Happy September! We're off to Kentucky for Champions Day at Churchill Downs! Today's card has nine races, featuring Race 4 Champions Day Marathon Overnight Stakes! Its obviously an exciting week at Churchill - with the Kentucky Oaks on Friday and the running of the 146th Kentucky Derby on Saturday - so keep checking in as we'll have tons more information, picks and analysis to help you get #InTheMoney!
In the meantime, check our our #LundinLine top picks and best bets / race notes for Champions Day is below. Let's ride!!
Churchill Downs // 01-September
Lundin Line
R1: 4-6-1-2
R2: 3-5-6-7
R3: 3-2-4-5
R4* Champions Day Stakes: 1-2-6 R5: 8-2-9-5 R6: 5-2-1-8
R7: 8-2-4-1
R8: 6-5-4-11
R9: 2-1-10-11
*Stakes
Lundin Line Best Bets
R2: [3] Leading West
Leading West’s last race on July 16th at Saratoga was uneventful, but his prior two races were both 2nd place finishes, May 24th and June 13th, both at Gulfstream. His Place finish on June 13th earned Leading West his highest Speed figure of 100 and he leads this field in average Speed (81). Jockey Tyler Gaffalione over the last 10 days is winning at 21% with a +21% ROI.
R6: [5] Knight Disruptor
Knight Disruptor is coming off a Win in his last race on July 24th at Prairie Meadows. He in 2nd in this field with an average Speed figure of 79 and leads with a finish Pace Rating of 86. Trainer Kelli Martinez’s horses are winning at 28% and ITM at 66% when coming off a Win.
R9: [2] Drink
Despite a 5th place finish in his last race at Ellis Park on Aug. 8th, Drink earned his 2nd highest Speed figure of 80. His prior start was a Win at Del Mar on Aug. 11th. He leads this field of 13 with an average Speed of 77. He also leads the field in early (95) and middle (83) Pace Ratings and is 2nd in finish Pace. Trainer Alexander Ortiz over the last 30 days is winning at 21% with a +15% ROI and Jockey Gabriel Saez over that same period is also winning at 21% with a +34% ROI. And on a side note, if you're golfing, stay outta the drink. If your playin' the ponies, grab yourself a drink and get #InTheMoney!
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-TSL
/ As always, please forgive any typos and grammatical errors
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