SELECTIONS- Sat., Dec. 29, 2007

Today is Cotillion Festival Day (?). {translation: all the races are for 2yos} Here are some horses to watch/wager on:

Race 2: Liked #7-Ohio's Way last time at 19-1, get to pick him today at 8-5 or less. #2-It's A Rap goes turf>dirt, route>sprint; well bred son of Johannesburg draws Centeno, plenty of attention.

Wager: $1tri- 7/2,11,12/2,11,12

Race 3: Plenty of speed here, but #2-This Smoke Did It is the quickest.

Wager: $1tri- 2/6,7,8/6,7,8

Race 4: The key to this turf event will be to bet against the heavy favorite, #7-Flying Dismount, trained by Cristophe Clement. I'll use the classy #1-Twinbucktu and #5-El Gran Tony on top of separate triples.

Wager: $1tri- 1/4,5,6,7/4,5,6,7 & 5/1,4,6,7/1,4,6,7

Race 5: Lynne Scace can unleash really good first-timers, and #9-Mysterious Jule fits the pattern. The rail horse#1-Dee's Rose is training up a storm for her debut; Bennett/Montalvo. Joan Scott has a nice looking FuPeg from Dixiana Stables, #5-Lucky Flyer, but she's just prepping here; this one will want two turns, and probably turf.

Wager: $5win/place- 9

Race 6: Sandpiper Stakes $65K 6F- There are a lot of quick young fillies signed up here, but I was really impressed by #3-Unfolding Wish when she raced here on Dec. 11. She just has that "classy sprinter" aura.

Wager: $10win- 3

Race 7: Try to beat the likely overbet #5-Trizelle for Motion/Centeno here, and you should be rewarded; who to use is the problem. #9-Glimmering Hope is a nicely bred daughter of Belong To Me debuting for Joan Scott off a long string of works. She doesn't pop too many first-timers, but this is the kind she does it with, and there isn't a lot of talent entered in this one. #3-Minnaloushe's Girl has low profile connections, but I always bet every Black Minnaloushe offspring 1st time turf, it has been profitable.

Wager: $2exa- 9/3,10 & 3,10/9

Race 8: Inagural Stakes $65K 6F- Mucho speed here as well, so let's use some proven finishers. #3-Sinners Repent ships in from Calder for the crafty Roberto Arango; #5-Run Sully Run ships in from Palm Meadows after a non-effort in the slop on the BC Friday undercard; #7-Surrealdeal is a consistent son of Awesome Again who will be a big price. Box 'em.

Wager: $2exabox- 3,5,7