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12:50 MTH 1st RAGTAP GIRL (#8, 8-1) has been racing on the dirt but she's run well in prior tries on the grass, finishing 2nd in each of her two races on this surface to date; she's up in class for this but she was impressive in that last score, making a late run in a race that was light on speed. – Kenny Peck | Get PPs for this race
1:34 WO 2nd PROUD MISCHIEF (#2, 6-1) graduated in her final juvenile outing at this price and is protected by waiver following a long break in this non-two tilt. Richards has good stats with six-month-plus comebackers and when giving Munger a leg up. – Ron Gierkink | Get PPs for this race
2:20 MTH 4th MARMARIS (#4, 7-2) moves to the barn of Carlos David, who wins at 28% with private acquisitions, and though this is her first start on the grass she does have tactical speed and the barn has had success with turf sprinters, and those are traits of horses who are successful in this area; pedigree offers few clues, as she's the first starter from the dam, who was winless in three starts on the green, but this filly doesn't meet the deepest of fields. – Kenny Peck | Get PPs for this race
2:34 WO 4th BORDER CZAR (#5, 6-1) has worked decently for owner-trainer Minshall, who won the second baby race of the meet. Her freshman sire was a rapid sprinter who won his first three outings with big Beyers, and her dam produced a G2 winner in Panama and a debut winner at 2. – Ron Gierkink | Get PPs for this race
3:35 WO 6th MIKELLE (#6, 7-2) is a DRF Best Bet (Ron Gierkink). | Get PPs for this race
4:43 GP 8th READY FOR A FIGHT (#7, 5-1) just didn't get that much play off the layoff while first time out for team Jospeh. He then ran like it when 6th beaten a couple of lengths. So here comes the class drop, right? Nope, as connections want double nickels claimers right back. Zayas jumps on and that is all we needed to see. This effort has to be much better but some early tote action would be appreciated. – Scott Ehlers | Get PPs for this race
6:18 GP 11th SUGAR BUZZ (#10, 8-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Scott Ehlers). | Get PPs for this race
8:22 SA 9th This Cal-bred maiden-50 is a split of race 5. CELA HALL (#6, 9-2) drops in class after a better-than-looked third-place debut in a Cal-bred MSW. She was not quick from the rail, made a middle move, then just went evenly. She moves off the fence to post 6, and drops. – Brad Free | Get PPs for this race