By Kevin Oklobzija The Spot Play Hot Plays for Wednesday, Aug. 30 at Batavia Downs Race 4 No. 2 Roll With Faith (5/2 morning line). Comes out of the New York Execelsior Series. Not a fan of fillies against the boys, but this one has talent and speed. I'm boxing in an exacta with the No. 6, and using on top in small exactas with Nos. 5 and 7. Race 5 No. 8 Cam's … [Read more...] about Hoping SPHPs can stay hot
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Travers Day (and Batavia) Spot Play Hot Plays
By Kevin Oklobzija Spot Play Hot Plays For weekend of Aug. 25-26-27 Saratoga First off, three beat-the-favorites plays for Travers Day at Saratoga on Saturday, including one in the Travers Stakes where 12 are entered. Race 3 A two-for-one SPHP in No. 6 Fortune Cookie (8-1 morning line) and No. 8 Strike Me Down (5-1 morning line). Fortune Cookie gets a rider … [Read more...] about Travers Day (and Batavia) Spot Play Hot Plays
Spot Play Hot Plays for Aug. 23
By Kevin Oklobzija Spot Play Hot Plays For Aug. 23 at Batavia Downs (5 p.m. post time) Race 1 No. 1 Mister Livan N (3-1 morning line). It's a take-no-prisoners, right-down-the-road blitz tonight. Since the meet began, he's drawn horribly and had brutal trips. Either parked past the quarter, parked the mile or first over. Revenge is called the winner's … [Read more...] about Spot Play Hot Plays for Aug. 23
Spot Play Hot Plays for Aug. 18-19-20
By Kevin Oklobzija Spot Play Hot Plays for Aug. 18-19-20 at Batavia Downs Friday, Aug. 18 Race 2 No. 1 Milliondollardad (6-1 morning line). This is a gelding racing against a field of mares, and it's his second start back off a five-month layoff. Has the rail and has shown speed in the past. My advice, though: get to the track early and watch him warmup before … [Read more...] about Spot Play Hot Plays for Aug. 18-19-20
Spot Play Hot Plays for Wednesday, Aug. 16
Spot Play Hot Plays For Batavia Downs Wednesday, Aug. 16 Looks like a chalk-filled card. And if there are long shots, I'm not sure how anyone would logically handicap them winning, so I won't try. Race 9 No. 2 Quicksilvercandy A (3-1 morning line). She drops into a $7,500 claimer after winning for $10,000 just two weeks ago. A calculated risk by her long-time … [Read more...] about Spot Play Hot Plays for Wednesday, Aug. 16