Ken Warkentin Selections for Friday, October 18, & Saturday, October 19, 2024

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

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Race 1

5-AVF Claire – Solid & much-needed qualifier chasing HOY candidate Twin B Joe Fresh, can’t forget that post eight wire-to-wire in 1:50.4 back in late June & lands midpack in a softer spot for Team Alagna

 

3-Madam X – Has piled up nine wins this season, scored back-to-back on smaller tracks recently, took a new mark of 1:52.1 @ Pocono, gets some class relief & draws inside for Team Cullipher

 

4-Blue Pacific – 3YO flashed a :26.3 for a piece of a NJ Classic Final here back in early September, no factor at long odds in the Bluegrass, this Joe Holloway trainee finds a cozy spot to regroup

 

Race 2

2-Myonlylove – 2YO filly by Hall of Famer Gimpanzee, second foal from a sister to world champion Plunge Blue Chip, really came to hand @ The Red Mile with a new mark of 1:55.1 & draws inside for Team Toscano

 

6-Graceful Design – Team Alagna 3YO filly regrouped going all the way in a solid Big M qualifier & this fresh threat has a big chance to step up further on her best behavior

 

7-Forgettable Beauty – Lightly-raced gelding ships in fresh off a decisive score @ Pocono, handed a challenging post, but he’s brimming with confidence

 

Race 3

1-Looksgoodinloulou – Fresh off a world record equaling 1:48.3, while taking advantage of an ideal set up, fires from the rail & kicks off a powerful 1-2 punch for Team Burke

 

6-Rodeo Drive Deo – Solid runner up in a NJ Classic Final with a :25.4, then promptly went two-for-two in Red Mile Grand Circuit action & comes in fresh off a new mark of 1:50.1 for Team Burke

 

5-Point Breeze – This Sweet Lou gained some confidence with her first two wins @ Mohawk, then stepped up with a deuce in a Red Mile Grand Circuit affair & stalks from midpack

 

Race 4

5-Miss Belmar – Late-blooming Muscle Hill filly was late on the scene to land in the photo at long odds in only her third career start & looms as a price play for Noel Daley

 

7-Santa Caterina –Started to come around in the late-Summer NJ Classic for Team Svanstedt, strong runner up to standout Champagne Problems in Lexington & needs some speed to shoot at

 

2-Kendra – Faded from the pocket @ The Red Mile, but score a deadheat win with a :26.4 in the Kentuckiana @ Hoosier Park & draws inside for the always dangerous Team Takter

 

Race 5

1-Civilian Drove – This Chapter Seven colt dropped some positive hints, hitting the board in his last two @ The Red Mile & could be poised to kick the door in from the rail for Team Takter

 

5-Hildalgo – $600,000 consistent Team Burke pupil was a solid runner up to Maryland in the Peter Haughton @ Hoosier Park & raced well in both Lexington starts

 

2-Tactical Dynasty – Rejuvenated with the addition of trotting hopples, dominant Bluegrass winner with a mark of 1:53.2 here & draws inside off a strong second for Team Burke

 

Race 6

4-Deja Blu – Reeled off four in a row in the KY Commonwealth Series, then just missed to a pocket-sitting longshot in Lexington & this first foal from the great Atlanta looms large for Team Takter

 

1-Aperfect Annie – She came to life with a perfect trip upset over Torrisi from post eight in the KYSS Final, then came right back to equal her mark of 1:53 & now moves inside

 

3-Torrisi – Solid runner up in the KYSS Final, no chance from post ten in the Mohawk Million, freshened with a strong qualifier & draws well for Team Takter

 

Race 7

2-Rose – Team Burke homebred has blossomed win seven of eight & six in a row, including a PASS Championship, hasn’t had a serious test recently & stands out with an inside draw

 

4-Champagne Room – Her dam was an undefeated 13-for-13 Breeders Crown champion in 2010, has been making some noteworthy moves, draws well & could be on the verge of her first win

 

6-The Last Martini – NYSS champion set the pace & finished second to undefeated Chantilly in the She’s A Great Lady & prepped with a nice Big M qualifier

 

Race 8

2-Louprint – Nailed Team Burke stablemate Sippinonsearoc in the KYSS Final with a sizzling 1:48.4, fresh off a narrow loss in 1:48.4 again & draws inside to stalk the speed

 

3-Sippinonsearoc – Fastest 2YO in history with a 1:48.2 in Lexington, dominated the OHSS Final & draws better for a marquee rematch with stablemate Louprint

 

4-Railroad Station – Consistent Sweet Lou colt added Lasix recently, just missed in the PASS Final, fresh off a close second @ The Meadows & completes a potent Team Burke trio

 

Race 9

2-Pink Chou Chou – Runner up to stablemate Champagne Problems in the Jim Doherty, fresh off a solid second to Aperfect Annie in Lexington & lands in prime spot take charge for Team Takter

 

5-Luna Lovegood – 1:51.4 winner @ The Red Mile, beaten favorite in the KYSS Final, fresh off a strong second with trot at both ends for Team Melander

 

6-R Charm – Rallied stoutly in a crisp :26.2 for a big upset in a NJ Classic Final & that kind of set up makes her threat back @ The Big M

 

Race 10

6-Fallout – This season’s richest freshman pacer won the Metro with a hard-charging :26.1 & fresh off a 1:48.4 tally in Lexington, brother to Captain Kirk (1:47.4) & Blue Diamond Eyes (1:47.2)

 

4-Swingtown – Paid the price for a slow start in the Metro Final, yet bounced back with a solid second in a OHSS Final, draws better for Team Burke & gets Dexter Dunn

 

5-Papi’s Rocket – Rallied to upset a PASS Final, ships in fresh off a bounce-back new mark of 1:50.4 @ The Meadows, steady type gives Team Burke a strong 1-2 punch

 

Race 11

1-Super Chapter – Dominated a KYSS Final from post eight in 1:52.1, then right back off a sick scratch to take a new mark of 1:52 & lands the rail for Team Melander

 

4-Maximus Mearas S – Took only three starts to be a Bluegrass winner from post seven, then a runner up to Super Chapter, draws better & has high potential

 

3-Big Shoes – Greenshoe colt rebounded with a decent third from post eight in a world record mile & gets another chance to play a stalking role from an improved post for Team Burke

 

Race 12

3-Music Hall – Recent Joe Bongiorno acquisition has blown them away in two of his last three @ Freehold & draws inside here to assert himself

 

7-Whammer Jammer – Got on a nice roll here this past Summer, polished off July with back-to-back game scores, challenging post, but lands in a prime spot fresh off the bench

 

1-Gemini Express – Returns to The Big m fresh off a perfect trip win @ Harrah’s Philadelphia, gets the rail in a wide-open field & picks up Dexter Dunn

 

Race 13

3-Hunt For Cash – Has a chance to rebound off a dull effort @ Yonkers by dropping into real soft spot, draws inside & took a mark of 1:50.4 @ The Big M this season

 

6-Hypebeast – Finished with good energy in his Big M qualifier & this son of Captaintreacherous out of the great Anndrovette has a big chance to flaunt some of that purple pedigree for Team Tritton

 

5-Bionic – 1:51.3 performer @ The Big M this season known for his big wake up speed & made a nice recovery to grab the show in most recent @ Freehold

 

Saturday, Oct 19 Selections

Race 1

3-Direction – Diamond Creek homebred on the ticket in 10 of 11 with seven wins, including a well-rated wire-to-wire in the KYSS Final, then a runner up to My Girl EJ & draws inside that rival

 

8-My Girl EJ – 2023 Breeders Crown winner, world champion & millionaire tackles a tough post, but arrives fresh off a new mark of 1:48.1

 

6-Sarasota Hanover – Well-traveled Team Toscano trainee sports a mark of 1:48.1 @ The Big M, second in the Jerry Silverman & returns on a recent roll

 

Race 2

7-Amazing Catch – Posted a rousing post 10 upset in the Canadian Trotting Classic, then just missed in the Kentucky Futurity, third from post ten in the Hambo & reunited with Dexter Dunn

 

1-Sig Sauer – Stanley Dancer shocker in 1:50 has made the most of his limited starts, added the Earl Beal, Jr. & lands the rail off a mind boggling 1:49.3 Kentucky Futurity upset

 

6-T C I – Classy winner of $1/6M, runner up to Karl in the 2023 BC, recently dominated the PASS Final, regrouped with a handy qualifier first time Lasix

 

Race 3

3-Captain Albano – 2023 Dan Patch Award winner & BC runner up draws well fresh off an inspiring Big M qualifier & two-heat crush in the Little Brown Jug

 

1-Mcrunch – From the first crop of BC champ Captain Crunch, he’s had a pretty productive initial season for Team Takter & lands the rail off a new mark of 1:48.2

 

2-Nuclear – Won his first 3YO start here in 1:48.4, steady threat in the KYSS & draws inside fresh off a bounce-back speed try in the Tattersalls

 

Race 4

5-Drawn Impression – Muscle Hill first foal from a two-time Breeders Crown champion has proven she can dominate at the Grand Circuit level for 2019 Hambo winning trainer Luc Blais

 

3-Elista Hanover – PASS champion was the Hambo Oaks beaten favorite after reeling off ten in a row, returns to The Big M after regaining that winning form & gets an inside draw

 

4-Buy A Round – Stormed home in :26.2 to a mild 1:51.4 upset in a NJ Classic Final, needed more of that punch the Kentucky Filly Futurity & she’s back here in top form with an inside post

 

Race 5

8-Rocket Deo – Has piled up 10 wins in a breakout season for Pelling, including the Shady Daisy & NJ Classic Final, post eight blues, but just went two-for-two @ The Red Mile, including a 1:48.3 career best

 

6-It’s a Love Thing – Beaten favorite in her last three, yet just missed in her last two sub-1:50 OSS events, strong number in the win column & can charge home off the expected speed

 

4-Geocentric – 2023 Dan Patch Award winner has struggled this season, yet added Lasix & served notice with a sharp Hoosier Park qualifier & draws well

 

Race 6

4-Mirage Hanover – Runner up in the Cane Pace & LBJ Final tripped out to a sparkling new mark of 1:46.3 in the Tattersalls & draws well to set up his stalking style

 

1-Nijinksy – NA Cup winner & Pace runner up after winning his elimination in 1:47.3, added Lasix for a crushing comeback in the ONSS SF & lands the rail with renewed vigor

 

6-Better Is Nice – Kicked clear in an eye-catching :25.4 to capture the KYSS Final, followed by a Bluegrass score in the slop, then was left in the wake of Mirage Hanover & plays a stalking role

 

Race 7

3-Warrawee Michele – 2023 Breeders Crown champion came back to upset this year’s Hambo Oaks, added the Delmonica Hanover & draws inside off a tough trip in the KY Filly Futurity

 

8-R Melina – NYSS champion won a Del Miller division & Oaks elimination here in a very consistent season, stuck outside, but comes off the mile of her life in the KY Filly Futurity

 

2-Emoji Hanover – Just missed in the Continentalvictory on Hambo Day, took a new mark of 1:52.3 in her Elegantimage elimination & draws inside to trip out at a price

 

Race 8

8-Bythemissal – 2023 Dan Patch Award & BC winner & world champion returns to The Big M fresh off a rousing post ten score in the Allerage Farms in 1:47.2 for Team Burke & stands out despite post eight

4-It’s My Show – Rallied out of traffic to upset the Canadian Pacing Derby, was all out with a rail ride in the Dayton Derby, yet draws well to set up his stalk n pop style

 

5-Voukefalas – Graduate Series champion with a 1:47.3 final regrouped with a real nice Big M qualifier & looms large with a midpack launch

 

Race 9

5-Karl – 2023 Dan Patch Award & BC winner & this year’s Hambo hero, tried to rally into a wicked pace in the KY Futurity, look for him to rebound while polishing off another $1M campaign

 

1-Vic Zelenskyy – Greenshoe colt from 2YO BC champ Mission Brief has come to hand for Team Melander, winning two of his last three @ The Red Mile in 1:50.1 & lands the rail here

 

8-Highland Kismet – Hambo runner up reattached the trotting hopples & got torched in the KY Futurity & this gelding has the talent to rebound despite post eight

 

Race 10

8-Abuckabett Hanover – Steady sort with major wins this season in the Dave Brower, William Haughton & Dayton Derby, plus narrow losses in the CPD, HP Pacing Derby & Allerage Farms

 

5-Ruthless Hanover – Made it back-to-back wins in the Joseph Auger with a stunning 1:47.1, recent runner up in the Dayton Derby & won his Big M qualifier with plenty

 

1-Oakwood Ardan IR – Finished a close third in the Canadian Pacing Derby, well known for his explosive rallies here, qualified just behind Ruthless Hanover & stalks the speed from the rail

 

Race 11

10-Twin B Joe Fresh – Leading HOY candidate on a nine-race winning streak, beat Sylvia Hanover in her last two, freshened nicely with a mark of 1:47.3 here & stands out despite post ten

 

4-Sylvia Hanover – Canada’s HOY in 2023 looking for her third straight BC, sharpened her sword with a new mark of 1:47.3 @ The Red Mile & draws inside her main rival

 

3-Always B Naughty – Rallied for third in the Dayton Derby, then a runner up to a revved up Sylvia in Lexington, ramping up at the right time & draws inside for Team Takter

 

Race 12

6-Logan Park – 2023 O’Brien Award winner arrives on a three-race winning streak, including the Dayton Derby, upset Periculum in the Allerage Farms & retains Dexter Dunn

 

5-Periculum – Dominant winner of the Maple Leaf Trot, second from post 10 to Jiggy Jog S in the International Trot & just missed to Logan Park in the Allerage Farms with a :26.2

 

4-Oh Well – Stablemate to Periculum closed from tenth grab second in the Maple Leaf Trot, then a solid second in the Caesars, freshened by Team Melander with a confident Big M qualifier

 

Race 13

4-Steamboat Springs – Lightly-raced Sweet Lou gelding been gathering momentum elsewhere for Team Bongiorno & draws well fresh off a solid step up effort against stakes company

 

3-Namaste Hanover – First crop of Papi Rob Hanovers have impressed, tripped out with a noteworthy :25.4 here in early September, freshened & draws inside off some encouraging miles

 

9-Swimwiththecurrent – Stuck outside, but deserves plenty of attention, shows a perfect trip 1:50.3 score here in late August & returns to The Big M for Team Burke

 

Race 14

6-Fess Up N – Solid record against tougher @ Tioga where he took a mark of 1:51 this season, drops further off a no-chance post eight mile @ Pocono & The Buckeye listed

 

8-Dragon Said – Continues to descend the condition class ladder, while ramping up since the early August sick scratch, took a mark of 1:51 here this season & Yannick takes the lines

 

2-Springsteen – Classy 9YO scratched sick following a lively second from post nine here last month, regrouped with energetic qualifier for Team Tritton & draws inside a wide-open finale