Frank Vespe
November 4, 2023
At some level, owner-trainer Cyndy McKee will probably really feel the necessity to take Direct the Cat out of city searching for greater purses. But that time’s not but, and tonight the two-year-old Direct the Cat will face six rivals within the $75,000 James and Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes at Charles Town Races.
She’ll face them because the overwhelming 1-5 morning line selection in a race during which her nearest rivals on the morning line are a pair of runners she beat by a dozen lengths final day trip.
Direct the Cat, a two-year-old Redirect filly bred by McKee’s late husband John McKee, took three tries to interrupt her maiden however now arrives with a three-race win streak and two consecutive stakes wins.
She’s received in one-turn dashes and in a two-turn race. She’s received on quick tracks and sloppy ones. In her three wins, she’s received by a mixed 30 lengths whereas main at each name. She’s earned three Beyer pace figs of 80+, whereas none of her rivals has surpassed 61.
In quick, she’s about as robust a favourite as you’re prone to discover. Regular pilot Reshawn Latchman will do the honors this night, and the Casey Memorial is carded because the seventh on an eight-race program.
Two horses she beat by a dozen within the West Virginia Triple Crown Nutrition Breeders Classic – and who completed a neck other than one another – are 5-1 Ran Out of Trainer and 6-1 Runaway Beauty. The added floor on this seven-furlong affair maybe edges the bettor in direction of Runaway Beauty of this pair, however it’ll take the favourite faltering significantly for both to have a shot on the large prize.
Also right here is Lona Lee (10-1) for Kristy Petty. She received properly at second asking going 4 ½ furlongs, and runner-up Miss Bee Bop returned to graduate subsequent out.
Post time for the cardboard is 7:00 p.m., with the Casey Memorial slated for 10:02.
PICKS FOR TONIGHT’S CARD
RACE 1: 5-1-3-6
RACE 2: 2-4-5-3
RACE 3: 1-4-5-3
RACE 4: 1-6-5-4
RACE 5: 2-4-5-3
RACE 6: 6-5-1-2
RACE 7: 6-5-1-2
RACE 8: 5-4-8-2
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