By Kevin Oklobzija The Spot Play Hot Plays for Monday at Batavia Downs. Race 2 No. 6 Can U Be Fun (9/2 morning line). If, and it's a big if, but if the 3 (Girls Luv Diamonds) and the 5 (Kisses N Kicks) both leave, then this becomes a closer's race, because Doug Bowins at the rail with Watt A Funny Face surely isn't letting two horses go. That would be ideal to set up … [Read more...] about Spot Play Hot Plays for Monday at Batavia Downs
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Spot Play Hot Plays for the weekend at Batavia Downs
By Kevin Oklobzija Spot Play Hot Plays for the weekend at Batavia Downs Friday I'm going to try to make the early Pick 5 a Pick 3 with two singles. Race 1 No. 6 Egosnattitudes (9-5 morning line). Quite simple. If he trots the mile, he wins. He has already trotted a sub-1:57 mile here, and that included a three-wide sweep. Race 4 No. 4 Lucky Nadotremblay … [Read more...] about Spot Play Hot Plays for the weekend at Batavia Downs
Spot Play Hot Plays for NYSS night at Batavia Downs
By Kevin Oklobzija The New York Sire Stakes series makes its final trip to Batavia Downs for 2017, and some of the big boys among the 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings are making the trip. That means there will be a class of titans in the $60,200 third race, when Yonkers Trot winner Top Flight Angel takes on Hambletonian finalist Guardian Angel As. Andy Miller … [Read more...] about Spot Play Hot Plays for NYSS night at Batavia Downs
Spot Play Hot Plays for Monday
By Kevin Oklobzija Spot Play Hot Plays for Batavia Downs Monday Race 1 No. 1 Doing Some Damage (6-1 morning line). Drops back to a $12,500 claimer, where he was a winner the last time he was in this class. Oh, and he had the rail that day. We've got no shot of getting 6-1, however. Try 7/5. Race 2 No. 5 City Kid (7/2 morning line). Ray Fisher is obligated to … [Read more...] about Spot Play Hot Plays for Monday
Spot Play Hot Plays for Friday/Saturday at Batavia
By Kevin Oklobzija First, a horse on my watch list from the Saratoga meet is in at Belmont Park: Sunday Race 4 No. 7 Lucullan (no odds posted as of Thursday). Was entered to race Saturday at Saratoga but, as an also-eligible, he didn't get in. That may actually be better, since he's a closer and he fought a strong front-end bias on the Saratoga turf. Why to like … [Read more...] about Spot Play Hot Plays for Friday/Saturday at Batavia