Unfortunately, my keyboard developed some sort of bug so that not all the letters work, making it all but impossible to type something coherent. I was forced to use what was available late on a Saturday night – my smart phone. Given the time it takes to type anything lengthy, I had to dispense with the full analysis section, but I will point out a few horses I’m interested in today.

Imslopokerodriguez ran a monster race last time, dominating a field in a very fast time for the price. He’s got a start at SAR from 2015. In that race he had trouble at the start but ran evenly. I’m betting he takes to the SAR dirt.

Dauphine Russe was shuffled back on the backstretch in her last, was blocked entering the stretch, finally found a running lane but checked close to the wire while between horses, losing it all by a neck. She may have notched a clear win without the trouble, and even though her last race figure doesn’t look as competitive as some, she’s clearly not over her head at the level and should be the danger with a clean run.

If Captain’s Affair and Coalport come in together, I don’t think you’ll need to worry about having a winning day. Captain’s Affair ships in from Laurel where he’s been running in OC$40K races, likely with better horses than he’ll face here. He’s 12-1 on the ML and I can’t imagine he won’t stay high odds. Coalport has been off a while, but Mike Maker is good with layoff horses. He won a G3 last year (albeit at HOU) and has been running with lower level stakes company consistently. Jose Ortiz takes the mount and that is a positive.  Make no mistake – this is an anything can happen race, which is exactly why it’s a good race to take a swing for the fences.

Even Bette was at least 16 lengths out of the lead heading into the turn, closed steadily to be only about 11 out entering the stretch, found her stride and flew by all but the top two, just missing the place. She’s 12-1 ML and if she runs a little more strategically, she’s competitive in here.

Kitzys Rocket  missed by a nose at this level downstate. She has the best last race figure and the best lifetime figure. At 6-1 she has a lot of upside. Jose Ortiz stays for the ride. It’s another race where whichever horse you like, you should get decent odds.

Race 1

• 1A  Imslopokerodriguez  6/5

• 10  Chelios  7/2

• 4  Gambler’s Ghost  4-1

• 8  Storm Pursuit  5-1

Race 2

• 6  Angelo’s Ashes  7/2

• 8  Teresa Z  7/2

• 7  Price too High  9/2

Race 3

• 1  Evolution  3-1

• 6  Portando  3-1

• 4  Bird Song  7/2

Race 4

• 8  Grassaria  5/2

• 2  Askfor Forgiveness  5/2

• 4  Barbie On a Budget  4-1

Race 5

• 2  Dauphine Russe  2-1

• 4  Katie O.  3-1

• 7  Sunrise Kitty  7/2

Race 6

• 2  Church Social  3-1

• 8  More Than Kisses  7/2

• 10  River City Lady  4-1

Race 7

• 4  Captain’s Affair 3-1

• 2  Coalport  7/2

• 7   Abtaal  4-1

• 10  Farhaan  5-1

Race 8

• 4  Even Bette  3-1

• 9  Day After Day  4-1

• 11  Sabrina Ballerina  9/2

• 6  Picco Uno  5-1

Race 9

• 9  Kitzy’s Rocket  3-1

• 4  Sympathy  7/2

• 10  Kitten’s Roar  4-1

• 1  Ginger N Rye  5-1

Race 10

• 1  Songbird  6/5

• 2  Carina Mia  7/5

• 4  Weep No More  8-1

Race 11

• 2  Lotta Gold  4-1

• 9  Yowl  9/2

• 4  Roman’s Paradise  5-1