latest |
RACE 7
| 6. Inablink | Solid return to action when winning against two-life company in latest in a race that’s produced two next-out winners |
| 4. City Taah | Throttled two back by top choice but bounced back nicely to win latest |
| 5. Titian Tyrant | Local tries are pretty solid, and most recent local outing came on a muddy surface |
RACE 8
| 9. Candy Connection | Good speed in debut |
| 4. Tico Grande | Has finished behind next-out winners in both starts, including Walters’ beast Life Is Daily last out |
| 8. Holiday Cash | Speed in debut and pair that surrounded him both won follow-ups |
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1,”Flattering Way”may hold sway but I say,get the cash with Bass.
2.”Juba Marches On”unless”Wishful Thought”dreams up a”Monkey Wrench”for this bunch.
3.I can’t see past”Irish Jubalee”but Farrior’s other one is”Red Dawn Coming”in to win
4.”Great Moon”does shine but Brown’s could come around.
5.I won’t toss”Lil Big Boss”who is”Hardly Ever Better”than these.
6.”Box Top”may stop so “Taco Time”gets my dime.
7.”Inablink”does not stink but”Long Legs Louise”can succeed and be”Gone With The Wyn”
8.”Candy Connection”looks dandy and can get the”Holiday Cash”in the last.