Catskill Steve's Picks
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Checking up on Catskill Steve (Monday)
$51.50 LISTED WINNER KEYS $452.50 DD LISTED IN CATSKILL STEVE’S PICKS. $1,476.00 & $756.00 LISTED PICK THREES (5 LISTED IN ALL). $7.50 “BEST BET” WINNER 1 OF 4 “TOP” WINNERS ON THE CARD – 9 LISTED. 4 TRIFECTAS, 2 SUPERFECTAS, ALL 3 DDS ALSO LISTED.
Preferred Play Of The Day – SNOWBALL’S ROMEO (7TH RACE)
Long Shot Play Of The Day – CAUSWAY (6TH RACE)
Race 1
Horse Number: 4
Horse Name: HYPNOTICDREAM
Odds: 7-2
Horse Number: 3
Horse Name: TOLLY-HO
Odds: 5-2
Horse Number: 1
Horse Name: JUST WAVE GOODBYE
Odds: 3-1
Race 1 Comments: HYPNOTICDREAM has been close chasing scorching miles in recent. Moves into new barn and looks set to handle this level.
Race 2
Horse Number: 2
Horse Name: DIVA DALI
Odds: 3-1
Horse Number: 3
Horse Name: CRAZY COOL
Odds: 9-2
Horse Number: 4
Horse Name: PRINCESS ROYAL
Odds: 5-2
Horse Number: 5
Horse Name: LOVIN MISS DAISY N
Odds: 5-1
Race 3
Horse Number: 1
Horse Name: MAGNOLIA MOONSTONE
Odds: 5-2
Horse Number: 2
Horse Name: FLASH A SMILE
Odds: 4-1
Horse Number: 3
Horse Name: SEBOOMOOK BEAUTY
Odds: 3-1
Horse Number: 5
Horse Name: A LADY BY CHANCE
Odds: 9-2
Race 3 Comments: MAGNOLIA MOONSTONE showed wild speed before tiring against better. Drops, gets the pole and looks hard to catch with Italian pilot in Italian-American Friendship Pace.
Race 4
Horse Number: 1
Horse Name: LET’SNOTFORGET
Odds: 9-5
Horse Number: 4
Horse Name: ANDREIOS KARDIA
Odds: 4-1
Horse Number: 3
Horse Name: GRAND PRIORITY
Odds: 3-1
Horse Number: 2
Horse Name: PENNEY’S SPIRIT
Odds: 9-2
Race 4 Comments: LET’SNOTFORGET is 3 for 3 in The Catskills putting on quite a speed show in all. Gets the rail at a level he handled last time and looks best once again.
Race 5
Horse Number: 6
Horse Name: MILADY DENVER A
Odds: 10-1
Horse Number: 3
Horse Name: WOWIE ZOWIE
Odds: 9-2
Horse Number: 4
Horse Name: RAVISHING RUBY
Odds: 5-2
Horse Number: 1
Horse Name: SAMOSA HANOVER
Odds: 6-1
Race 5 Comments: Italian-American Friendship Pace Part 2. MILADY DENVER A couldn’t close off slow early fractions last time, paced a :57.3 final half but never really got close. Drops, has some back class and may perk up for Italian pilot.
Race 6
Horse Number: 4
Horse Name: CAUSWAY*
Odds: 9-2
Horse Number: 1
Horse Name: SAMMY B HAPPY
Odds: 4-1
Horse Number: 3
Horse Name: ASTOR
Odds: 5-2
Race 6 Comments: Amateur pilots showcased here. CAUSWAY comes off a decent try in one of these at The Meadowlands last time in mile that went in 1:52.1. 8-year-old’s lone seasonal win was in The Catskills earlier in the year and pilot has visited The Mighty M winner’s circle a few times this year.
Race 7
Horse Number: 4
Horse Name: SNOWBALL’S ROMEO**
Odds: 5-2
Horse Number: 5
Horse Name: MEADOWBROOK RAIDER
Odds: 8-1
Horse Number: 3
Horse Name: TREVOR ONE
Odds: 4-1
Horse Number: 8
Horse Name: CAMWOOD
Odds: 3-1
Race 7 Comments: SNOWBALL’S ROMEO had a wide trip through :57.2 final half in local debut, finished evenly. 9-year-old left Massachusetts razor sharp and could be set for big mile for barn that’s winning at 34%.
Race 8
Horse Number: 6
Horse Name: WELL DONE SON
Odds: 3-1
Horse Number: 1
Horse Name: PROPHET BLUE CHIP
Odds: 7-2
Horse Number: 3
Horse Name: SBD CORAZON
Odds: 3-1
Horse Number: 4
Horse Name: ROSE RUN WOODROW
Odds: 10-1
Race 9
Horse Number: 2
Horse Name: ROCKS FANTASY
Odds: 7-2
Horse Number: 3
Horse Name: LA TOMCAT
Odds: 9-2
Horse Number: 7
Horse Name: NORTHERN SPORTSMAN
Odds: 5-1
Horse Number: 1
Horse Name: TERRITORY
Odds: 3-1
Race 9 Comments: ROCKS FANTASY 11-time winner drops to winning level after rare dull tries against Open Company last time and two no shot tries at Yonkers, one in a 1:54.2 mile and the other an unbelievable 1:51.3 mile. Finds a good spot in finale and may be ready for another trip to the winner’s circle.