Capper's Corner

Whitey’s Degenerate Fund Picks for 4/30
With the Kentucky Derby looming next week, we need to buffer the bankroll a little so we can take an aggressive stance next week.
The Fund’s Stable Notes have been paying dividends so far as Dooney Rock’s kept us afloat the last 2 weeks with a 29-01 2nd place finish three weeks ago and a win last week at 10-1. Dooney was a key stable entry after several troubled trips.
This week’s selection are as follows

LOCKS
Calder – Race 11
#1 Stormy the Cat – 4-1 – Followers of this blog know that Whitey has been high on this horse since he broke his maiden 3 starts ago. He came back in allowance after taking inside money and had a troubled trip. Last time tried stakes company and made a nice showing. He drops into allowance ranks where he is taking on pedestrian maiden winners for the most part. There is a Clement runner to fear (2 horse) but I like Stormy in this spot.
$40 Win 1
$8 Ex box 1-2
Churchill – Race 4
#5 Berberis – 4-1 – Why Churchill is racing under the lights tonight I have no idea. This is a nice horse and has a great angle going for him. He has won 3 times while all the other horses have only won once. He has faced some really nice horses at Oaklawn winning 2 out of 4 and has a great trainer in Asmussen. Not sure we will get 4-1 but anything above 5-2 is a gift. Only potential negative is not getting the right pace set up with a bunch of synthetic horses trying dirt for first time so its tough to say what the pace will be.
$40 win 5

Strong Plays
Finger Lakes – Race 8
#1 and #4 Midnight Abbey and She’s Got Thefever – Both 6-1 – There are 4 speed horse who will be battling up front – which will set it up for the only 2 closers in the field.
#15 win 1, $8 win 4 – 4 ex box 1-4
Delaware Park – Race 5
#8 – Summerlucky – 6-1 – Tampa Invader is dropping in class and comes out of some key races. Worth a wager.
$15 win 6

Delaware Park – Race 9
#8 Not Abroad -12-1 – big overlay on ML odds so I don’t think we will get 12-1. He is the class of the field and came in 2nd to some quality stakes runner. Only issue could be pace set up. Not a whole lot of speed in here but the class factor should be enough. Also like the 1 horse Wills Afleet. He likes Delaware and will also need it hot up front.
$10 Win 1 and 8
$20 Place 8
$5 ex box 1-8
$2 ex box 1-6-8

Tampa Race 3
#5 Runricon 8-1 – Took loads of inside money in last race where he opened up at 3-1 and went off at 25-1. Made decent showing when facing a monster Catalano runner. Now drops in class in what looks like a very weak field.
$10 win and Place

Tampa Race 10
#5 Wildcat Miss – 6-1 Whitey picked her 2 starts for the fund and she came through for us at 15-1. I’m coming back to her today as she is trying the grass for the first time for a crafty trainer. Not sure about the turf breeding but she comes out of key race where she was 2nd to a horse that came back and won a stakes.
$15 win 5
$2 ex box 1-5-8
Longshots and Spot Plays
Calder Race 4
#1 Venga Mi Nino 12-1- Faced some tough turf horses at tampa and now drops in class to the claiming ranks. 3 starts back lost to a horse by only 5 lengths and now that horse is racing in a stakes today.
$15 win 1
$5 win 7
$2 ex box 1-3-7

Delaware Park Race 3
$2 ex box 1-5-7

Delaware Park Race 4
Blow up the board ex box 4-7-12
$5 win 4,12

Churchill Race 2
#1 Canfield – 10-1 – Whitey Stable Notes special
2011 – GULf – MSW – 4-16- Zito firster ducked at start after breaking slow. Toss the race.
Now he drops in class into maiden claimer
$10 Win 1
$2 ex box 1-4-5

Churchill Race 7
#6 Chilliness – 8-1 May surprise in this spot
$10 win 6
Pimlico Race 5
#4 Whitehouse Ridge – 8-1 – Should control the pace and is 2 for 4 on turf.
$10 win 4
$2 ex box 4-7-8 (Blow up board)

Pimlico Race 9
#7 Safety Valve 15-1 – Trainer hits at 30% when entering horses first in stake
$10 Win and Place 7