Wow! I can't believe that I haven't done a Race Week Pick post since shortly after I started it. I'll take blame for that as I finally going to get the ball running on that again. It helps that I have a working computer again. Anyway even though the big race on Saturday's Penn National is the Penn Mile, I will only be previewing the Mountainview Handicap. No sire's this week, but those will return for the next RWP post which will be in 2 weeks. Here is this year's field for the Mountainview:
3rd Race - Penn National - Saturday, May 31st, 2014
STAKES. 1 1/8 Mile Dirt. Purse $200,000. Mountainview H.. FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD. No Nomination Fee. $1,000 to pass the entry box with an additional $1,000 to start. The purse will be distributed: $2,000 to all starters; with the balance of the purse to be divided, 60% to the winner, 20% to second, 11%to third, 6% to fourth and 3% to fifth. Any horse running and finishing in the Mountainview Handicap will also automatically be nominated free of charge to the 2014 running of the Zia Park Distance Championship at Zia Park and ; (2) the Swatara at Penn National. Weights: Friday, May 23, 2014. (Highweights Preferred). Principle/primary owner, trainer and jockey will receive points in accordance with the 2014 Penn Gaming Challenge scoring format. Closed Wednesday, May 21 with 42 nominations.s. (07:01 PM) (8)
PP Horse A/S M/E Wgt Jockey Trainer
1 Valid 4 G L 116 Bocachica Orlando Vitali Marcus J.
2 Arlo 6 G L 112 Pennington Frankie Reese Cynthia G.
3 Ruler On Ice 6 G L 116 Serpa Angel Breen Kelly J.
4 Last Gunfighter 5 H L 121 Castellano Javier Brown Chad C.
5 Taptowne 6 G L 117 Elliott Stewart Glyshaw Tim
6 Sailor's Revenge 4 G L 113 Flores Jose Luis Preciado Ramon
7 Golden Ticket 5 H L 119 Albarado Robby McPeek Kenneth G.
8 Percussion 6 G L 116 DeCarlo Christopher P. Pletcher Todd A.
Valid- 5th in the Pimlico Special leading most of the way before giving way. Won twice in Florida earlier this year.
Arlo- Running at Parx since October of last year, won last time out. Last stakes start was a 5th place finish two back.
Ruler On Ice- Not the same horse he was going into the 2011 Belmont. Was 2nd in a small stakes at Monmouth in May, but uptrack in most of his races last year with the exception of a win at Aqueduct in 2013 debut. That was the first time since the Belmont he won. First start of the year.
Last Gunfighter- Won the Hawthorne Gold Cup after finishing fifth in the BCC last year. While not a G1 caliber horse, he could have a chance to pick up more G2's this year and who knows maybe grab a late G1 race. First start of the year.
Taptowne- Second in the Texas Mile in last and 3rd in the Razorback before that. Ran well in smaller stakes last year after finishing second in the Oaklawn Handicap.
Sailor's Revenge- Won Allowance win in his last. First stakes start since a 2yo (2012) where he finished 3rd and 6th in back to back stakes.
Golden Ticket- Has won only twice since his 2012 Travers dead-heat win, but was second in the Dirt Mile last year and 2nd in the Alysheba in his last start.
Percussion- 3rd in the Excelsior in his last, ran well in his two stakes before that. 2nd in last year's Brooklyn.
Picks- 1st: Golden Ticket 2nd: Last Gunfighter 3rd: Ruler On Ice
Good luck to all and safe travels!
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