10/4/24

   3   KEE         Phoenix (GII) [BC]       

$350.000     3yo&Up     6f Dirt       3yo 121lbs  Older 124lbs 

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My love for KEE is well documented… the fall stakes get going with a six-panel dash for the speedsters and we have BC ramifications here, so a very nice group will go to the gate for the Phoenix (GII).  I’m looking at Crush Rush, from the Maxmillion Farm outfit, as the top pick here.  He’s won two of his last three, and just missed after having the lead in the lane… he was also a near-miss second over this course back in the spring, so he seems to be the one for me.  I’ll look for some value in the second choice and put Neon Delite in the middle of this one.  He’s been on the board in two graded races, since changing hands, and this could be is break-out day.  It’s that time of year where old claimers jump up and put it together… let’s see if he fits that description.  A very talented group, and this could go any number of ways…

Here’s the Field –  

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1		Neon Delite		John Henry		Geroux F		124		6/1
2		So Slick		Asgar		Lopez P		124		9/2
3		Neo		Mb Stables		Davis D		124		7/1
4		On Schedule		Mb Stables		Gaffalione T		124		7/1
5		Tetris		Ajm Stables		Lezcano J		124		12/1
6		Natural Instinct		Mb Stables		Ferrer J C		124		7/1
7		Dream Sequence		Smokey Stover		Centeno D E		121		8/1
8		Crush Rush		Maxmillion Farm		Jimenez A		124		9/5
9		Lennon		Fractious		Franco M		124		4/1
10		Everest		Mo Mentum Farm		Conner T		124		7/2
11		Smack		Fractious		Velazquez J R		121		4/1
12		Got Milk		D J C Racing Stables		Hernandez R M		124		9/2
13		Justice Of The Peace		Maletto				124		SCR

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COZMAN  8 / 1   Willie’s Green Card  8 / 9 / 10       

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