Los Alamitos Friday 6-13-14

A solid weekend of racing here at Los Alamitos begins with a competitive 9-race card that begins at 7pm. Saturday night features an 870-yard allowance and Sunday night features the return of the 2013 AQHA World Champion Quarter Horse LAST TO FIRE in the Vessels Maturity trials. Let's take a look at tonight's card.

Keys of The Night:

Race 2: #4 Hez Stellar was also my best bet last out when he finished fourth after a bumpy start. He returns at the same level today and will be tough to beat if he can get away cleanly. He has shown a good late kick but needs to avoid trouble early in the race.

Race 8: #3 Fast Moving Fire was one of my keys on May 25 when he was scratched at post time when breaking through the gate and running off (http://www.losponies.com/2014/05/los-alamitos-5-25-14.html). He returns at the same level and looked strong when winning his first start of 2014.

Race 9: #2 Solid Connection is making her first start as a 3-year-old and brings a sizzling 17.60 workout for 350 yards leading up to this. She showed talent as a 2-year-old and qualified for the GI Golden State Million Futurity. Strong connections of Paul Jones and Cesar De Alba.

Selections:

Race 1:  1-6-2
Race 2:  4-8-2
Race 3:  1-3-4
Race 4:  4-7-5
Race 5:  6-4-2
Race 6:  4-8-5
Race 7:  8-4-3
Race 8:  3-5-2
Race 9:  2-7-5

Bets:

Race 1 - $1 Pick Four:
1,2,6 / 4 / 1,3,4 / 4,5,7
Total $27

Race 6 - $1 Pick Four
4,5,6,8 / 1,2,3,4,7,8 / 3 / 2
Total $27