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TimeformUS Race Analysis
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Picks & Plays for Sunday, July 7
by David Aragona
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Race 1: 3 - 5 - 7 - 4
Race 2: 8 - 5 - 3 - 1A
Race 5: 9 - 10 - 1 - 4
Race 6: 4 - 9 - 1A - 7
RACE 3: DEPUTY FLAG (#3)
Quiet Out East is clearly the horse to beat off his most recent runner-up effort going a mile at this level. The major question for this son of Broken Vow is the turnback to a sprint distance since he's never gone shorter than a mile. Trainer Christophe Clement actually has very good numbers with this move. Over the past five years, he is 7 for 22 (32 percent, $3.36 ROI) with maidens going from routes to sprints on dirt. Furthermore, this runner's dam was a turf sprinter, so he may appreciate less ground. I'm using him, but his lack of early speed worries me a bit. True Gold is a bit of an enigma as he returns from a lengthy layoff. He showed a ton of promise in his first couple of starts, but things went badly after that. He now returns as a gelding and appears to be working well, but he's still hard to completely trust. I want to take a shot with Deputy Flag, who figures to be a square price. It appears that this gelding's good form has left him, but I don't think his last two races are nearly as bad as they seem. He was never able to make the lead two back in a race that featured an extremely fast pace. Then last time, he was dueling inside of another rival in a precarious position, pinned against the rail for his entire trip. He got very tired late, but that race was falling apart at the end. Notably, the other horses who contested that fast pace have come back to run very well. Pacesetter Papa Jim returned to win, improving his TimeformUS Speed Figure by eight points, and eighth-place finisher Bassman Dave returned to be second with a 12-point improvement. If Deputy Flag takes a similar step forward, he's a major player here.
Exacta Key Box: 3 with 1,2,4
Trifecta: 3 with 1,4 with 1,2,4,7
RACE 5: TWO CENT TOOTSIE (#9)
I'm not a big fan of Star of the East, who will take some money on the basis of her last effort against New York-breds back in April, when she nearly won. She was overmatched against open company last time, and she just didn't handle the yielding ground that day. Yet there are some intriguing new faces who could make this a slightly tougher spot than that April affair. Crescent Lady and Barton Hall exit the same debut race on May 19. The former got a decent trip but can improve with blinkers second time out. Barton Hall is perhaps more interesting since she completely blew the start and still ran on well to finish just three-quarters of a length behind Crescent Lady. Memories Eternal is another one to consider as she comes off a poor trip. She reared at the start and cost herself about five lengths last time before rallying well to be fifth. However, the stretch-out in distance is a significant hurdle for her. I'm using all of these runners, but my top pick is Two Cent Tootsie as she returns from a layoff. This filly made her career debut on turf at Saratoga, and that effort is better than it seems. She got a good trip until the quarter pole, at which point she tried to squeeze through a hole inside that never fully opened up for her. She tried to get on turf thrice after that and was rained off every time. Yet it is notable that she improved with added distance on dirt. Now she's getting back on her preferred surface, and she has a right to run fast as a more mature 3-year-old.
Win/Place: 9
Exacta Key Box: 9 with 1,2,4,5,10
RACE 7: THE J Y (#9)
Fast Getaway may win this race, but I don't need to put him on top at a short price. He just hasn't really stepped forward since he first got on turf as a 3-year-old, and I also wonder if this seven-furlong distance is just a little far for him. He's one you have to use, but I want to look for value. I prefer his main rival, The J Y. This horse may not garner the respect that he deserves due to the lengthy layoff. However, Mark Hennig has decent statistics off long breaks on turf, and this gelding was in fantastic form when last seen in 2018. He disappointed in the West Point in August, but that was a very ambitious spot for him. Prior to that, he had finished a strong third against a salty allowance field in June. Those open N1X races come up fairly tough, so dropping back to this New York-bred, where he has already won twice, makes plenty of sense. This horse loves Belmont Park and possesses the tactical speed to sit close to a pace that should be moderate to slow. He's my top pick, but I also want to use Ghost Giant at a better price. I don't know for sure that this horse is quite good enough to beat a field at this level, but his return race in June was not nearly as bad as it seems. He crossed the wire last, but he was going to finish much closer had he not encountered serious traffic trouble at the eighth pole. He likes this distance, but he may be better with a little give in the ground. Nevertheless, he's one to include in exotics.
Exacta Key Box: 9 with 3,4,5,8
Trifecta: 9 with 3,4 with 3,4,5,7,8
RACE 8: CANDYGRAM (#3)
Backyard Heaven will obviously win this race if he gets back to his best form. He was sensational when taking down the Alysheba on Derby weekend back in 2018, earning a gaudy 130 TimeformUS Speed Figure for his impressive score. It's not as if that effort had come out of nowhere, since he had previously shown great potential when defeating the classy New York-bred Mr. Buff in an allowance race at Aqueduct. For whatever reason, things went badly awry after that graded stakes win. He faded badly as the 4-5 favorite in the Stephen Foster and then was never a factor over a sloppy track in the Whitney. Chad Brown has given him plenty of time to recover and he appears to be working steadily up at Saratoga. I think he's very dangerous, but he's facing some serious rivals in this race, so I don't want to accept too short a price on him. Sunny Ridge is this race's defending champion, but he's arguably meeting a tougher field this year. I know he got back to the winner's circle in the Salvator Mile last time, but he got a fantastic trip from Jose Lezcano that day, sneaking up the rail in a race where third-place finisher Bal Harbour may have been best. I just don't think he's quite as good as he has been in past seasons and prefer others. My top pick is Candygram. Centennial and Jimmy Jerkens scored a big win on Saturday with Preservationist in the Suburban and they can build on that momentum as this colt also makes his belated stakes debut. He ran deceptively well in his first two starts off the bench at Gulfstream this winter, but he has really blossomed since coming back to New York. He easily handled a weak group two back going a distance that may be too far for him. He appreciate the one-mile trip last time and was quite impressive in victory while earning a respectable 119 TimeformUS Speed Figure. The Pace Projector is predicting that he will be on the lead in a situation favoring the front-runner and that advantage could enable him to overcome any deficiencies in the talent department.
Trifecta: 3 with 1,6 with ALL
RACE 9: BOSSY BRIDE (#9)
My Happy Place will be very difficult to handle in this spot, assuming she is the one that Shug McGaughey elects to run. (Both she and entrymate Hunting Season have Joel Rosario named, so one must scratch.) She ran very well in her debut, overcoming trouble at multiple points to rally for second. She was slow into stride and green in the early going, placing her at the back of the pack. From there, Joel Rosario tried to advance up the rail, but she had to pause a couple of times while waiting for that path to open up. Once into the stretch, she finished strongly while chasing home a well-meant winner. She's clearly the one you want out of that race, though Kelleycanrun also showed some ability while racing wide and in the clear. Both of these can improve in their second starts. I prefer them to the other horse who is likely to take money, La Chancla. This filly was steadied at the break in her debut at Churchill Downs and was somewhat green in the stretch. Yet, she never really kicked in all that effectively and she wasn't facing the strongest field. They're the main players, but I want to take a shot with a horse who figures to offer some value. Bossy Bride may get ignored due to her lower speed figures, but I think she's better than she appears. This filly actually ran quite well in her debut at Gulfstream Park last September. It wasn't the best field, but she was steadied back to last early and then was running on strongly through traffic in the lane in a race where few others made up significant ground. They stretched her out after that and she just didn't handle two turns. She returned in Mike Trombetta's barn as a 3-year-old last time and confirmed that sprinting is what she wants to do. The winner of that race, End Result, is decent, and Bossy Bride arguably ran better than her as she closed strongly into a moderate-to-slow pace. I think she's going to appreciate the 6 1/2 furlongs and sweeping turns at Belmont, and she figures to get pace to close into with My Bronx Tail and Liza Jambalaya in the race. Don't underestimate her at a price.
Trifecta: 1,9 with 1,9 with 5,6,7,8
Picks & Plays for Saturday, July 6
Race 2: 10 - 9 - 11 - 2
Race 5: 5 - 6 - 10 - 7
Race 9: 9 - 13 - 3 - 12
Race 10: 2 - 1 - 11 - 7
Race 11: 9 - 8 - 6 - 2
RACE 1: MALIBU MISCHIEF (#2)
I believe there are some potentially vulnerable favorites on this card, and that theme commences with the first race of the day. Eight Oaks may win, but I don't want to pick her on top at a short price. She earned a speed figure that makes her very competitive here when she was last seen over a year ago. It's possible that she's just a much better dirt horse and will pick up where she left off here, but I'm not convinced. She won an off-the-turf race against three inferior rivals over a muddy, sealed track. I want to try to beat her with Malibu Mischief. This filly is not totally trustworthy either, but she should be a better price. She likely needed her first start off the layoff last time when fading against a better group. However, what should really make a difference for her is the opportunity to get back on a fast, harrowed track. This filly has encountered sloppy, sealed tracks in each of her last two starts and she clearly dislikes them. She was running much better over fast tracks prior to that and would almost certainly beat this field if able to get back to those races. Furthermore, Gary Contessa named a rider that rarely wins for her return last time, and now he's making the switch to Dylan Davis. It would appear that there is more intention for her to put forth a competitive effort this time.
RACE 2: GOLCONDA (#10)
Southern Brigade makes a ton of sense as the likely favorite in this spot. He was closing well at the end of his turf sprint debut and showed good improvement when stretched out in distance in September at Belmont. He was one of the favorites in his next start in October, but he lost all chance on the backstretch when Javier Castellano nearly fell out of the irons after Southern Brigade clipped heels with a rival. The drop in class off the layoff is not a major concern, since he probably belongs at this level. I'm using him prominently, but I think there are some horses who will offer better value in this competitive field. My top pick is Golconda. Some may overlook this guy merely due to the fact that he's had more chances than many of the rest. However, only 5 of those starts have come on turf, and the majority of them have resulted in speed figures that would make him a major player in this race. Most recently, he was racing against maiden special weight company, and he was hardly disgraced two back. All of the horses who finished ahead of him that day would be strong favorites in a spot like this and he was running on well late. Some will be deterred by his last effort, but I don't think that performance is quite as bad as it seems. Golconda was rating behind a slow pace in a race where few horses made up any ground. Furthermore, both the winner Opt and fourth-place finisher Overlord have returned to run significantly faster speed figures in their subsequent starts. That leads me to believe the speed figures for this race may be way off and Golconda probably ran a number that is 10 to 15 points higher. He's getting a positive rider switch to Jose Ortiz, and he's more reliable going this distance than many others in this field.
Exacta Key Box: 10 with 2,4,7,9,11
RACE 4: BANGLE GAL (#8)
Cash Offer will probably beat this field if she repeats either of her last two efforts. I'm just a little skeptical that she's going to run as well in a race where she is likely to face some early pace pressure. She was riding a gold rail two back while setting moderate fractions, so her margin of victory was heavily exaggerated that day. She stepped up nicely in the Bouwerie last time, but she was once again allowed to dawdle on the lead in a race where no one but the winner could make up any ground. This time she is going to have to deal with the early speed of It's a Chance and Shesasuperfreak, who are both drawn to her inside. Perhaps she can rate and win, but I don't want to bet her at a short price give my doubts. In my opinion, the best alternative is Bangle Gal. She ran well in her debut at Fair Grounds, closing steadily against open company. She was then throw right into a stakes next time out and was hardly disgraced in finishing third. A turf experiment failed and then she easily won an off-the-turf race last time. I'm not convinced that she really wants to go a mile, so I like this turnback to 6 1/2 furlongs. She figures to sit a good trip in mid-pace behind the dueling leaders, and I believe she can pick them up late.
RACE 5: PERCENTAGE (#5)
Montauk Daddy may win this race for Linda Rice, who is renowned for her work with second-time starting maidens. This colt was intended for grass in his debut, but nevertheless attracted some support when the race was rained off. He closed well to be second that day before the well-meant Tuggle and would be quite formidable if he can merely transfer that form to grass. He's certainly cut out to handle this surface as a son of synthetic specialist Daddy Long Legs, and he appeared to move like a turf horse in that OBS Sales work. However, there are a number of first time starters with excellent pedigrees for this spot. The one who intrigues me most is Percentage. Christophe Clement is 6 for 29 (21 percent, $2.87 ROI) with 2-year-old first time starters in turf sprints between 5 and 6 furlongs over the past 5 years. These types often run well and don't always take a ton of money to suggest they're live. I really like this colt's pedigree for these conditions. He's a son of The Factor, who wins with 14 percent of his first time turf starters. The dam was a decent sprinter on synthetic surfaces and she has produced Fast Boat, a 4-time turf sprint winner with a top TimeformUS Speed Figure of 116. He appears to be drilling well for this unveiling in company with some of Clement's runners who have already debuted, and he appears to be outworking them.
Exacta Key Box: 5 with 6,7,10
RACE 6: FINAL JEOPARDY (#5)
Code of Honor is clearly the horse to beat as he makes his first start since a strong effort in the Kentucky Derby. It's a testament to his current form that he was able to run that well going a distance that still may be too far for him. This turnback to a one-turn mile should suit him perfectly, and his versatile running style should ensure that he works out a good trip. I concede that he is the most likely winner, but those recent running lines will significantly drive down his price, and there are others in this race with serious talent. Rowayton is perhaps the most intriguing alternative. He looked fantastic in that allowance score last time, shooting through a hole inside at the eighth pole to win with something left. His final-sixteenth clocking in well under six seconds is quite impressive. However, now he must stretch out to a mile, and I'm not convinced that he will be quite as effective going this far. He possesses so much speed, and while the connections have clearly harnessed that energy as he's gotten older, he still may be better suited to sprint distances. I want to go in a different direction, so I'm taking a shot with Final Jeopardy, who figures to be the best price of the main contenders. This horse has more ability than he has shown in his last two starts. He lost all chance at the start of the Wood Memorial, and then he just never seemed totally focused last time in the Peter Pan as he drifted about and shied from the whip. I remain impressed by his one-mile allowance win at Gulfstream back in March, and I believe this turnback to that distance could unlock his potential.
Trifecta: 3,5 with 3,5 with 1,2,6
RACE 7: NEWSPAPEROFRECORD (#2)
I had a lot of trouble arriving at a selection in this race, so I ultimately landed on the runner who I believe to be the best horse. It's true that Newspaperofrecord has not run as well this year as she did as a 2-year-old. Is that because she has failed to continue developing, or has it been due to her propensity to get too rank in the early part of her races? I tend to side with the latter explanation. It's very difficult for any horse to win a race around two turns when they are as reluctant to settle as Newspaperofrecord has been in her two starts as a three-year-old. So what kind of trip will she get in this race? Chad Brown has stated that he wants to get her off the pace, and some might be wondering just who he will do that. For starters, there is another horse in this race who wants to be on the lead. The Japanese filly Jodie has been a one-dimensional front-runner in Japan and that kind of speed usually translates to American racing. One would imagine she is going to the front, and I could also envision Chad Brown using Café Americano as a target. After all, her presence in this race is somewhat curious. What will happen when Newspaperofrecord finds herself behind horses? That's anyone's guess, but it is certainly a possibility that she will switch off an preserve her late speed. If she relaxes for long enough to get this distance, she will win this race. I don't think there's any doubt that she's more naturally gifted than any other runner in this field. Chad and Irad just have to team up to orchestrate a plan that gets her to the winner's circle. I have some faith that they can do it. Ultimately, I concede that I normally wouldn't pick a horse like this, but I just couldn't latch onto any of the alternatives. Cambier Parc is probably the second most likely winner, since she should have no trouble handling the stretch-out in distance, but I'm not quite sure how good she actually is. The same goes for Concrete Rose, who could struggle more with stamina. I'm not a big fan of the European fillies. Olendon figures to attract support, but I was not enthused by her races in France, where she faced fairly weak fields. That Prix Saint-Alary is listed as a Group 1, but the horses who competed in that race are Group 3 types. Frankly, the foreign shipper who intrigues me most is Jodie. She wanted no part of 1 1/2 miles in the Japanese Oaks last time, but her Flora Stakes was solid and there are some similarities between Tokyo Racecourse and Belmont Park. She's better than some may realize and speed is dangerous on the inner course.
Exacta: 2 with 1,4,6,7,9
RACE 8: PROMISES FULFILLED (#9)
Promises Fulfilled could only manage fourth in a loaded Met Mile, but he actually ran a remarkable race considering the circumstances. He was forced to stalk the pace three wide over a rail-biased surface yet still stayed on well in the final quarter behind the best older horses in the country. You can excuse his loss in the Churchill Downs prior to that, as he was returning just five weeks after his trip to Dubai. At his best, he's one of the most talented sprinters in the country, and his Met Mile suggests he's getting back to that form. Furthermore, the TimeformUS Pace Projector is predicting he will be on the lead in a situation favoring the front-runner. I think he is an extremely likely winner, and I'm not trying to beat this horse, even at a short price. I don't trust his main rival, Do Share. It took this horse a few starts to get back on track for the Mike Maker barn, but he exploded with a devastating effort in the Tom Fool back in March. Yet he was not nearly as effective in the Churchill Downs last time, and then he was a late vet scratch from the True North in June. He clearly possesses the brilliance to get it done, but a lack of pace here and his general inconsistency make him a precarious proposition. The other horse I would use prominently is Nicodemus. This 4-year-old appears to be peaking for Linda Rice. He ran a competitive speed figure in the Westchester, and he just didn't appear to be comfortable going shorter than this in the True North last time. That said, he was still finishing fastest of all, and he can sit closer to the pace this time if Promises Fulfilled sets a moderate pace.
RACE 9: CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (#9)
I find it very hard to separate the two undefeated Chad Brown runners. I'm giving the slight edge to Digital Age among the American contingent, though trips will likely decide who fares best. There are some concerns about this colt stretching out to 1 1/4 miles, but he's handled every challenge thus far and has impressed me with each start. I loved the turn of foot he displayed in deep stretch of the American Turf, and that kind of acceleration should come in handy in a large, congested field like this. He also possesses more tactical speed than some of his rivals, so Irad Ortiz should be able to find a spot in mid-pack, whereas some others will have to pass almost the entire field. That's the major concern for a horse like Seismic Wave, who is a stone cold closer. He will lag at the back of the pack early and try to rocket past everyone in the lane. He just might be able to do it because he is quite talented and he has the right rider on his back. However, it's still no small task to come from that far back in a race like this. He was getting to Demarchelier at the end of the Pennine Ridge last time, but that undefeated Brown runner dug in at the end when he felt Seismic Wave's presence. Demarchelier is not quite as flashy as the two aforementioned colts, but he's shown up with a good effort every time and just has a way of getting his nose down in front. He shouldn't have any issue stretching out in distance and he figures to get the jump on Seismic Wave once again. I'm using all three of these colts prominently, but my top pick is the European invader Cape of Good Hope. He may not be the most likely winner, but I think he's going to offer some value in this spot. Some handicappers will be turned off by his poor performance in the Hampton Court just 16 days ago, but I think he had a legitimate excuse that day. A great deal of rain had fallen during the middle of the week at Ascot, and he just didn't seem comfortable striding out over the soft going in the stretch. He actually loomed as a threat with about 3 furlongs to go, but the demanding ground took its toll late. Prior to that, Cape of Good Hope had run very well to finish fourth in the Prix du Jockey Club. The top two finishers in that race seem like very nice 3-year-olds and Cape of Good Hope finished well clear of some good horses. He clearly handles the distance, and he has room to improve as a full-brother to multi-millionaire world traveler Highland Reel. I've been impressed by his rider Wayne Lordan, and I would love to see them hatch a plan that has this colt relatively close to what could be a moderate pace.
Exacta Key Box: 9 with 3,8,12,13,14
Trifecta: 9 with 3,12,13 with 1,3,8,12,13,14
RACE 10: PRESERVATIONIST (#2)
It's rare to find elite Thoroughbreds who are as versatile as Catholic Boy, who seems equally proficient on dirt and turf. He is now stretching back out to the distance at which he earned both of his Grade 1 victories last year, and that's an advantage in a race where many of his rivals prefer either shorter or longer trips. It never hurts to draw the rail for this unique configuration at Belmont. While he can be effective from anywhere, he may find himself right up on the pace with no confirmed front-runners in this field. This Jonathan Thomas trainee looked better than ever in that June 23 drill and appears to be coming into this in peak form. The one concern is that he doesn't have as great of a speed figure edge over this field as many might assume. I believe the main danger to the favorite is Preservationist. This lightly raced 6-year-old finally gets an opportunity to face graded stakes foes after working his way through his allowance conditions. He showed talent right from the start, but a number of physical setbacks prevented him from ascending to this level sooner. His connections have been very patient, and that approach is now paying dividends. He returned from the layoff looking better than ever last time, slipping through inside over a sloppy track that he doesn't necessarily love and defeating the very good Expert while displaying an improved turn of foot. He now must stretch out to 1 1/4 miles, but there's plenty of stamina in his pedigree, and he's a robust horse who appears physically suited to it. His last TimeformUS Speed Figure of 119 is actually one point higher than the best dirt number Catholic Boy has earned. At anything close to his 5-1 morning line, I think he offers value.
Exacta Key Box: 2 with 1,4,7,11
Trifecta: 1,2 with 1,2 with 3,4,7,11
Picks & Plays for Friday, July 5
Race 3: 3 - 4 - 1
RACE 6: PALLAS ATHENE (#1)
Romantic Pursuit is the horse to beat off the strength of her 2-length loss to graded stakes-placed Varenka last time while well clear of the rest. She benefited from racing close up to a slow pace that day, but her tactical speed should be an asset once again as she stretches out. One rival who has no stamina concerns is Monhegan, the lone 4-year-old in this field. She stayed on well going 11 furlongs in late May, and that was a loaded field for the level. While she doesn't possess a great turn of foot, she has enough tactical speed for her grinding style to be effective. Yet I'm also interested in some lightly-raced runners. Bacchanalia didn't attract much support in her Spa debut as a 2-year-old. She lagged well back in the early going while saving ground on the turns. She was still nearly last at the top of the stretch, yet did well weave through traffic, eventually getting up for third. Brown does well with these types and she's certainly bred to stretch out. I'm using all of these, but my to pick is Pallas Athene. This filly has failed to make much of an impact in either start, but one of those was on dirt and the other was her career debut. That May 11 affair featured an extremely slow pace and all except winner Varenka struggled to make up ground. This filly is obviously a turf horse and is likely one that needs more than 1 1/16 miles to excel. Her Galileo dam is a full-sister to Vita Nova, who was 2nd in the G2 Lancashire Oaks over 12 furlongs, so she is likely to take a step forward going this distance.
RACE 7: SKY FULL OF STARS (#12)
Following the scratch of Gaining, as well as a number of others who will instead compete in the Robert Dick Memorial at Delaware, this race has changed considerably. Sempter Sententiae should now go off as one of the favorites, and she is as solid as they come. She always seems to show up with a top effort, but she's starting to collect a few too many minor awards. She was obviously no match for that formidable Chad Brown duo last time and the stretch-out will help her, but I'm just not sure I trust her to win. Scottish Jig also figures to get some attention in her second U.S. start for Bill Mott. She was visually impressive last time, but she had everything her own way up front and I'm not totally convinced this daughter of Speightstown will relish 1 1/2 miles. I'm using all of these, but my top pick is Sky Full of Stars. This 5-year-old mare had gotten quite good last summer in Germany, taking down a Group 2 event in her final start over there. She seemed to improve on the stretch-out to 12 furlongs and she ran an enterprising race that day, leading throughout while turning away multiple challenges. She never had a chance to use her tactical speed when taken back behind a slow pace in the E. P. Taylor last time, and now she's been off for a long time since. She appears to be training well for this return, and I could see Jose Ortiz getting aggressive from this outside draw.
Exacta Key Box: 12 with 2,4,5,10
Trifecta: 12 with 4,10 with 2,4,5,10
RACE 8: COOKIE DOUGH (#2)
Sue's Fortune will probably win this race if she runs back to her effort in the Jersey Girl. She took a bold late run at the undefeated Break Even, earning a field-best 115 TimeformUS Speed Figure. This New York-bred had shown some talent as a juvenile, but that most recent performance suggests that she has taken a massive step forward this year. I'm using her, but she's going to be a much shorter price this time and she has some legitimate rivals in this Grade 3 event. Royal Charlotte must be respected as she goes for her fourth victory in as many starts. She had to work for that allowance win over next-out winner Bingwa at Keeneland two back, and was far more authoritative against stakes company at Monmouth last time. She got shuffled back in the early going of that race and had to come around the field when making her run. She clearly has ability, but she's going to take money due to her undefeated record and she needs to run a bit faster to take down this bunch. I respect both of the aforementioned favorites, but my top pick is Cookie Dough. This filly was moderately effective sprinting earlier in her career and did improve when stretched out. Yet, I think she's actually just taken a step forward from an overall sense since she's returned as a 3-year-old. She faded badly in the late stages of the Acorn last time, but she was absolutely cooked in that extremely fast pace. She's fast enough to make the lead here if they don't go too quickly up front and I think she has the stamina to hold off the two favorites late.
RACE 9: PRETTY SPECTACULAR (#10)
Horses like Moyne Spun and Molly's Nighthawk may win this race after finishing second and third, respectively, in a similar spot at this level in early June. However, I'm not a huge fan of either horse and wouldn't be surprised if one of the many new faces is able to post an upset. I'm also not particularly enthused with Mrs. Orb, who will get bet off superior dirt figures and didn't show much in lone turf start. I have to bet back Pretty Spectacular in her second turf start. She has the pedigree to handle this surface and she got her first try over it on June 12. She was getting a decent trip through the first half of that race before her rider unwisely committed to riding the rail at a point when the race was starting to fall apart. He tried to get her to squeeze through a hole inside, but the gap closed up just as she was getting to it, and she got completely sawed off in traffic. Robbed of all her momentum, she trudged home a distant 6th. To my eye, Pretty Spectacular was handling the turf prior to that incident. I think she deserves another chance of this surface, especially now that she's gotten a rider switch to Manny Franco. The stretch-out to a mile is a question mark, but it's not as if she's facing a particularly tough field this time either. It's also worth noting that a couple of live also-eligible runners have drawn into the race. Fika put in a decent effort against maiden special weight company as a 2-year-old and has a right to improve, and Big Expense would be very dangerous if able to repeat her last effort. I'll include both.
Win/Place: 10
Exacta Key Box: 10 with 1,3,5,7,13,14
Picks & Plays for Thursday, July 4
Race 6: 10 - 1 - 8 - 3
Race 7: 5 - 1 - 3 - 10
RACE 2: OWNITIFYOUWANTIT (#3)
Exult may go off as the favorite, but I've seen enough of this Chad Brown trainee. He was supposed to win two back at Keeneland and just couldn't sustain his bid as the even-money favorite. Then last time, he didn't lose by that much, but he also never threatened with a serious bid. I prefer Power Player, who returns from a layoff and makes his first start for Jason Servis. This colt ran into a good field in his debut at Santa Anita last September, finishing behind subsequent stakes winners Flying Scotsman and Omaha Beach. He was also very wide around both turns and did well to get up for third after such a trip. Servis doesn't have the greatest statistics off layoffs in turf routes, but this one may have some ability. I'm using him prominently, but I settled on a different new face. Ownitifyouwantit makes his turf debut after some decent results on dirt. He notably lost to Kentucky Derby winner Country House in that Jan. 17 maiden race, and the winner of his last start returned to run well against winners in his next two starts. This expensive 2-year-old purchase is bred to relish the surface switch. Midshipman wins with 14 percent of his first-time turfers, and his unraced dam has produced four turf winners from four foals to try it, most of whom improved on grass, including turf stakes winner Small Bear. The dam herself is a half-sister to Grade 1 turfer Citronnade ($864,000), so the grass influences in this pedigree run deep. He has to step forward to overtake the favorites, but improvement seems likely.
RACE 4: LEITONE (#6)
Untamed Domain is clearly the horse to beat in this race, and he will win if he has stepped forward at all ahead of his 4-year-old season. The problem with him is that I'm not sure he actually too a big step forward last year. He was a very good 2-year-old, and many of his peers had caught up to him in their development by the time he turned three. He closed well to be second in the American Turf last year, but he also appreciated the "yielding" going that day. His subsequent efforts have all been fairly disappointing and I'm just not sure that he's taken the necessary steps forward to compete against older horses in a high-level optional claiming event like this. I'll use him defensively, but I prefer others. Bird's Eye View seems like a logical alternative. This Mike Dini trainee rarely wins, but he often shows up with a solid effort. He may have moved to the lead too soon over yielding ground two back and then last time he was just a little too far back after breaking from an outside post in a race that was dominated up front. He may be better going slightly farther than this, but he still figures to give a solid account of himself. I'm using both of these horses, but my top pick is Leitone. Jason Servis better off the claim with turf sprinters than he is with turf routers, but I still think this runner is very intriguing. He obviously appreciated the drop in class last time, but he also ran a huge race that day. The final margin of victory was nearly 14 lengths, but this horse could have won by 25 lengths or more had he been ridden out to the wire, having achieved a much higher speed figure. That was on dirt, and now he is switching to turf. He has yet to find any success on the grass in this country, but he may not have been positioned to do so. One of those starts came for Kathy Ritvo, for whom he didn't run very well, and his other turf start came over a yielding course at Keeneland. Earlier in 2018 in Chile he won the Group 1 El Derby on turf and seemed to take to it without issue. This horse has the speed to be on the lead, or potentially stalking Greek Alphabet, and I think he's going to run well if Jason Servis can merely maintain his form.
RACE 7: MARKET BUBBLE (#5)
National Honor comes in with some of the best speed figures but is making his first start against New York-breds since his 2-year-old season. He had been competing for cheaper claiming tags without much success in 2018, but he appears to have returned as a new horse this year. He probably isn't meeting any horses of the caliber of last-out runner-up Hard Fought in this spot, so he fits from a class perspective. I believe he's the horse to beat, but I still don't trust him to bring his form to NYRA. Many of the others are exiting a June 9 race at this level that was dominated on the front end by Everyonelovesjames. Mr. Massena ran fine to be second that day, as did the late-running Riendo. However, I'm not thrilled with either of them and believe this is a good spot to search for a new face. I have to bet Market Bubble, who is getting back on turf. This horse appeared to have a nice future when he debuted as a 2-year-old, closing into a slow pace to get up for the victory over a more experienced rival. Unfortunately, nothing has gone right for him since then. He didn't handle a boggy course at Laurel in his second start, and he's only had the chance to race on dirt since then, with two of those races getting rained off the grass. He showed absolutely nothing in his return in late May, but he figures to do much better while switching back to his preferred surface. The stretch-out on turf is a new obstacle, but he's bred to handle the distance. His dam was a route winner on both dirt and turf and is a half-sister to Straight Story, who won the Grade 1 Jamaica over nine furlongs on turf. The other horse to consider at what should be a square price is El Hermano. I thought he got a great trip to break his maiden last time, but that has proven to be a fairly live race in retrospect. This horse has proven that he handles the 1 1/8 miles distance, and he's drawn a perfect post position for this configuration on the inner.
RACE 8: POLE SETTER (#4)
If Clint Maroon starts, he is likely to be the favorite. Todd Pletcher has mentioned a desire to run him in the Belmont Derby on Saturday instead, but this seems like a more logical spot. Clint Maroon ran fairly well in the Pennine Ridge last time, but he just couldn't quite handle the nine-furlong distance. Stamina was always going to be the chief concern for this son of Oasis Dream, so the cutback to one mile in this race suits him perfectly. The one caveat is that he got an absolutely perfect trip, setting a slow pace, when he achieved that career-best speed figure in the Woodhaven two back, and he may find himself in a stalking position this time. I believe he's the most likely winner, but I am not thrilled with accepting a short price on anyone in this competitive race. Win Win Win also figures to attract some support as he makes his turf debut. He's clearly good enough to beat this field, and his pedigree says that turf is not supposed to pose a problem. However, it's always dangerous betting horses trying something for the first time at short prices. I'll use both, but my top pick is Pole Setter. This horse won the Paradise Creek going seven furlongs last time, benefitting from a perfect front-running trip. His TimeformUS Speed Figure did not come back very high, but that had a lot to do with the slow pace. He proved in his prior start on dirt that he's capable of running much faster, and I believe he can transfer that form to turf. He is going to be the controlling speed once again, and he figures to appreciate the very firm turf course at Belmont. I just think he's going to get the right trip again, and he still figures to be a square price.
Trifecta: 4 with 1,5,8 with 1,5,6,7,8
Picks & Plays for Wednesday, July 3
Race 1: 1A - 5 - 4 - 3
Race 2: 1/1A - 5 - 2 - 4
RACE 3: CHANNEL ISLAND (#4)
The most polarizing runner in this competitive field is Felix the Fox, who tries turf for the first time. He's run the fastest speed figures of any horse in this race and would certainly be up to the task of beating a group like this if he's able to transfer his dirt form to grass. While he does have enough pedigree to handle this surface, he's always been cut out to be more of a dirt horse. Furthermore, Felix the Fox tends to break slowly and tends to hang after reaching contention in deep stretch of his races. I'm using him, but I prefer the turf horses. A few horses exit the second race on June 8, and I'm not particularly enthusiastic about any of them. That was a very weak race for the level, and I think they're all stepping up into a tougher spot here. Better Tapit is the most intriguing runner out of that affair, since he broke slowly and was in traffic late, but he still needs to improve to beat this field. Third Edition is more appealing. He kept solid company in his last two starts at Gulfstream and Keeneland and should be a factor if he brings that form to New York. In some ways, he's the horse to beat. Yet my top pick is Channel Island. This horse needs to improve off his prior starts for Christophe Clement, but he's in a barn that can get that done. He showed some potential at Tampa this winter while running slower figures, and he clearly took a step forward when he resurfaced at Belmont in June. That was a maiden claiming race, but he was meeting a tough group for the level. While Channel Island never threatened the winner, he stayed on well to be fourth, running like a horse who would appreciate added distance. Mike Maker is an expert at tabbing runners to excel in these elongated turf routes, and I think he can get this colt to step forward off the claim.
RACE 4: PURE PRAISE (#6)
The main contenders in this race all exit the third race on May 17 at the same level. A Dixie Twister caused a minor upset that day, holding off a late charge from 4-5 favorite Annie Rocks. One can argue that Annie Rocks ran the better race, since she was too far off a moderate early pace and had to rally inside of runners in the lane. Yet there's some question as to whether Annie Rocks, who may be the favorite again, is in top form right now, and I think she's somewhat vulnerable. A Dixie Twister makes sense, but last time was the time to have her at 13-1. Awesome Quick is one worth considering out of that race, since she was making her first start in 7 months and contested the early pace before fading. She should be fitter this time and the Pace Projector is predicting that she will be on the lead in a situation favoring the front-runner. I'm using her, but my top pick is new face Pure Praise. This filly was always cut out to be more of a sprinter, so I'm intrigued that she ran as well as she did stretching out to two turns on the turf this winter. She seems to prefer that surface, and there's every reason to believe she can do better turning back to 6 furlongs on the grass. This is a slightly tougher spot for her, but she's one of the few rivals with tactical speed who can stay close to Awesome Quick early. Furthermore, her trainer Roy Lerman is in the midst of a breakout season.
RACE 6: CREATIVE STYLE (#6)
The potential favorite is Senor Jobim, a full brother to Maclean's Music who clearly doesn't possess the brilliance of that sibling. He did well to win at Churchill two back, but then couldn't quite sustain that momentum when losing at this level just 8 days later. Now Asmussen brings him to New York, and this barn has not had a ton of success with these types of runners so far at the meet. Smile Bryan also comes in from Churchill Downs, and this 3-year-old is slightly more appealing to me. He arguably could have won last time had he gotten into the clear sooner in a race dominated up front. He had shown good potential in his prior start at Keeneland, and Graham Motion has been bringing live runners to Belmont. I'm using him prominently, but I think you need to respect the two horses drawn to his outside. Shamrocked is obviously fast enough to win this race if she shows up with this top effort, but that's no guarantee after he ran poorly at Parx last time. He figures to take money in this spot, and I'm not quite sure what to do with him. Ultimately, I've landed on Creative Style. This runner should appreciate the turnback in distance after running deceptively well going a mile in his last start. The early pace of that race was fast and Creative Style did well to hang on for third after dueling four wide in the early going. Prior to that, he had raced wide against a rail bias on May 18, so he's clearly in better form than it appears. Rudy Rodriguez's runners have been performing well over the past couple of weeks, and I think this gelding lands in a great spot.
Trifecta: 6 with 1,4,5 with 1,4,5
Picks & Plays for Sunday, June 30
RACE 3: PROFESSOR SNAPE (#1)
Shareholder Value is the horse to beat as he plunges in class to this $16,000 level. This was obviously not the greatest claim for $62,500 back in January, as he has struggled to recapture his better form in 2019. He's the class of this field and can obviously win, but Jason Servis does not have the best record with these types. Over the past five years, he is 13 for 41 (32 percent, $1.39 ROI) with horses dropping in claiming price by 50 percent or more on dirt. He wins at a high rate, but the ROI indicates that they are generally overbet. Furthermore, this horse does not possess a great deal of tactical speed, so I'm somewhat concerned that he will be on the chase while cutting back to a sprint distance. The Pace Projector is predicting that Professor Snape will be able to control the early tempo in a situation favoring the front-runner. I don't love this horse, but I just think he's landed in the right spot. He's run well for a variety of trainers, so I'm not too concerned about the trainer switch to Robert Barbara off the claim. His last race was flattered when T Loves a Fight returned to win in a tougher spot this week, and Professor Snape should appreciate getting back on a fast track. He handles wet going, but I don't think it's his best surface. As long as he breaks cleanly, I think he'll be difficult to run down.
RACE 4: LIVIN AT THE BEACH (#6)
The two horses with turf experience who are likely to attract support are Kit Kat Katie and Morality Clause. I prefer the Jeremiah Englehart trainee, who is probably exiting a tougher race. Third-place finisher Classy Sadie returned to run well, albeit in an off-the-turf spot, and the fifth-place finisher also returned to improve her speed figure. I think she's the horse to beat because Morality Clause is coming out of a weaker spot, as the runner-up from her race returned to run much worse at Keeneland next time out. Fancy Persuasion makes plenty of sense for Wesley Ward, who is 9 for 36 (25 percent, $2.56 ROI) with 2-year-old firsters in turf sprints at NYRA over the past five years. Her sire, Iqbaal, is a remarkable 8 for 19 (42 percent) with 2-year-old firsters. The dam earned all three of her victories on turf and has produced a three-time turf winner. She's intriguing, but my top pick is Livin At the Beach. This filly's sire, Treasure Beach, wins with 11 percent of his first time turfers, and the dam was clearly best on turf, winning twice on that surface. Her best foal is Keepthedreamalive, a three-time turf winner who achieved success against allowance company. The dam is also a half-sister to two-time Grade 1 United Nations winner Presious Passion, a $2.6 million earner. Christophe Clement is 6 for 31 (19 percent, $2.69 ROI) with juvenile firsters in turf sprints over the past five years. This runner shows a nice local work last week and appears to be ready for his unveiling.
RACE 6: QUARKY (#2)
This is perhaps the most wide-open race on the card. I suppose the recent maiden winners will attract support, with Surge Pricing likely to go off as the slight favorite. This gelding took a bit of money when he debuted for a tag in early May, and he ran quite well to win. He came through inside with a strong late kick, but he was doing so against a fairly weak field for the level. He obviously has upside, but I think others have shown more at this stage in their careers. Clyde's Runner probably ran the better race to win his maiden in his first start as a 4-year-old. He had been in some tough spots last year and put it all together last time. He's dangerous once again, but he's also facing a much tougher group. I'm interested in some alternatives. Mad Munnys has to be considered a top contender after running a respectable fourth against a tough group of open claimers last time. He hasn't had that many opportunities to sprint on turf, but he has shown a clear affinity for this surface. Cardiac Kitten is another I would consider at a midlevel price. He makes his turf debut, but Wesley Ward has excellent numbers in this situation. This runner didn't show much on synthetic but put forth an improved effort on dirt last time. He's clearly bred to be best on turf as a full brother to millionaires Bobby's Kitten and Camelot Kitten. He's dangerous, but my top pick is Quarky. I know he looks inferior based on speed figures, but I think this 3-year-old may be improving. He took a big step forward when he got on turf over the winter, and he's continued to step up with each start. He outdueled two other speed types in that starter-allowance race at Laurel two back and did well to hang on for second. Then last time, he got outrun to the lead and stayed on decently late. The Pace Projector is predicting that he will be loose on the lead in a situation favoring the front-runner, and Joel Rosario is an expert at nursing these types along. Trainer Mike Dini has been known to send live runners to New York.
Exacta Box: 2,5,9
Picks & Plays for Saturday, June 29
RACE 1: RED RIGHT HAND (#4)
Skywriting and Final Say are both dropping in for a tag for the first time, and they are likely to attract support on that basis. Skywriting is the one with stronger credentials. He finished a good second going this distance at Aqueduct in April, earning a field-best 105 TimeformUS Speed Figure. He then got involved in a contested pace next time at Belmont and faded to fourth. The extra sixteenth of a mile of his last start probably didn't help, but he was also badly overmatched between two stakes-bound runners, Highest Honors and Meet Me in L A. This drop in class is needed, and Jimmy Jerkens wisely removes the blinkers after they were ineffective last time out. I strongly prefer him to Final Say, who has never run a particularly competitive race and will be a short price due to the connections. Yet my top pick is a horse who has already raced for a tag. Red Right Hand drops down to the $50,000 level after finishing second for $75,000 last time. He ran well that day, but was unfortunate to run into Mental Model, who exploded with a breakout six-length victory. The winner was also on the rail for much of his trip, that was clearly the place to be on May 19 at Belmont Park. Conversely, Red Right Hand was forced to chase outside throughout, moving three to four wide around the far turn before flattening out in the lane. He actually ran much better than that 93 TimeformUS Speed Figure indicates, and I think he can move forward in his second start at Belmont. He showed some promise as a 3-year-old 2018, so he's capable of running faster.
Exacta: 4 with 2,3,5
RACE 3: WORTH A SHOT (#2)
Daring Disguise is obviously the horse to beat after showing improvement on the switch to turf. He made a strong late run to be second two back behind his stablemate Elektronic and then made a belated bid to be fourth in a fast race on June 6, which produced New York Stallion Series Stakes winner Rinaldi. The early pace of that most recent start was fairly slow, indicated by blue color-coded pace figures, so Daring Disguise was against the flow of that race. I think this horse is going to appreciate the stretch-out to seven furlongs, since the shorter trip just felt too short for him based on his prior dirt form. I respect him and I believe he is clearly the most likely winner, but I'm not excited at the prospect of picking him at a short price. The other runners likely to attract support are less appealing. Qian B C has had his chances since returning as a 3-year-old and is not guaranteed to appreciate the added distance of this race. Uncle Curly would be formidable if able to recapture the form he displayed at Tampa this winter, but he has gone the wrong way since then. Therefore, I want to look for a new face. I'm taking a shot with Linda Rice's other entrant, Worth a Shot. This gelding made one start at Aqueduct last fall and it came over the wrong surface. He was entered for turf that day, and the race got rained off the grass. He just never seemed comfortable racing over the main track, which makes sense considering that he's a full brother to graded stakes-winning turfer Voodoo Song. Now he's returning as a 3-year-old and Linda Rice has outstanding statistics in this situation. Everyone knows that she does a fantastic job with second-time starters, but she's particularly effective when adding blinkers to second-time starting maidens. Over the past five years, she is 13 for 37 (35 percent, $3.33 ROI) with that move.
RACE 5: STRATEGIC OUTLOOK (#8)
Rhode Island may finally break his maiden if he merely repeats his last effort, when he made a strong late run to fall just short of running down Labeq. It was good to see him get back on track after a pair of alarmingly lackluster performances during the spring. However, he's still not the most trustworthy type, and he's already had plenty of chances to break through when he actually was in top form. I'm using him defensively, but I prefer Strategic Outlook at what figures to be a slightly better price. This horse has raced for a tag before, but he's done so at the tougher $75,000 level. Those races generally draw significantly tougher fields than their $40,000 counterparts, so this is an actual drop in class. He was somewhat dull when he returned from the layoff at Aqueduct in April, but I thought he took a subtle step forward in his second start off the layoff last time. While it's not noted in the short comment, this horse actually had some trouble coming to the top of the stretch. His rider Luis Reyes unwisely rode him into traffic as he attempted to move too soon, and Strategic Outlook had to alter course and get taken up, losing significant momentum at a critical point. He stayed on decently to be sixth, but he was never able to regain the speed he had lost. Now he's getting a positive rider switch to Jose Ortiz and he's facing the softest field he's met in his career. Trainer Leah Gyarmati rarely wins turf races, but that should only drive up the price on a horse who may be the most likely winner.
RACE 6: PERFORMER (#5)
Likely favorite Lion Dance has been highly regarded from the start. He closed willingly to be second in a live maiden race at Saratoga, which produced Kentucky Jockey Club winner Signalman. He then disappointed as the 4-5 favorite behind eventual Kentucky Derby winner Country House at Aqueduct in the fall and was put away for the winter. He sustained a very wide trip when he returned sprinting in May, but was hardly disgraced losing to Fortune's Fool, who returned to finish a good second last week with a 110 TimeformUS Speed Figure. He has a right to move forward here, but there are other viable contenders to consider. My top selection is Performer, who returns for his 3-year-old debut after making one start in 2018. He was well supported that day, getting bet down to 7-5, but things didn't go quite right. He hit the gate at the start while off a step slowly, then had to pause while rushing up in traffic. He gamely pursued the top two finishers and was coming home best of all across the wire. He was also slightly compromised by the pace that day, as all of the pace figures are color-coded blue in TimeformUS PPs, indicating a slow early tempo. He's been given plenty of time off since then but appears to be working well for the return. Shug McGaughey is 6 for 29 (21 percent, $2.08 ROI) with second-time starting maidens getting Lasix for the first time. I expect him to show improvement in his 3-year-old debut, but I would also consider one of the first-time starters. Chad Brown sends out One Eyed Jack, who has pedigree to be a nice horse. He's by good debut sire Uncle Mo out of a full sister to multiple stakes winner Doctor Mounty. It appears that he's worked in company with Grade 3 winner Engage and recent allowance winner Looking at Bikinis.
RACE 9: CATSOUTOFTHEBAG (#8)
I have no major knocks against Funny Money Honey, who deserves to be the favorite in this spot. Her connections scratched her out of a stakes event last weekend to instead contest this slightly easier starter allowance race. She also gets to race over 6 furlongs again, and that seems to be her preferred distance. She wasn't disgraced in her first start against winners last time, but she clearly regressed off her dazzling maiden win two back. If she can get back to that performance, she will be very difficult to beat, but if she only repeats her last race, I think she's vulnerable. I'm using her defensively, but I want to take a shot with a new face. My top pick is Catsoutofthebag, who makes her NYRA debut while returning from a slight layoff. I had actually been looking to bet this filly a few times last fall when Mike Dini entered her in a pair of turf events that were rained off the grass. She obviously took to the grass when she first got a chance to compete over it this winter, but she has had struggled since she has had to move up to face winners. Yet now she's had some time off, and she's cutting back in distance. While she's clearly bred for turf on the dam's side, she's also bred to be a sprinter. Discreet Cat can be a speed influence, and her dam is a half-sister to Signora Cabello, winner of the Group 2 Queen Mary over 5 furlongs in England. She appears to be a smaller, compact kind of filly, so sprinting may be right up her alley. Mike Dini has been quiet in 2019, but he shipped a bunch of live longshots to NYRA last year and I think this filly lands in a good spot.


The launch of Yudala's (www.yudala.com) officially weekly Offline Marketplace at its corporate headquarters located at Redemption Crescent in Gbagada, Lagos weekend was rain of mega deals and all-round excitement as pioneer online and offline e-commerce outfit, feted customers.
The group said within the remaining period of the Black Friday, Yudala Offline Marketplace will offer shoppers a variety of genuine products at the best prices in the company's premises at Gbagada.
With a wide range of products on display including cosmetics, home and kitchen appliances, computing, electronics, mobile phones, wines and spirits, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) including rice, vegetable oil, beverages, cereals and other items from a host of premium brands, the Yudala Marketplace provided a unique opportunity for eager shoppers to get their early Christmas shopping underway.
For a number of Lagos residents, many of whom came from locations such as Anthony Village, Oworonshoki, Bariga, Ikeja, Oshodi, Maryland, etc., the marketplace ambience provided by the presence of a number of top brands and best-priced products went a long way in making it a worthwhile shopping experience.
"I came here with my wife specifically to get a feel of the marketplace experience which Yudala had promised. I was not disappointed. There were so many products to choose from and at very good prices too. In addition to buying some much-needed items for Christmas such as bags of rice, oil and some wines; my wife was equally able to buy a number of cosmetics for herself. We will certainly be returning here next Saturday to get more items," opined Mr. Nathan Ikechukwu, a medical professional who came all the way from Ikeja.
Further spicing up the event was ace comedian Akpororo, supported by a strong cast of entertainers including Mr. Patrick, Laff Doctor, Memory Card among others who were on ground to thrill attendees to an exciting time on Saturday, with loads of rib-cracking jokes, musical performances, dance competitions and special price offers on a number of products.
The Yudala Offline Marketplace continues next Saturday December 9th 2017 at the Yudala headquarters from 9am – 5pm, with special offers in stock for individuals, small businesses, professionals, cooperatives and other groups.


The appearance of giant craters in Siberia sparked dozens of wild theories about their origins, from meteorites to UFOs. An RT Doc crew travelled to the region to try to find explanations for thegeological mystery. Mysterious giant craters have started to appear in Siberia, some say they're a new phenomenon others that they have existed since the dawn of time. This riddle of nature attracted RT Doc to the land of the nomadic Nenets. Our team met visiting scientists and locals, in search of answers either from research data or ancient legends.
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The original Beatle joins in on social media's latest craze.
The Internet's latest social craze, dubbed the "Mannequin Challenge," has pushed the boundaries of creativity to supporting social messages. Many, to the tune of Rae Sremmurd's current hit "Black Beatles," have reached viral status on Twitter, and this latest visual joins those ranks.
One of the original Beatles, Paul McCartney, stopped the world when he joined in on the motionless challenge, and even gave an unforgettable shout out to the song's creators. "Love those Black Beatles," the award-winning musician wrote on the social media site while posing in front of his grand piano.
Others who've taken part in the challenge include Sec. Hillary Clinton and her campaign staff, the Dallas Cowboys, and patrons at a roller rink in Chicago, Ill.


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La stazione di Canning Town è una stazione situata nel quartiere omonimo, nel borgo londinese di Newham.
Questa stazione è servita dai servizi della metropolitana di Londra e della Docklands Light Railway.

Storia

La prima stazione, Barking Road, venne aperta il 14 giugno 1847 dalla Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway nel lato sud di Barking Road nella parrocchia civile di West Ham. Venne rinominata Canning Town il 1º luglio 1873, e nel 1888 venne chiusa e rimpiazzata da una nuova stazione sul lato nord di Barking Road (vicino a Stephenson Street).

Strutture e impianti
Il fascio di binari della stazione è situato tra l'autostazione, posta su Silverton Way, e il canale di Bow.
Nell'area più occidentale della stazione, la più vicina al canale, si trovano due banchine a isola posta una sopra l'altra: quella al piano inferiore è servita dalla linea Jubilee, l'altra dalla DLR. A est dei binari della linea Jubilee, sullo stesso livello, si trova un'altra banchina presso la quale effettano fermata i treni della DLR; questi binari erano parte della linea ferroviaria North London, dismessi nel dicembre 2006 e riaperti, per il servizio DLR, il 31 agosto 2011.

I binari della DLR che partono da Canning Town diretti verso l'aeroporto di Londra City sono stati inaugurati il 2 dicembre 2005. A sud della stazione di Canning Town, è stato costruito uno scambio che connette questa diramazione con quella diretta a Beckton; un'ulteriore modifica sostanziale all'incrocio tra le due diramazione della DLR è stata inaugurata il 1º giugno 2009, quando la diramazione diretta a Beckton è stata deviata su un nuovo cavalcavia che attraversa i binari utilizzati dai treni diretti a Woolwich, verso est, e i binari utilizzati dai treni diretti verso Stratford International, in direzione opposta: a seguito di questi cambiamenti i treni, i servizi della DLR provenienti da Woolwich e da Beckton possono raggiungere sia il centro di Londra che Stratford International.

Le varie parti della stazione sono collegate da un corridoio sotterraneo che si estende lungo tutta la lunghezza del sito e che è collegato all'autostazione adiacente da scale mobili, scale e ascensori.

A partire dall'11 novembre 2015, per volontà del Sindaco di Londra, sono state ritoccate le zone tariffarie della città e, da allora, Canning Town è compresa nella Travelcard Zone 2/3.

Movimento

Stratford è un nodo con servizi operati da Docklands Light Railway e London Underground (linea Jubilee).

Di seguito il tipico servizio negli orari di morbida consta, in direzione est, di diciotto treni della linea Jubilee all'ora diretti a Stratford e, in direzione ovest, di dodici diretti a Stanmore e sei limitati a Wembley Park.

Per quanto concerne il servizio della Docklands Light Railway, il tipico servizio in orario di morbida prevede un treno ogni cinque minuti diretto a Bank (o Tower Gateway), un treno ogni cinque minuti diretto a Beckton, un treno ogni dieci minuti diretto a Stratford International e uno ogni dieci minuti diretto a Woolwich Arsenal.

Interscambi
Di fronte all'edificio principale della stazione, è presente l'autostazione di Canning Town presso la quale effettuano fermata numerose linee di superficie urbane, gestite da London Buses.
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Collegamenti esterni
Docklands Light Railway website - Canning Town station page
Photograph of one of the Jubilee line platforms

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Three-dimensional molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of nanoscale gas flows are studied to reveal surface effects. A smart wall model that drastically reduces the memory requirements of MD simulations for gas flows is introduced. The smart wall molecular dynamics (SWMD) represents three-dimensional FCC walls using only 74 wall Molecules. This structure is kept in the memory and utilized for each gas molecule surface collision. Using SWMD, fluid behavior within nano-scale confinements is studied for argon in dilute gas, dense gas, and liquid states. Equilibrium MD method is employed to resolve the density and stress variations within the static fluid. Normal stress calculations are based on the Irving-Kirkwood method, which divides the stress tensor into its kinetic and virial parts. The kinetic component recovers pressure based on the ideal gas law. The particle-particle virial increases with increased density, while the surface-particle virial develops due to the surface force field effects. Normal stresses within nano-scale confinements show anisotropy induced primarily by the surface force-field and local variations in the fluid density near the surfaces. For dilute and dense gas cases, surface-force field that extends typically 1nm from each wall induces anisotropic normal stress. For liquid case, this effect is further amplified by the density fluctuations that extend beyond the three field penetration region. Outside the wall force-field penetration and density fluctuation regions the normal stress becomes isotropic and recovers the thermodynamic pressure, provided that sufficiently large force cut-off distances are utilized in the computations. Next, non-equilibrium SWMD is utilized to investigate the surface-gas interaction effects on nanoscale shear-driven gas flows in the transition and free molecular flow regimes. For the specified surface properties and gas-surface pair interactions, density and stress profiles exhibit a universal behavior inside the wall force penetration region at different flow conditions. Shear stress results are utilized to calculate the tangential momentum accommodation coefficient (TMAC) between argon gas and FCC walls. The TMAC value is shown to he independent of the now properties and Knudsen number in all simulations. Velocity profiles show distinct deviations from the kinetic theory based solutions inside the wall force penetration depth, while they match the linearized Boltzmann equation solution outside these zones. Afterwards, surface effects are studied as a function of the surface-gas potential strength ratio (ϵ wf/ϵff) for the shear driven argon gas flows in the early transition and tree molecular flow regimes. Results show that increased ϵwf/ϵ ff results in increased gas density, leading towards monolayer adsorption on surfaces. The near wall velocity profile shows reduced gas slip, and eventually velocity stick with increased ϵwf/ϵ ff. Similarly, using MD predicted shear stress values and kinetic theory, TMAC are calculated as a function of ϵwf/ϵ ff and TMAC values are shown to be independent of the Knudsen number. Results indicate emergence of the wall force field penetration depth as an additional length scale for gas flows in nano-channels, breaking the dynamic similarity between rarefied and nano-scale gas flows solely based on the Knudsen and Mach numbers.


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Are Landlords Really Selling Up…Or Just Becoming Hoteliers?
This summer, the first warning came in June from the National Landlords Association (NLA), which had estimated that around 380,000 landlords (19% of the total) plan to sell rental properties in the coming year. It also expected that nearly half (45%) of all landlords to offload at least one flat/apartment in the coming year, with 33% looking to sell a terraced home.
We are all well aware of the many reasons that some landlords may have for selling – higher stamp duty charges, less tax relief from mortgage interest payments and much more restrictive lending requirements to name just a few. However, BTL mortgage rates are still at historically low levels and new lenders are still entering the market, making the BTL mortgage market more competitive. Also, with the newly raised base rate still at just 0.75%, what else can investors do with their hard earned cash to get a decent return?
Official figures from the Ministry of Housing in August revealed that around 4,000 BTL properties are being sold each month, leading to the first drop in the number of homes available to rent in 18 years (more on that point later). However, this is just over 1% of the NLA estimate so the number of landlords selling would need to increase eight-fold to hit the 380,000 per year mark.
Why aren't rents rising faster?
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) reported on the 10th of August that rental supply continues to fall across the UK as landlords exit the BTL market. It said that 9% more respondents to its survey reported seeing a fall rather than rise in new landlord instructions, which is not a huge imbalance, however it was the eighth consecutive quarter in which this indicator has recorded a negative number.


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Dr. R.L. Kashyap
Dr. R.L. Kashyap is Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana in USA. He had his Master's degree from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and obtained Ph.D. from Harvard University. He is the recipient of many International awards. In 2003 he has received Vadanga Vidvan award instituted by Maharshi Sandrpani Vedavidya Pratishtan (Ujjain), an autonomous body of HRD Govt. of India and 'Karnataka Rajyotsava Award' in the year 2012.
He has authored more than 350 research articles of which 220 are published in scholarly journals and the rest were presented at conferences. He has guided over 50 doctoral students.
He has written extensively on Veda. Some of his widely read books on Veda are Krishna Yajur Veda Taittiriya Samhita (4 Volumes) Rig Veda Samhita (12 volumes) Atharva Veda (6 volumes.) Sarna Veda (2 Volumes.) Why Read Rig Veda Rudra mantras Essentials of Rig Veda Essentials of Yajur Veda Essentials of Sarna Veda Essentials of Atharva Veda Work Enjoyment & Progress
He is the Founder and the Honorary Director of Sri Aurobindo Kapali Sastry Institute of Vedic Culture, Bangalore.
Note to the Read Kanda 1,2,3,4 & 5
Welcome to this book giving the text and translation of all the 914 mantra-s contained in 142 sukta-s of the first four Kanda-s of Atharva Veda Samhita. With this book, our plan to translate all the 5987 mantra-s of A V in six volumes has been completed with the grace of Veda Purusha. Thus this book will be labelled as Volume I and all other five books labelled accordingly.
Traditionally, the first volume must contain some introductory essays. I felt that translating all the mantra-s of A V would give me a better grasp to write the introductory essays. Thus these four Kanda-s were translated at the end.
Even at a first glance, the variety of topics III it draws our attention. This idea is expanded in the essay (iv], 'The Overview of the entire A V'. The topics can be conveniently labeled as belonging to at least eight categories, titled as: (1) Spiritual, dealing with Brahman, Atman, Primeval Creation, the support of all this manifestation, (2) The cosmic powers, Gods and Goddesses such as Agni, Indra, Aditi, (3) Education, (4) Family, Love, Marriage, Children, Home, Food, Guests and associated topics, (5) Longevity, Health and healing, Herbs for curing diseases, antidotes to poison, worms, and the use of the protective devices, professions, (6) Polity, the establishment and reestablishment of a king, battles, foes, the nonphysical hostile forces, (7) Happiness, fearlessness, overcoming sin, (8) other topics such as Time, Yajna, Cows and their symbolism. The basic idea in all of them is their interconnection. All the aspects of universe including human beings, animals, cosmic powers are regarded as being connected by a web, the web of truth or yajna, (Rtasya tantu). The web is supervised as it were by the Supreme being who has become everything. Recall the saying of Upanishad, 'Everything is Brahman
For most Hindu-s, only Upanishads are the sources of the wisdom. There are at least 108 Upanishads, among which 12 or 13 are called as major Upanishads. If we bound them in a single book, it will be half the size of Rig Veda or less. In these books, which appeared much later than the Veda-s, the aim of human life was regarded as the realization of the highest spiritual idea, Brahman or atrnan. One should not spend much time on the worldly things. A barrier was set up between the so called worldly life and spiritual life.
The four Veda books were viewed as dealing with only ritual acts known as outer yajna (as contrasted with the inner yajna). The Atharva Veda was censured as being, "most worldly' 'dealing with black magic'. We do not go here about how these views originated or how they became entrenched. Thus to get some benefit from the Atharva Veda, we have to understand the fundamental axioms or ideas on which it is based. These basic axioms are explored in the essay [iii], 'How to read the Atharva Veda', P. x. There are several commentaries in Sanskrit on the four Veda-s, and several English translations of all the four veda-s, some done in the twentieth century. I have discussed them in some detail in the appendix entitled, 'The other commentaries and Translations', 111 the Sakshi book, 'Rig Veda Samhita Tenth Mandala
The commentary of Sayana Acharya (1315-1387 CE) has been very helpful in my work. I have highlighted its contribution in the above mentioned book. The shortcomings of the Sayana work has been well documented in the works of Sri Aurobindo and T.V.K; however T.V.K. has great regard for Sayana's work. The books of translation of A V hymns in Kannada done by Sesha Navarathna has been useful to me as mentioned in the section, 'Acknowledgement
Recall that Veda-s have a great hold on Indian mind. There is a book on the so called black magic known Kaushika Sutra-s which quotes the use of the A V mantra-s in some of these occult acts Sayan a Acharya in his A V commentary mentions that some A V mantra-so are mentioned in these Kaushika sutra-s. Sayana does not say that A V mantra-s mention black magic. The western translators of Atharva Veda of nineteenth century focused entirely on these ideas and magnified them declaring that Atharva Veda ,is full of black magic. For more details, see the essay in appendix 3 of this book, Are Sorcery and Witchcraft mentioned in Atharva Veda (p. 290).
The possibilities of translating some hymns or Sukta's from all the Veda's from the spiritual" and psychological view has been On my mind for more than three decades. The publishing work of these translations in handwritten form started in 1987 with the establishment of the SAKSI Charitable Trust Following Sri Aurobindo and Kapali Sastry, I believe that the ideas of Veda are clarified by the Veda itself.Afterall the total number of verses in the four Veda's is more than 20,000. Again all books we know such as Purana-s, are much later than Veda-s by thousands of years. My work does not refer to the Purana's or Brahmans books whose sanctity I do not deny. I have been posed with questions again and again about how I started these translations. I am not a professional Sanskrit person. I have been a Professor and Researcher in the field of Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision for 3 decades at Purdue university (USA). So how did I learn Sanskrit or Veda? For many orthodox persons, study of Veda can be done only after initiation.
Spirituality is not a high intellectuality, not idealism, not an ethical turn of mind or moral purity and austerity, not religiosity or an ardent and exalted emotional fervor, not even a compound of all these excellent things Spirituality is in its essence an awakening to the inner reality of our being, to a spirit, self, soul which is other than our mind, life and body, an inner aspiration to know, to feel, to be that, to enter into contact with the greater Reality beyond and pervading the universe which inhabits also our own being. (SA)
How was I initiated? I answer all these questions and related topics in the essay Sakshi Bhashya on the four Veda-s (Background, Challenges and my contributions} This essay is the Appendix 1 in this book, p. 268-283. All the appreciative Forewords written to the various volumes and also the reviews done by eminent scholars are reprinted in the book [21].
The translation follows the same format used by us in the Rig Veda translations namely recognizing the four Padas (or quarters) in each mantra and translating each Padas separately. The primary aim of our books is to make the translation understandable to all lovers of Veda in all walks of life, not limited to academics or experts in English language, or those who know Sanskrit. For more details on the assumptions behind my translation, see the essay in appendix 3 of the SAKSHI book, 'Rig Veda Samhita Tenth Mandala', (with the text, translation and notes) 2007 Second Edition, 2012.
It is needless to say that the meanings of many words in the mantra-s, assigned by Sri Aurobindo are quite different from those found in the commentary of the great scholar Sayana or the translations of Enologists. Sri Aurobindo made a deep study of the Sanskrit of the Veda mantra-s which is quite different from the classical Sanskrit. This study coupled with his intuition regarding the secrets in the Veda helped him to reveal the correct meanings of some of words in Rig Veda. For more on this topic of assignment of meanings for the Sanskrit words, one may consult the SAKSHI book, Semantics of Rig Veda' [10] Appendix 4 has the meanings of some of some important words in the mantra-s (p. 293).
For an overview of the entire A V, our book, 'Essentials of Atharva Veda second edition (2010) [9] may be useful.
Note to the Read Volume 5,6 & 7
Welcome to this book giving the text and translation of all the 1116 mantra-s in the three Kanda-s, five, six and seven of Atharva Veda Samhita. You may kindly recall of our plan was to publish the text and translation of all the mantra-s of Atharva .Veda Samhita in six books. The first book containing the mantra-s in Kanda-s eleven through fourteen was published in September 2010. These four Kanda-s were selected because of the importance of the topics contained in them such as the issues of environment, hymn to Earth, the ideals of student in Vedic times, the ideals of a marriage, the Sun and others.
With this book, five of the SIX books have come to light. The remaining book containing the Kanda-s one through four is in preparation and will be published before March 2012, thus completing our plan to translate all the 5987 mantra's of Atharva Veda.
The translation follows the same format used by us in the Rig Veda translations namely recognizing the four Padas (or quarters) in each mantra and translating each Padas separately. The primary aim of our book is to make the translation understandable to all lovers of Veda in all walks of life, not limited to academics or experts in English language.
The original text of the mantra's is Devanagari script follows the conventions used earlier. Since we had to indicate the four Padas separately, which are numbered, some Sanskrit words had to be divided into their components following the sandhi rules and the traditional Padas Patha text. Moreover every word having more than eight syllables (Akshara-s) has also been split up so as to help our readers who may not be experts in Sanskrit. Thus our Sanskrit text is a combination of the traditional samhita text and Padas Patha text; so as to be user-friendly.
It is needless to say that the meanings of several words in the mantra-s, assigned by Sri Aurobindo are quite different from those found in the commentary of the great scholar Sayana or the translations of Enologists. Sri Aurobindo made a deep study of the Sanskrit of the Veda mantra-s which is quite different from the classical Sanskrit. This study coupled with his intuition regarding the secrets in the Veda helped him to reveal the correct meanings of the words given here. For more on this topic of assignment of meanings for words, you may consult the Sakshi book, Semantics of Rig Veda'. In section (vii], we mention the meanings of some of the important words in the mantra-s
Note to the Read Volume 8,9 & 10
Welcome to this book giving the text and translation of all the 945 mantra-s in the three Kanda-s, 8 through 10. The translation of the 1116 mantra-s in Kanda-s 5, 6 and 7 will be published at the end of December 2011. The remaining 914 mantra-s in Kanda-s 1 through 4 will be published in April 2012, thus completing the task of translating all 5976 mantra-s of Atharva Veda, in six volumes.
The translation follows the same format used by us in the Rig Veda translations namely recognizing the four Padas (or quarters) in each mantra and translating each Padas separately. The primary aim of our book is to make the translation understandable to all lovers of Veda in all walks of life, not limited to academics or experts in English language, or those who know Sanskrit.
It is needless to say that the meanings of many words in the mantra-s, assigned by Sri Aurobindo are quite different from those found in the commentary of the great scholar Sayana or the translations of Enologists. Sri Aurobindo made a deep study of the Sanskrit of the Veda mantra-s which is quite different from the classical Sanskrit. This study coupled with his intuition regarding the secrets in the Veda helped him to reveal the correct meanings of the words given here. For more on this topic of assignment of meanings for words, you may consult the Sanskrit book, Semantics of Rig Veda'. In section (vii}, we mention the meanings of some of the important words in the mantra-s
Note to the Read Volume11,12,13 & 14
Welcome to the first of the volumes of translations of the Atharva Veda Mantra Samhita. It has 20 Kanda-s with about 6,000 mantra-s mostly metrical Riks.
Sri Aurobindo has stated that the business of the ancient rishi was not only to know God, but also to know the world and life and to express it in a format useful and accessible to the people. The Indian idea of the World, of Nature and of existence is not physical, but psychological and spiritual. Atharva Veda is perhaps the earliest book documenting these ideas in a poetic format.
Our plan is to bring out the translation of Atharva Veda in Six volumes, each book having about 900 to 1000 mantra-so The present book has all the mantra-s from the four Kanda-s, eleven through fifteen. This book has well known Sukta's suchas the Bhumi-sukta (Hymn to the Earth), the Sukta on vedic education (or Brahmacharya), the sukta's on food offering or Dana viewing odana as a cosmic person.
It is needless to say that the meanings of many words in the mantra-s, assigned by Sri Aurobindo are quite different from those found in the commentary of the great scholar Sayana or the translations of Enologists. Sri Aurobindo made a deep study of the Sanskrit of the Veda mantra-s which is very different from the classical Sanskrit. This study coupled with his intuition regarding the secrets in the Veda helped him to reveal the correct meanings of the words given here. For more on this topic of assignment of meanings for words, you may consult the SAKSHI book Semantics of Rig Veda'. In section (ix), we mention the meanings of some of the important words in the mantra's
Note to the Read Volume15,16,17 18 & 19
Welcome to this book giving the text and translation of all the 1099 mantra-s in the five Kanda-s, 15 through 19. With this SAKSHI book, the translation of the entire second half of Atharva Veda with its ten Kanda-s or 3001 mantra-s is available with the format and guidance suggested in other SAKSHI volumes of translations. The 2986 mantra-s in the first half of Atharva Veda will be translated and published in three volumes during 2011 and 2012, completing the task of translating all 5987 mantra-s of Atharva Veda.
It is needless to say that the meanings of many words in the mantra-s, assigned by Sri Aurobindo are quite different from those found in the commentary of the great scholar Sayana or the translations of Enologists. Sri Aurobindo made a deep study of the Sanskrit of the Veda mantra-s which is quite different from the classical Sanskrit. This study coupled with his intuition regarding the secrets in the Veda helped him to reveal the correct meanings of the words given here. For more on this topic of assignment of meanings for words, you may consult the Sakshi book Semantics of Rig Veda'. In section (ix), we mention the meanings of some of the important words in the mantra's.
Note to the Read Volume 20
Sri Aurobindo has stated that the business of the ancient Rishi was not only to know God, but also to know the world and life and to express it in a format useful and accessible to the people. The Indian idea of the World, of Nature and of existence is not physical, but psychological and spiritual. Atharva Veda is perhaps the earliest book documenting these ideas in a poetic format. It has 20 Kanda-s with about 6,000 mantra-s, mostly metrical Riks. Welcome to the translation of the 20th Kanda of Atharva Veda Mantra Samhita. Our plan is to bring out the translation of Atharva Veda in six volumes. each book having about 900 to 1000 mantra-so The volume of AV having all the mantra-s from the four Kanda-s, eleven through fifteen has already been published [13]. The volume of Atharva Veda containing the translation of Kanda-s, fifteen through nineteen is in press. Thus the complete translation of the second half of Atharva Veda is in the process of completion.
The remaining three volumes containing translations of Kanda-s one through ten, will be completed by 2012.
The translation follows the same format used by us in the Rig Veda translations namely recognizing the four Padas (or quarters) in each mantra and translating each Padas separately. The primary aim of our book is to make the translation understandable to all lovers of Veda in all walks of life. not limited to academics or experts in English language.
A special feature of this Kanda 20 of A V is almost all of its mantra-s appear in the Rig Veda Samhita, almost verbatim. Thus in preparing this translation, we have freely used the translation of the Rig Veda mantra-s of all the 10 Mandala-s published by SAKSI in twelve volumes [12]. To do this task, we had to first identify the exact Rig Veda mantra which matches each Atharva Veda mantra. The existing commentaries such as that of Sayana or translations done by enologists like Whitney have not attempted this concordance. It has been an uphill task, but has rendered our translation task very easy.
It is needless to say that the meanings of many words in the mantra-s, assigned by Sri Aurobindo are quite different from those found in the commentary of the great scholar Sayana or the translations of Enologists. Sri Aurobindo made a deep study of the Sanskrit of the Veda mantra-s which is very different from the classical Sanskrit. This study coupled with his intuition regarding the secrets in the Veda helped him to reveal the correct meanings of the words given here. For more on this topic of assignment of meanings for words, you may consult the SAKSI book, 'Semantics of Rig Veda'. In section (vii) and appendix 2, we mention the meanings of some of the important words in the mantra-so
Contents Volumes 1, 2, 3, & 4
(I) Acknowledgements V
(II) Note to the Reader VI
(III) How to the Reader X
(IV) Overview of the entire Atharva Veda XV
(V) Overview of the Kanda's 1 through 4 XXI
(VI) The Rishi's of Atharva Veda XXII
(VII) Overview of the Powers of the Gods XXIII
(VIII) Symbolism of the Gods XXV
(IX) Common Words as Symbols XXVII
(X) Abbreviations XXVIII
I The Text Translation and Notes on 914 Mantra's
Kanda Sukta's Nimber of mantra's Page
2 36 207 43
II Appendices
1 Sakshi Bhashya on the four Veda's (Back ground, Challenges and my Contributions) 268
2 Achievements of Sakshi 284
3 Are Sorcery and Witches mentioned in A V 290
4 Spiritual meanings of Some Words 293
5 Note on Transliteration 295
6 References 297
7 Subject Index for the entire A V (Vols 1 to 6) 299
Contents Volumes 5, 6, & 7
(II) Note to the Reader VII
(III) Overview of Artharva Veda VII
(IV) Overview of Kanda's 5.6 and 7 XI
(V) Overview of the Power of the Gods XII
(VI) Symbolism of the Gods XIV
(VII) Some Common Words XVI
(VIII) Abbreviation XVI
I The Text Translation and Notes on 1116 Mantra's
Kanda Sukta's Number of Mantra Page
4 Subject Index 313
Contents Volumes 8, 9 & 10
(III) Overview of Artharva Veda VIII
(V) Overview of the Power of the Gods XV
(VI) Symbolism of the Gods XVII
(VII) Some Common Words XIX
(VIII) Abbreviation XIX
1 The Text Translation and Notes on 955 Mantra's
Contents Volumes 11, 12, 13, & 14
(I) Acknowledgements IV
(II) Note to Reader V
(III) Overview of Atharva Veda VI
(IV) Overview of the 4 Kanda's VIII
(V) The Titel of the Sukta's XIX
(VI) Rishi's of the Sukta's xx
(VII) Overview of the Power of the Gods XX
(VIII) Symbolism of Gods XXII
(IX) Some Common Words XXIII
(X) Abbreviations XXIII
I The Text Translation and Notes on 944 Mantra's in 21 Sukta's
11 10 313 1
1 Topics Covered in Atharva Veda 314
2 Some Frequently asked Question on Veda 319
6 Subject 330
Contents Volumes 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19
(III) Overview of Artharva Veda VI
(IV) Overview of Kanda's 15
On The Interpretation of Some Doubtful Words In The Atharvaveda and Other Essays
Atharva Veda Samhita (Set of 2 Volumes)
Atharva Veda Pratisakhya
Vedic Cosmology (Based on Selected Hymns of Rgveda And Atharvaveda)
Glimpses of The Atharva Veda
Domestic Rituals of The Atharvaveda in The Paippalada Tradition of Orissa: Sridhara's Vivahadikarmapanjika (Volume I: Book One, Part One)
New Dimension in The Atharvaveda (Prof. K. C. Acharya Commemoration Volume)
Hymns of The Atharva Veda
Atharva Veda Samhitha
Medicinal Plants in Atharvaveda
Essentials of Atharva Veda
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Adhyatma Ramayana (11)
Agni Purana (6)
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