August 8, 2025
He is probably the only public handicapper who has closed every race at colonial downs since day one, and he is back for more in 2025: Nick is choices Returns with picks and analysis for every day of the colonial meeting.
- Date/Post time: 12:00 hours
- Races: 12
- Transfers: Choose 6, $ 2,936
Race 1
A lot of early speed to encounter under this $ 50k three -year -old claimants who go 1 1/8 miles, all with two wins.
| 3. Cap’n Dusty | Perhaps you will finally get a sturdy turf to take advantage of a fast pace for longer than a mile, which worked so well this time last year. |
| 1. Deadpan | In the past showed a closing capacity on peat, but recently quickly on dirt for the latest barn occupation from Gaudet. |
| 9. Oishi | Well bred for the grass and saw a solid start at Gulfstream. Could benefit from the pace. |
Race 2
Two year old girls go the “intermediate” distance of 7 Furlongs to dirt with three colonial starts in a 9-horse field.
| 9. Kid Karel the Great | According to my standards, colonial downs worked but never raced. Rates good for seven furlongs and has several bullet works. |
| 8. Sharons Beach | The turf did not work in its first start, but the mornings indicate that dirt is better for this Omaha Beach -Ruin. |
| 2. Very connected | The expensive Colt debut of McPeek debuts on dirt, where his origin skips a generation, the second father and dam of Awesome Again Checks. |
Race 3
Several in this area of “Non -winners of a different than” Love Colonial and have enough racing history to tell you who they are.
| 5. Public defender | Constitution Filly won the last two for Cibelli. Jockey proven, horses proven, and the trainer wins. |
| 1. Operation torch | His debut from 2025 is also his bow for Toner, who is solid when he is on the track to start. Works ready. |
| 3. Cocktails at noon | Finished 2024 and started 2025 with a victory and is competitive when he does not win. The most worried about the short dismissal. |
Race 4
On the dirt you can’t really throw someone in this area of allowance/optional claimants who go 7 furlongs.
| 1. Great opening | Has won as a closer, sprinter or leader and won twice at Colonial. Will not accuse NY Turf or CT turning. |
| 2. Street income | Casse’s gelding comes from a dismissal, but recent works are encouraging. Castellano drives the previous colonial winner. |
| 4. Lion Ponce | The four -year -old Van Danner has to go back to dirt from the synthetic and would probably prefer a little more pace. |
Race 5
Three in the “Pet Mile” won in their last start, but those who did not do that may be the ones to concentrate on this.
| 8. Barbadian Runner | It may not be meant, but pulled out of the grass in the profit of Jersey Derby insured his future for dirt. |
| 4. Flower zone | For whatever reason, horses that return from Dubai need a few race to find themselves again, even for the Gotham winner. |
| 9. Rolando | McPeek’s Colt is looking for his third consecutive victory and his second at Colonial. Brian Hernandez drives. |
Race 6
Three-year-old mares go seven Furlongs in the Tyson Gilpin Stakes in a deep field that generates several victories with few starts.
| 4. Zaghrupta | The class may not be there, but the performance, reviews and breeding are, together with Reylu on a armor. |
| 5. Nazurri | May was not the month of Nerazurri, but whatever the burden was, was perhaps corrected in the Azalea in a sharp second. |
| 7. Coconut Abarrio | Perez’s filly foal will see the dirt for the first time in the afternoon, but breeding does not suggest much of a falloff, if present. |
Race 7
Among the spinters with Lin -Turf is Larry Johnson’s Hollywood Walk, who could make four straight colonial seasons with a victory.
| 2. Mrs. Gambolii | The four-year-old of Joseph More Than Ready Filly has won half of her six career student and was within the length of winning two more. |
| 5. Crown imperial | Since shortening to Sprints, Ortiz Merrievefeulen has returned to a solid check -earner similar to early in her career. |
| 9. Bosserati | Six Furlongs in the Jamesa was perhaps half a furlong too far this Miss, who will be company with her who is looking for the lead. |
Race 8
Although Nobals and Bear River are likely to scratch, a deep field of peat sprinters left in Ellis last Saturday.
| 2. Mrs. Gambolii | The four-year-old of Joseph More Than Ready Filly has won half of her six career student and was within the length of winning two more. |
| 5. Crown imperial | Since shortening to Sprints, Ortiz Merrievefeulen has returned to a solid check -earner similar to early in her career. |
| 9. Bosserati | Six Furlongs in the Jamesa were perhaps half a furlong too far that company will have with her who is looking for the lead. |
Race 9
There is a chance to achieve a profit of degree II for several who have improved, three come here from victories.
| 4. Simulate | The joy of Kitten ran the best when his son, unbeaten in Saratoga, is ready with a sudden Beyers Uptick. |
| 8. Dream on | The winner of Penn Mile comes in losing only one of his last four starts, who is on board to Zulu Kingdom on board. |
| 2. Maui Strong | Welcome back to colonial, triple Virginia derby winning trainer Dale Romans, with one run, but not well placed. |
RACE 10
In the small field of the Beverly D, every woman comes into the race with an improved Beyer figure in their last start.
| 3. Beach bomb | Motion can ask for the starting gate to go back, because mare is longer longer, although always near the leadership, if not on it. |
| 2. Be your best | Joseph’s mare could win the speed of the speed, but if she doesn’t, it would not surprise her placement. |
| 6. Dexing day | Ready to take advantage of the peat speed match is McCarthy’s experienced mare who shows a closing burst. |
Race 11
A dynamic, colorful field in the $ 1 million Arlington Million (G1) with a Kentucky Derby winner, an American First-Timer and a Virginia Homer.
| 8. Integration | Traded by Virginia-Foked ML Kentucky Derby Favorite Quality Road, Integration simply loves Colonial, where he is 3 of 4 lifespan. |
| 1. Mystics and | With perhaps more pedigree than you see in mind, McPeek has been thinking of peat for the Derby winner since spring. |
| 6. Fort Washington | Perhaps the setback in the Wise was, but rather the Vetera -War front of Shug was good with Alvarado on board. |
Race 12
Nice final to go out with the virtual repetition of the cat’s story on Monmouth meets a key July 16 -race in Colonial.
| 3. Outrunner | Disappointed in the story of the cat, Saez should find the field deep enough and fast enough to close his final bid here. |
| 8. English law | In a stalking position, the gelding of Casse almost healed his seconitis in its last start, well before third place finisher. |
| 5. Flying sun | After a small dismissal, the gelding of Motion continues to struggle with victories, but consistently collects beautiful checks. |
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