Post time: 6:30 pm. Best bet: Great River Skier (3rd race). Best play: 50 cent Pick 4, Race 7, (1,2,3,5,6/2,3,6,8,11/1,2,3,4,6/1), $62.50.
1 300 yards. State bred. Maiden claiming$10,000. Purse: $9,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Iza B Special (Arroyo, Bloomquist)126/10-1
2: Justa Bump (Olesiak, Johnson)124/2-1
3: Irish Brew (Swiontek, Livingston)124/5-2
4: Fastbacbaby (Eikleberry, Livingston)124/8-1
5: Tricky Spin (Shaw, McKinley)126/12-1
6: Knud for a Buck (Frink, Weidner)126/6-1
7: Afterallitseasy (Luark, Fennell)126/6-1
8: Two Swirl Merle (Goodwin, Haglund)124/12-1
JUSTA BUMP broke inward last start but manage to rally for second honors. IRISH BREW and AFTERALLITSEASY finished right behind top pick for third and fourth respectively; seeks revenge tonight.
2 870 yards. 3-year-olds and up. Optional claiming $10,000. Purse: $14,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Dangerous Guns (Frink, Miller)126/7-2
2: Trs He Be a Skirt (Canchari, Peters)126/12-1
3: Colosso (Swiontek, Livingston)126/5-1
4: Jess Another Reb (Luark, Pride)126/8-1
5: Big Kick Mick (Delorme, Miller)126/5-1
6: Streakin Zoomer (Smith, Hardy)126/5-2
7: Jess Lika Blair (Olesiak, Johnson)126/4-1
STREAKIN ZOOMER dueled and tired last out off the board in first start of the season; enters tonight with two sharp drills. JESS LIKA BLAIR won last effort of the 2013 season and enters tonight off the long layoff for a trainer who excels off the extended absence. JESS ANOTHER REB and BIG KICK MICK are must-use contestants on your ticket.
3 5½ furlongs. Claiming$10,000. Purse: $11,500.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Know No Somerset (Eikleberry, Donlin)123/7-2
2: Supremo Struckgold (Goodwin, Scherer)123/9-2
3: Great River Skier (Keith, Bravo)123/8-5
4: Sue's Stormy (Hernandez, Rengstorf)123/5-1
5: Let Da Cowboy Rock (Butler, Donlin)123/4-1
6: Hes a Preacher (Olesiak, Wekseth)123/8-1
GREAT RIVER SKIER should get perfect set-up trip behind front-runner for first attack. Used early last out holding on for second. LET DA COWBOY ROCK finished third same race as top pick rallying wide, gets positive jockey switch to Butler. KNOW NO SOMERSET was off slow, got up, and fell back finishing out of the money. Room for improvement with clean break second off the layoff.
4 7½ furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden special weight. Purse: $27,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Dorn (Canchari, Robertson)119/7-2
2: Unbridled's Celtic (Castro, Weir)123/8-1
3: Love That Feeling (Carreno, Litfin)119/15-1
4: The Grans (Eikleberry, Lund)123/3-1
5: Kippy Longstocking (Goodwin, McFadden)123/15-1
6: Who's for Glory (Martinez, Lund)119/10-1
7: Sassy Prance (Stevens, Rhone)119/6-1
8: Thunder Girl (Hamilton, Oberlander)119/8-1
9: War Memories (Hernandez, Rengstorf)119/20-1
10: Secret Story (Martin, Scherer)123/5-1
DORN will try the turf for first time in third career start after coming up empty down the stretch last out as the heavy favorite. Change of surface could get her on the right path. THE GRANS is a consistent money maker but is 0-for-26 getting the gold medal. Deserving favorite but trust factor is a problem. SECRET STORY racing presentation begins tonight with solid work tab and well-bred for the grass.
5 7½ furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden special weight. Purse: $27,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Mount Eagle (Martinez, Robertson)119/3-1
2: Sweet n' Petite (Eikleberry, Lund)123/10-1
3: Gold Raj (Keith, Biehler)123/5-1
4: Eagle of Delight (Canchari, Tracy)119/6-1
5: Breeze of Dubai (Canchari, Bethke)119/15-1
6: London Blue (Butler, Scherer)123/6-1
7: Fiona Cat (Rivera, Porter)123/9-2
8: Lady Brighton (Escobar, Rhone)119/12-1
9: American Beauty (Martin, Scherer)119/6-1
MOUNT EAGLE has the best speed numbers in this maiden field but on the main track. Entitled to move forward for first win even on the surface switch. AMERICAN BEAUTY should enjoy cutting back in distance with ample early speed. LONDON BLUE was powerless in April off 18 month layoff but could light up the board if able to find career starting form from 2 years back.
6 5½ furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming$6,250. Purse: $12,500.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Frankie Dapper (Olesiak, Wekseth)123/10-1
2: Gianna's Music Man (Canchari, Lund)123/6-1
3: Get Back Man (Shepherd, Rarick)123/7-2
4: Alumni (Hamilton, Padilla)123/5-2
5: Talk the Walk (Martin, Wolochuk)123/5-1
6: Freedom First (Carreno, Donlin)123/4-1
7: Papa Smitty (Hernandez, Brinson)119/6-1
PAPA SMITTY drops to career-worst level after taking huge backward steps in last two races, give the speedster one more chance on the drop. ALUMNI ran his heart out in a long-fought duel last out before finishing third, expect scrapper to be clashing up front once again. FREEDOM FIRST and GET BACK MAN will be the dangers rolling late.
7 6 furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden special weight. Purse: $27,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Friarcracker (Butler, Bravo)119/6-1
2: Indy Awesome (Canchari, Brinson)123/9-2
3: Sky Surfer (Hamilton, Padilla)119/4-1
4: Wilko Tango (Martin, Sheehan)119/15-1
5: Hold the Wire (Eikleberry, Diodoro)123/6-1
6: Atomic (Stevens, Green)123/3-1
7: True Truffle (Dieguez, Porter)119/8-1
8: Charlie Webb (Shepherd, Oberlander)123/5-1
SKY SURFER finished strong after contaminated break in lone start, could surprise at a decent price with clean start second time out. ATOMIC comes in as beaten favorite last out but did have trouble trip, outside draw is a bonus for his stalking style. HOLD THE WIRE and FRIARCRACKER are intriguing first time starters who are working well for trainers.
8 5½ furlongs. 3-year-olds. Maiden special weight. Purse: $27,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Don't Claim Me (Olesiak, Bolinger)122/15-1
2: Financial Freedom (Hamilton, Padilla)122/9-2
3: Nueshty (Canchari, Robertson)122/5-1
4: Mass and Energy (Olesiak, Turco)122/15-1
5: Dashing Dixie Boy (Escobar, Ibarra)122/12-1
6: Twelve Tribes (Stevens, Ritter)122/5-1
7: Nantucket Sound (Martin, Scherer)122/10-1
8: Malibu Deputy (Lopez, Diodoro)122/4-1
9: I'm a Bully Too (Martinez, Van Winkle)122/20-1
10: Blue Star Cat (Velazquez, Biehler)122/20-1
11: Bet Your Socks (Butler, Rhone)122/6-1
Wide open second leg of the Late Pick 4. MALIBU DEPUTY gets the tepid vote for top billing after running a decent second in lone start at Turf Paradise. Has three really nice works here, including a bullet drill. BET YOUR SOCKS is usually in the mix but gets tough outside draw in this short sprint. Newbies FINANCIAL FREEDOM, NUESHTY, and TWELVE TRIBES are must-use, first-time hopefuls.
9 6 furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming$20,000. Purse: $20,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Woodlandsway (GB) (Carreno, Diodoro)123/3-1
2: All About Brownie (Keith, Biehler)123/4-1
3: Makinmymark (Eikleberry, Lund)123/5-1
4: Talk About Me (Rivera, Sweere)123/6-1
5: A Drop Dead Diva (Ordaz, Eikleberry)123/10-1
6: Mnmssweepinbeauty (Canchari, Tracy)123/2-1
7: Habitually Golden (Olesiak, Sheehan)119/10-1
MAKINMYMARK should have terrific position sitting behind the wall of pace-setters scrambling for the lead, but needs to overcome the poor break habits. WOODLANDSWAY looks to be a dangerous shipper from Santa Anita jumping off the turf for trainer Diodoro. MNMSSWEEPINBEAUTY is all speed and coming off a front-running victory at Prairie Meadows.
10 6 furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $6,250. Purse: $12,500.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Terice (Delorme, Kirby)123/3-1
2: Shimai (Goodwin, Hawley)123/5-1
3: Bert'slittlesister (Butler, Rengstorf)123/4-1
4: Stillwater Storm (Keith, Oliver)123/6-1
5: Nokomis (Martin, Scherer)123/5-1
6: Wildie (Eikleberry, Donlin)123/9-2
7: Le Chot Jolie (Goodwin, Riecken)123/6-1
TERICE looks much the best on paper but is a feeble favorite in the nightcap. I'm still going to stamp her as top choice with good early speed coming off the rail in a field full of middle movers. WILDIE got off slow last out but made up ground late. BERT'SLITTLESISTER made a nice move through traffic congestion last effort getting up and narrowly missing the victory.
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