PLAYING THE PONIES

Sam Houston Race Park selections for Friday, May 24

Fred Faour
May 24, 2019, 6:11 am

Here are my selections for Friday night. These are not meant to be in exact order, but merely the four horses I think have the best chance to win. For beginners, I suggest exacta boxes with three horses, using two of mine and one of your own. And you can always pick up a copy of Acing Racing 2016 to learn everything you need to know. (These are the picks and format that are available on the free tip sheet at SHRP). We will be doing The Blitz from 4-7 at the track so please drop by.

FIRST
3-4-1-7
EYESA SHOWFLY DANDY stretches out off some solid efforts


SECOND
9-6-1-5
SQEEZE MY CORONA has been close against better and might break through

THIRD
2-8-9-5
MS INTENSITY has room to improve and finds a good spot

FOURTH
4-10-1-3
ORPHIC has been consistent and should be in the mix

FIFTH
4-3-9-7
DM DASHING BELLA should improve in this spot

SIXTH
10-9-4-8
MR CORONA CRYSTAL was in tough in last and should fit better here

SEVENTH
10-8-6-9
DM LA JOLLA CARTEL needed last start and should improve

EIGHTH
6-9-1-3
DM SWIPE AND DASH could pop here at a very nice price

NINTH
2-5-7-6
KRASH OCEANS specializes at short distances

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