Race 1.     4-6-5

Pass the Dice is riding a two race win streak and was taken by Mike Miceli last out. Looks to be in top shape. Day of Fury had been racing with much better horses, dropped to $12500 last out and was grabbed by Jason Servis. He jumps him up to $25K. Likes BEL and is accomplished at the distance. Box Office flopped last out but was snagged by DJ. He’s still dangerous first off the claim.

Race 2.     1-3-7-6

Young Anna Lee didn’t disgrace herself in last year’s Lynbrook and ran creditably in her 2016 debut. Best figure of the starters. Empress Jingu goes first time for Pletcher/Castellano. Long workout pattern, but Pletcher usually has them ready to roll. Cat’s Halo has a good figure off his drop-down race but is back at the MSW level. Has  chances to be part of the verticals. Rubicon ran better than looked last out considering she ran into a dominant winner.

Race 3.     7-3-6

Classic Salsa has the best last out figure and takes a drop to a level at which he’s had prior success. Songsational ran well first time out in 2016 and Mott is pretty good 2nd off the layoff. Manhattan Mischief  is much better than his last looked and should appreciate the cutback in distance.

Race 4.     9-5-7

Cracking Good Pins rushed into contention last out, took the lead in the stretch but couldn’t hang on. Consistent numbers suggest she’s a contender. One Penny Piece goes third off the layoff for Phil Serpe and should run an improved race today. Bargaining Table never got into the last race but prior to that ran very competitively with this price level.

Race 5.     8-6-9

Call Me Stoney comes off the layoff for 23% Bruce Levine. If he’s in condition he’ll be dangerous. Gunlock finally broke his maiden and came right back to almost beat winners. Definite contender. Brolic just won his maiden and takes the best last race figure into this one.

Race 6.     1-9-2-5

Rediscover looks primed for Kieran McLaughlin and seems to have found the good life on the grass. Balls or came close to breaking his maiden last out at GP and may prompt the pace in a race with very little. War Bond lost a lot of chance when he broke slow last out. With a better break he’ll save ground from the one post and should improve his figure substantially. Sport was another who lost his chances at the break but still showed interest and finished full of run.

Race 7.     10-7-5

Brimstone lost by the slimmest of margins last time and fits this level well. Should be the one to catch. The Crocheron Kid ran well in a much higher class level for his 2016 debut; improvement expected. River Knight has been in the money regularly but can’t seem to get that second win. Still, has a big last race figure and seems better than his 10-1 ML.

Race 8.     6-1-3

Elnaawi should have had plenty of time to recover from his foray to Dubai and seems the classiest of the graded animals. His best figures overpower the field. Turbo Bravo won a restricted stake two back and wasn’t embarrassed in the G3 Excelsior. One of a few who has a successful race at the distance.  Neck ‘n Neck adds blinkers today and is a G3 winner. Good combination of speed and finish.

Race 9.     8-12-5

Madame Barbarian makes a substantial drop in price today. Figures suggest she should take care of this field. Antebellum improved when dropped to this level. Should be competitive today. Eqho adds Lasix today. Ran well first time out, not running too far behind Antebullum. Should appreciate the slight stretch out.