Tom Leach

Tom Leach is “the Voice of the Wildcats” for football and men’s basketball and a contributor to Keeneland.com as well. He is a two-time winner of the Eclipse Award for radio coverage of thoroughbred racing. During race meets, check out Keeneland’s You Tube channel for his trainer and jockey interviews ahead of major stakes races and listen for the weekly “In The Money” podcast with Tom and Jim Goodman at keenelandselect.com. You can follow Tom’s coverage of the Cats at tomleachky.com




Thursday, April 25, 2013

Thursday 4/26 analysis

Race 1:  Pleased as Punch (2)  has run well lately and that's enough in a race with no strong prospects.  EXACTA BOX:  2-1-5

Race 2:  Mr. Garde (3) gets the nod because speed has been good lately and the trainer excels with these stretchouts.  I'll key him in exactas.  EXACTA BOXES:  3-9, 3-11, 3-12

Race 3:  Queen's Award (4) ran well in a grade 1 and can beat the favorite, who is coming off a layoff.  I'll key her with Judy the Beauty (1A) and Sly Warrior (5).  EXACTA BOXES:  4-1, 4-5

Race 4:  Beautiful Dancer (4) shows a blazing workout and the trainer goes for a good rider at getting horses out of the gate.  EXACTA BOX:  4-3-7

Race 5:  I'm So Vain (5) won here and this trainer does well with limited starters at Keeneland.  Excessiveness (9) is a strong contender, too.  EXACTA BOX:  5-9-8

Race 6:  Prissy (6) goes for top connections and ran well here off a layoff last fall..  North by Northlite (8) and Confesion (10) merit a strong look, too.  EXACTA BOX:  6-8-10

Race 7:  a wide open race and I'll take a stab with Developer (5).  He's working and Dynaformer offspring run well here.  Coaches Favorite (11) ran well here in his only start, as did Wind of Bosphorus (9).  EXACTA BOX:  5-11--9

Race 8:  Gathering (5) is taking a big class jump but this kind of move is not typical for a conservative guy like Sheppard, so it suggests confidence.  Regalo Mia (9) looked like a much-improved horse last time and Kissable (2) ran well in a grade 1 last fall.  EXACTA BOX:   5-9-2

Race 9:  Responsive Eye (5) is in pretty good form in a race where few are.  EXACTA BOX:  5-1-4

BEST EXACTA RACE:  8th

50-cent PICK 4 for $50 or less (starts in race 6):  6 with 5/11/9/4/10/3 with 5 w/ ALL = $30

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