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1:37 BAQ 2nd O P FIRECRACKER (#4, 4-1) was twice beaten by today's rival Khafre in his last two starts, but he didn't get as good a trip as that one last time; was hung 3-wide on the turns before fading late; now makes his 2nd start off the claim for Rudy while picking up Flavien Prat; expecting a better effort this time. – David Aragona | Get PPs for this race
2:26 GP 4th CATALINA CREE (#2, 5-1) is by a 11% debut sire. His dam went 24-3-7-3 and earned 192K. One of two sibs won and is a multiple winner of 95K. This colt only cost 22K so connections in the black with a win/claim. That April 12th work that was fourth best of forty-six might tip hand. – Scott Ehlers | Get PPs for this race
3:25 MTH 6th ANIMATED (#8, 6-1) had traffic trouble on a couple of different occasions in his Monmouth debut, steadying at the start and then again into the turn in that seasonal bow; he was also against a speed-friendly race flow in that race, as a lack of pace gave the edge to the frontrunners, and he can make the last run given a clean trip and a better set up. – Kenny Peck | Get PPs for this race
3:38 BAQ 6th There doesn't appear to be much pace signed on in this one-mile turf affair, which could put HOWLING WIND (#7, 15-1) in an advantageous position as the likely frontrunner; she has to prove she can move up on turf, but we have seen some progeny of Solomini handle turf well; her dam has produced a turf winner, and she looks like one who should handle it; get a rider upgrade to Javier Castellano, and will be a fair price. – David Aragona | Get PPs for this race
4:00 WO 1st DWIGHT (#3, 6-1) has worked well and the son of outstanding synthetic sprint sire Bolt d'Oro is bred to be precocious on the dam's side. The $150K 2yo purchase goes with blinkers and Lasix. – Ron Gierkink | Get PPs for this race
4:33 GP 8th TRACKSTER (#2, 15-1) broke last in his debut but he got needed race experience and that is what matters most. Connections wasted little time finding this gelding a turf route and they were right when this guy won at 11-1. That 11 post didn't help matters either. He draws better today and now connections find a spot where this guy can't be claimed. We would like a tad more if this was the grass but we are OK with the synth. – Scott Ehlers | Get PPs for this race
4:43 BAQ 8th CLANCY FANCY (#6, 20-1) is a DRF Best Bet (David Aragona). | Get PPs for this race
4:58 MTH 9th AZTECA WARRIOR (#1, 5-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Kenny Peck). | Get PPs for this race
5:05 GP 9th ROYAL POPPY (#8, 4-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Scott Ehlers). | Get PPs for this race
7:06 WO 7th WILLIAM T (#2, 7-2) is a DRF Best Bet (Ron Gierkink). | Get PPs for this race