🏇Happy Saturday & National Onion Rings Day!
Q: What's round on the ends & high in the middle? A: Ohio
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If you're thinking - "Does that old classic mean it's time for the Buckey State's biggest day of racing? Yes - Yes, it does. Our celebrated Lundin Line heads just east of Cleveland for a 13-race card at Thistledown Race Track featuring the prestigious Ohio Derby (R13).
This historic track opened for racing in 1925 but closed a year later due to management quarrels and legal complications. In 1928, Edward B. Strong bought the track from receivers for $900,000, hoping that Ohio would repeal its law against trackside betting. Until betting was legalized at state-controlled tracks in 1933, Thistledown betting proceeded under the "contribution" system, whereby patrons could "invest" in or "contribute" to the ultimate success of a horse, which permitted bettors to make their own odds without the intervention of bookies or racetrack employees.*
(Sorry - for today's wagering - you'll have to accept the track's closing odds)
As mentioned above, today's featured race is the Grade 3, 500K Ohio Derby as the final race on the card. This 1 1/8 mile race on dirt for 3-year-olds has 10 entrants, including three Triple Crown veterans. Morning Line favorite Catching Freedom (9-5) is coming off a third-place finish in the Preakness (by just 1 3/4 lengths) after finishing fourth in the KY Derby. As you will see below, all three of our cappers like this closer and class of the field to put trainer Brad Cox and jockey Luis Saez in the winner's circle. The fun starts with who we have under the son of Constitution. Mr. Fink believes it'll be a horse that he has always liked - Uncle Heavey (6-1) while Mr. W. & Mr. L. are going with back-to-back stakes winner Copper Tax (7-2), trained by Gary Capuano with J.G. Torrealba in the irons.
Ohio Derby post time is 6:30 EDT. (Don't forget the onion rings!)
Need help pickin' winners? We've got you covered! Our #LundinLine - (Always Free) top pix and best bets are below in this post. We use them to help narrow the field while putting our tickets together. The first post will be here soon, so don't be late - It's time to get #InTheMoney! 💰🏇🏻💰🏇🏻💰🤑
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🏇🏻 Thistledown Race Track // June 22nd, 2024 🏇🏾
🏇🏾 1st Post @ 12:00 EDT (9:00 PDT)
R1: 2-3-4-1
R2: R2-5-1
R3: 5-4-2
R4: 1-2-7-4
R5: 1⭑-5-3-7
R6: 8-6-5-1
R7: 3-1-4-8
R8: 10-3-5-2
R9Ⓢ: 1Y-5-4-2
R10Ⓢ: 6-1X- 2-7
R11Ⓢ: 7-1-6-10
R12Ⓢ: 7-9-10-3
R13Ⓢ: 8⭑-4-5-2
Mr. W: 8-4-5-2
Mr. F: 8-5-2-10
Mr. L.: 8-4-2-9
⭑ Best Bets
R5: Flipping Fish (#1)
R13: Catching Freedom (#8)
Ⓢtakes Races
R9: 75K Daniel Stearns Cleveland Gold Cup S.
R10: 75K Dr. T.F. Classen Mem. S.
R11: 75K George Lewis Mem. S.
R12: 250K Lady Jacqueline S.
R13: 500K Ohio Derby (G3)
*Source on Thistledown from Case Western Reserve University (Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
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-TSL
/ As always, please forgive any typos and grammatical errors
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