Balmoral Park Pick-4, Races 7-10, Sunday, June 15, 2014

$1 play: 15/58/49/57= $16

Analysis:

Race 7: (1) Love This Place has finished strongly from tough spots in all recent tries. Gets the pole in second start at reduced level and can brush by these. (5) Love You Always brushed to the top in last, chased a :28.3 third quarter and gamely battled to the wire missing by a nose and finishing in front of top one. Mare continues in sharp form and is the one to beat.

Race 8: (5) Parklane Sparkle filly has shown ability in just three career starts finishing with sub 27 final quarters in two of them and blowing out a lesser group last time. Can continue to move forward despite bumping up. (8) Fox Valley Flora draws 8 hole for third consecutive race and hasn’t raced badly considering. Filly seems deceptively sharp and may only need some racing luck to surprise here.

Race 9: (4) Buoncammino had wide trip from tough spot in first try over half-miler last time. Prior paced two 27 and change quarters battling on the front–end before giving way in stakes event, her 7^th career start and three back won a minor stakes here from 8 hole unleashing a powerful brush to roll by. Filly takes on older gals tonight but appears to have plenty of upside and may offer some value. (9) Auniqueaquistion classy type has been slow to find her best stride but takes a sharp drop and is likely to improve despite outside draw.

Race 10: I’ll use what I hope will be two price horses in finale. (7) Just One Dance was used hard to get the top at Maywood last time, held gamely for show. Returns to the big track where she seems to race best and may be able to lay a bit off what could be a hot clip. (5) Iamlovedbytheking had steady rally off a slow pace in the slop last time after finishing well against some of these in fast mile two back. Mare is just 3 for 62 lifetime but this is a good spot to set up her late kick in field full of speed.