BetAmerica’s horse racing pick of the day: June 2, Lone Star Park

Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.

Tuesday, June 2

Lone Star Park, Race 4: Maiden special weight (7 1/2 furlongs, 4:11 p.m. ET)

Hot young stallion American Pharoah is siring turf winners left and right (including a hefty 17% debut winners on the lawn), and he can keep his momentum rolling Tuesday at Lone Star with #3 American Dream (4-1 on the morning line).

Trained by Steve Asmusssen, who has gone 6-for-23 (26%) to start the Lone Star meet, American Dream has been training forwardly at Louisiana Downs, where she clocked 5 furlongs in a bullet 1:01 4/5 May 9.

A homebred racing for Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, American Dream is a half-sister to Dancing Solo, winner of the 2012 Boiling Springs (G3) on turf. Any way you slice it, American Dream is bred to thrive on the lawn.

Adding to the appeal, hot jockey Stewart Elliot (6-for-21, 29% at Lone Star) will be in the saddle.

Let’s bet American Dream to win and key her in the top two slots of a trifecta.

$12 to win on #3 American Dream
$1 trifecta: 1,7,11,12 with 3 with 1,7,11,12 ($12)
50-cent trifecta: 3 with 1,7,11,12 with 1,7,11,12 ($6)
Total: $30

Good luck!