Happy Thursday everyone! We're off to Louisiana for this evening's card at Evangeline Downs! Our #LundinLine top picks and best bets / race notes are below. Lets ride and get #InTheMoney!
Evangeline Downs // 20-August
Lundin Line
R1: 6-9-7-10 R2: 5-1-2 R3: 6-5-7-2 R4: 3-5-6-2 R5: 6-1-5-3
R6: 9-1-4 R7: 6
R8: 5-7-4-9
R9: 11-6-7-8
Lundin Line Best Bets
R1: [6] D’wild Baroness
D’wild Baroness comes into today’s race having finished 4th at on Aug. 6th and just losing out by a neck to Irish Priority on July 24th (both races at Evangeline). This race sets up nicely for her particular Presser running style and she leads the field with an average Speed figures of 58. Jockey Diego is Winning at 19% at this same distance and surface and Trainer Jerry Delhomme brings a very impressive +28% ROI for his horses at this distance and even more impressive ROI of +133% over the past year when taking his horses from turf to dirt.
R5: [6] Stella’s Surprise
Stella’s Surprise comes Down in Class for this race. She will be expected to set the pace and brings an average Speed figure of 57 which is 2nd in this field of 11. Jockey Timothy Thornton is ITM at 58% over the last 10 days and Trainer Sam David is ITM at 61% with an ROI of +14% with Thornton. Stella’s last last three Wins came with Thornton.
R8: [5] Monte Man
Monte Man comes into today’s race with 4 Wins and 3 Place finishes over his last 12 starts with his last start a Show finish at Evangeline on July 4th where he earned a Speed figure of 95. An impressive average Speed figure of 94 leads this field which will be important given the amount of speed in this race. He also leads the field in middle (84) and finish (93) Pace Ratings. Monte Man has been running in races with an average Class of 100. Jockey Gerard Melancon has a +14% ROI over the last 10 days and Trainer Ron Faucheux is ITM at 75% over the last 30 days.
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-TSL
/ As always, please forgive any typos and grammatical errors