by Frank Cotolo
Frank Cotolo offers his picks for the $15,000 Pick 4 at Balmoral Park on Aug. 28, part of the USTA Strategic Wagering program.
Balmoral Park Pick 4, Races 7-10, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011
Only a $3.20 winner adorned our ticket last Sunday, though it did no good as our first-leg single broke, our second-leg single was 2-1 and finished second and our third-leg single was fifth at 8-1. The winning ticket still wasn’t the kind of ticket we want to hit and the kind that puts profit on to all of the investments, like the one below.
$2 play: 5/4/79/10 = $4
Analysis:
Race 7: (5) Bell Valley Zeke gets some post relief after having good early foot in a duel that killed his mile. He is good at this level and can work out a winning trip here.
Race 8: (4) A Nite To Remember had some tough rides at Indianapolis, trying to overcome posts and speed. He has a good race here in his last try and is best in this class, especially favorable in this poor field.
Race 9: (7) Thrills Sugar Buzz scratched on our ticket last week, so we like him again as he comes back to his favorite track after a debacle at Hazel which we can easily toss out. We cannot leave out (9) Blueridge Legacy in case, even with a short price, he gets the revenge he seeks from last week’s tough loss. He is good at any post, so add him.
Race 10: (10) Impressive Boy makes an easy step up from a big race win and has legitimate excuses for two losses that looked like they were bound for glory. He should easily overcome the outside post in this field of losers.