Race 2.  Pontastic goes for new trainer RuRod. The horse ran well at CD in July and has been working steadily for his return. Tepid choice.  The Chad Brown entry is likely to go favorite. Musical Comedy looks to be the better of the two. Villa has had a lot of starts and seems more likely for the verticals.  6-1/1A-5

Race 3.  Catapult Jack lost his rider last out but prior to that he showed some talent when placed first time on the turf. Should be good odds at post time. Stony Brook has a lot of positives in this race. He faced a decent group of straight maidens at MTH. He probably lost any real chance because he was fractious at the gate, but Jason Servis has had some time to straighten him out.  Servis is 21% with his 2nd time starters and 40% at this meet when riding Irad. Colonel Andy starts for new trainer Thomas Morely. He has a couple of decent starts on the turf.  Primary 2-3-4  Secondary (1, 8, 10)

Race 4.  Lucky Lotto takes a pretty good drop today. His last race was disappointing, but prior to that he had been competitive with better. Perhaps a bit chancey, but may prove to be value. Cousin Stephen makes a huge drop in class off his 2016 debut which wasn’t that bad. If he improves he’s best in the race. Seventhfleethumor has potential in the verticals.  Primary 1-5-4  Secondary (2, 3, 6)

Race 5.  Lots of contenders in this race. I’m leaning toward Don’t Be So Salty who drops for Linda Rice. I’m a little leery about taking a horse that has run in G3 races and placing him at $25K but if he is right he is the most likely winner. Latigo Trail came out running in 2016 with a win and should be well recovered for this one. Likely front runner.  Primary 10-5-9  Secondary (1, 2, 7)

Race 6.  Another wide open race. Uncharted Course was caught flat footed on the slop last out but has a second on the SAR dirt. Other than the sloppy race he hadn’t really run a bad one for 10 months, and at hi best he’s much faster than anything else in here. Sidearm ships in from LS for new trainer Tom Amoss. Amoss has brought some live ones to the Spa with 33% in the money at the meet, and the horse has 2 wins in three starts on the SAR dirt. Comandante has the best last race figure and should be prompting the pace early.  Primary 6-4-3  Secondary (5)

Race 7.  Lots of contenders here and with the 14 getting into the race we can add one more contender. Circus Performer looks strong in this field. He adds blinkers and picks up Javier as his new rider. He had a troubled start last out but still managed to get into the race. The drop in price is definitely in his favor. Late Night Work has run well since arriving from England, finally breaking his maiden two back and running well in his first with winners. Figures say he is competitive here. Gunlock adds blinkers today and looks well positioned for the verticals.  Primary 10-6-3. Secondary  (2, 7, 9, 14)

Race 8.  Barrel of Dreams won last out with better horses and should be part of the early pace. Already has a win this year at SAR and Charlton Baker has been having a great meet. Table for Six broke slowly last out but was rushing at the end. In the prior race she also had trouble before managing to finish third. If Javier can get her out of the gate and keep her clear of problems she has a large chance. Weather Girl has been off a month and a half but should be in good condition for this run.  Primary 3-7-4  Secondary (6, 9, 10)

Race 9.   Not a particularly tricky race. The favorites, Keep Quiet, Made You Look, Ardmore Bay and My Bo Chop look best in this field. 7-2-4-3

Race 10. Wide open affair. I am using Honor Way, Late Night Kiss, Forres Lilly and Boa Sorte.  4-7-10-1