Saturday, June 5, 2010

NICK’S PICKS – SUNDAY, JUNE 6, CLN DAY 7

TWIN TURF NOMS OUT – You never get the pick of the litter out of the nomination list, but is this year's roster is an indicator, Colonial's Twin Turf races will have outstanding fields. Thanks to a Triple Crown prep season that saw many turf winners seek the Derby starting gate, there are many familiar names on the list. Derby starters Make Music For Me, Stately Victor, Line of David, Dean's Kitten and Paddy O' Prado have turf experience and are nominated.

The nominations also include turf standouts Nordic Truce, Workin For Hops, Beau Croix, Doubles Partner, Dream Nettie and Thunder Brew. Other notables include Lentenor, (this year's full brother of Barbaro nominee) , Exhi, Asphalt and Virginia-breds Two Notch Road and Outlaw. Vamos a Ver and Queeche are nominees that have won races already during this Colonial meet. More about the Twin Turf, the All Along, Buckland and Old Nelson in upcoming editions.

RACE 1
2 NATIVE PLAYBOY "Playboy" likes to get out on the front end. Ran well in last year's Punch Line here. 6 HEAVEN'S REWARD, 5 LATE NITE LOVER
RACE 2
4 PRIDE OF THE FLEET "Pride" is a CNL acer making his first 2010 start for "Wood". Won here at this level in '09. 1BEAT YOUR BLUFF, 7 LEADER WHIP
RACE 3
7 THE SPANISH LIFE Draw a line through "Life's" last race. He was in the picture at Gulfstream. 1 TEBOW GO, 3 KEY OF SOLOMAN
RACE 4
6 KISSINACOP - Big drop in class for Homeister's mount. $45K to $16K on the turf.
4 KINDA KATTY, 2 DARN PROUD
RACE 5
10 SHOW ME THE GOLD Speed duel on the outside between two leading jockeys here. "Gold" a touch classier. 1 GOLD FOREST, 1A MINIVER
RACE 6
2 NAVY BRASS Many Virginia-bred maidens here are making their 1st start. "Navy" is well placed. 1 HE'S A WONDER, 8 CLASS INDIAN
RACE 7
1 GOLDEN ACCOUNT Looking for price on this non-winner of 2 Menifee-bred lightly races with "Special K." 5 CHANGE OF HEAR, 2 CIRCUMVENTOR
RACE 8
1 LADY IN THE MONEY Enjoyable who loves CNL makes his 1st '10 start. Lady returns to the turf. 6 ENJOYABLE, 7 HARD ROCKIN
RACE 9
4 AFTERNOON JAZZ Despite 29 starts, Begley's madien has been running better since April. 5 ELLOREE TIG, 11 WATERFORD BAY

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