CHARLES TOWN PICKS AND HORSES TO WATCH: DECEMBER 17
Frank Vespe- December 17, 2021
Charles Town Races has a nine-race card on tap for this evening. Post time for the opener is 7:00 p.m., and we’ve got Charles Town picks.
Carryovers: Jackpot Pick 6, $151,969 (mandatory payout on Dec. 18)
- Laurel: Stakes winner Speedyness makes return FridaySpeedyness, winner of Laurel Park’s Miracle Wood Stakes earlier this year, returns from a six-month break Friday at that same track.
| RACE NUMBER | CONTENDERS | COMMENTS |
| Race 4 | 7-1-3-4 | Not completely enamored of the morning line favorite here in #3 Castle Lights (7-5), especially at the short odds; she’s winless in four tries against maidens and has also been clobbered twice in stakes company. She’s certainly shown enough to be a contender and could win, but the value proposition looks off-kilter, so we’ll try to beat her with #7 My Sister Pam (3-1). My Sister Pam was a bit fractious in the gate and broke a bit slowly on debut before moving up not far off the pace; from there, though, she tired to end up a well-beaten fifth. She has every right to improve in her second career start, and note that the beaten favorite that day, Tiz a Country Girl, returned to win nicely last night… Trainer Tim Grams has a pair of first-timers in #1 Nordic Dancer (7-2) and #4 Cedar’s Wish (4-1). Against what seems to be a modest group, if either can run they should make an impact here. Of the two, Nordic Dancer seems to be working a bit more forwardly… |
| Race 8 | 11-4-5-3 | No other horse in this a-other-than will be enjoying more class relief than #11 Felix the Fox (7-2). The Tapit gelding showed up in a second-level allowance at Laurel Park last out, rallying into sixth while never a threat. In his third start off a one-year break, and against easier company, he has every right to move forward… #4 Martin Man (9-5) is in career-best form at age six. The Charitable Man gelding trained by Wade Sanderson ran a very good second behind the undefeated Muad’dib in the A Huevo at 46-1 and followed that up with a second against similar to these. He should be a major player here… There’s a pretty good chance the horse they’ll be trying to reel in is #5 Charitable Spenny (15-1). He never got a sniff of the lead last out when throwing in a clunker, and he might not be good enough to get the money, but his best efforts — when in front early — put him on the board here… His form’s a bit in-and-out, but the best efforts from #3 Bop Marley (8-1) aren’t bad at all. Regular pilot Antonio Lopez returns after missing this one’s last… |
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4th. “Castle Lights”doesn’t shine bright
for me either,but there are no”Excuses Excuses”
for “Sister Pam” to not withstand this field.
4th.The money was right on “Castle Lights”so Ted and I
have no”Excuses Excuses”
8th.I think”Martin Man “can,but”Jammin Still”
will beat him and”Northern Ridge”could nudge him too.
8th.I wanted to add don’t leave
“Felix the Fox”out of your super box.
8th.”Jammin I’m Still”looking for
but I did divulge that”Northern Ridge”
would slam”Martin Man”.