Tuesday, July 28, 2026
BEST BET: RACE 6 SAUVIGNON BLUECHIP
VALUE PLAY: RACE 8 JOHNNY CHIP
RACE 1
6-THIRD EDITION keeps knocking on the door, two 3rd place finishes and two 2nd place finishes in last 4 races, no lock in wide open race
4-CHOICE IS YOURS rallied to finish only 1 length back of THIRD EDITION 2 races okay, finished second at 46-1 last week
8-BABY SQUASH 2 lengths back of DARK HOUR last race from 5 post, moves to 8 post today
6-4-8-1
RACE 2
3-UNHYNGED ILLINI didn’t get involved early last week, will be leaving quicker today, came home in 29.3
1-TWIN B WISE GUY finished two lengths in front of UNHYNGED ILLINI last week, has rail
2-BUSSIN has the speed to steal this race if rated well
3-1-2-5
RACE 3
5-KOURAGEOUS KEY always in every race, 4 wins in last 6 races, beat SHANE FALCO by a neck on June 30 after racing first over
4-SHANE FALCO last race was parked first over for much of the race and still was only two lengths back, shows flashes of big miles, set fast fractions in loss to KOURAGEOUS KEY by a neck
3-TAHUYA HANDSOME hard to separate the top 3 horses in this race, right there with top 2, best trip wins
5-4-3-2
RACE 4
2-BRENDAS DELIGHT last three races had bad posts, big post advantage today, has strong win 4 races back
7-FEAR HER TOUCH not her best in last 3 races, prior 7 races was very sharp, 7 post hurts, needs good drive tonight
6-VEL DONNA can pace with the top 2, lost to BRENDA DELIGHT in June 2nd race
2-7-6-5
RACE 5
3-SCRIBBLERS throw out last race from 7 post, had huge mile two races back in 153.4, has beaten many of the horses in this race before
7-KJ HUNTER strong first over 2nd to LUPA in last race, always around, post 7 hurts
1-AIR GUITAR consistently good when has good post, has rail
3-7-1-6
RACE 6
2-SAUVIGNON BLUECHIP has been dropping in class, drops another notch today, was strong in last 2 races with bad posts, can go down the road today
4-FUNATTHEBEACH last two races right there, rounding into form from last year when won $83,000
3-ODDS ON BREXIT uninvolved in last two races, won 3 previous races
2-4-3-1
RACE 7
4-DEFLAMATION was right there with WICKEDLY SMART at finish, has back class edge, always puts in good effort
3-WICKEDLY SMART flip a coin on who wins this race, two solid races in a row
5-CELIA BAYAMA form off in last two races, what happened?, had won 3 races in a row previously, best drive wins this wide open race
4-3-5-1
RACE 8
5-JOHNNY CHIPP beat BEACH PARTY on June 8, has been sharp in last 8 races, can win this race
3-CIGAR SMOKING JOE disappointing 2nd place finish as even money favorite, set fast fractions on the lead, needs to rate better if on the lead again today
2-BEACH PARTY so very consistent, 16 times in money in 23 races, no surprise if wins
5-3-2-1
RACE 9
2-SENORITA DRAGO 3 races back from 2 month break, has been okay in her return, should get tighter and faster
1-GERRY CAMO throw out last 3 races against better horses, previous races were sharp against horses at this level
5-COME ZOOM WITH ME throw out last race from 7 post, was two lengths back of good SUGAR BRITCHES 3 races back
2-1-5-3
BRIAN’S COMMENTS: Gregory Merton lead all drivers in wins last week with 10 victories.
