4/6/2025

Bonus Coverage

  3   KEE   Lafayette Stakes         

$400.000      3yo          7f  Dirt     Weight 120lbs

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It’s not a graded race, there are no KYD points involved… but it’s the first stakes of the Spring Meet at KEE, and by golly, we ain’t lettin’ it go uncovered!!  We catch a handy field of ten set to go seven panels in the Lafayette Stakes, I believe this to be the first stakes I ever took-in, in person, at RL KEE, so it’s special to me. 

I’m going to bet the farm on Mystic Freak Party today… that was a big win in the San Vincent (GII) at SA, and he ran big in the Gotham (GIII), only two lengths back.  I look for another big effort here, and I think he has the class, speed and heart to get the win.

I know he’s lightly raced, but you have to respect Mb in these stakes races, so I’ll put Bad For Your Health in the second spot.  He broke maiden at FG first asking, then was fourth in the Swale, following that up with a sixth in the Gotham (GIII), both only a length back when they hit the wire.  Solid am gallops and this barn is always tough. 

We don’t run over this oval a whole lot, and it can lead to some big upsets… time to see how this one plays out.  NOTE:  KEE MAIN TRACK IS FAST

 Here’s the Field –

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1		Dion		D J C Racing Stables		Centeno D E		120		12/1
2		Cadillac Frank		Williams9		Silvera Ru		120		8/1
3		Medvedev		Sccj Stables		Zayas E J		120		9/2
4		Count The Treasures		Riggins Racing		Lopez P		120		6/1
5		Bad For Your Health		Mb Stables		Prat F		120		6/1
6		Poboy		Sheffler Stables		Curtis B		120		7/1
7		Adversity		Williams9		Corbett G W		120		10/1
8		Iron Mike		The Sidley Stud		Velazquez J R		120		7/2
9		Range To Target		TwinTowersRacing		Geroux F		120		12/1
10		Mystic Freak Party		Maxmillion Farm		Gutierrez Mario		120		9/5

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COZMAN  10 / 5           Willie’s Green Card  5 / 3 / 10   

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