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Hollywood - Race 9
#11 Jocata (6/1 ml)
Firster for Peter Miller worked heads-up on three seperate occasion with Driveliketiger, who went off @ 10/1 in a similar event on Thursday (with this same rider aboard) and showed keen speed, going straight to the front and then battling with the 1/2 favorite in the stretch before getting bumped off-stride by that one and then throwing in the towel late. The two of them were FAR clear of the field throughout the stretch run, and even after tiring late, Driveliketiger remained about 2 lengths clear of the pack. Expecting a solid effort here, and it's definitely worth noting that there's not a lot of speed in this race. If Jocata is as quick as Driveliketiger, he could easily get loose up front over this speed-favoring surface. He also gets to start a couple of spots closer-in due to some early scratches, which should help.
HRT record:
63 for 226 (28%)
$542.40 mutuels ($8.61 avg)
#11 Jocata (6/1 ml)
Firster for Peter Miller worked heads-up on three seperate occasion with Driveliketiger, who went off @ 10/1 in a similar event on Thursday (with this same rider aboard) and showed keen speed, going straight to the front and then battling with the 1/2 favorite in the stretch before getting bumped off-stride by that one and then throwing in the towel late. The two of them were FAR clear of the field throughout the stretch run, and even after tiring late, Driveliketiger remained about 2 lengths clear of the pack. Expecting a solid effort here, and it's definitely worth noting that there's not a lot of speed in this race. If Jocata is as quick as Driveliketiger, he could easily get loose up front over this speed-favoring surface. He also gets to start a couple of spots closer-in due to some early scratches, which should help.
HRT record:
63 for 226 (28%)
$542.40 mutuels ($8.61 avg)
Comments
Tough way to win a race though, as the leader in broke down in deep stretch.