Post time: 7 p.m. Best bet: Bobble Doit (4th race). Best Pick-4: 50 cent Race 1(1,2,8,/3,4,5,6,/2,3,4,5,6,7,8,/11), $42.00
1 6 furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $5,000. Purse $9,000. #/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt. Odds 1/Northern Buddy (Trimble, Berg) 123 9-2 2/Convict Lake (Franco, Silva) 119 4-1 3/Royal Wish (Dieguez, Bethke) 119 8-1 4/Santa Fe Dancer (Arroyo, Porter) 119 8-1 5/Finally Found Out (Goodwin, Rhone) 119 12-1 6/Lethal Strike (Castro, Davis Jr.) 119 6-1 7/Chatty Lou (Rivera Jr., Canchari) 123 10-1 8/Years Gone By (Stevens, Silva) 119 7-2 9/Orfan Ole (Garnett, Gourneau) 119 15-1 10/Itza Twister (Delorme, Kirby) 119 15-1 NORTHERN BUDDY finished strong last out to grab second finishing ahead of some of today's rivals. Should enjoy ground saving rail trip pursuing the front runners. CONVICT LAKE was one of the pace setters in that race but weakened down the stretch to finish five lengths behind our top pick. Has good work coming in for trainer Silva, as does his other horse YEARS GONE BY who failed to fire last out as the favorite against tougher. Look for huge improvement tonight.
2 6 furlongs. State-bred. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $10,000. Purse $15,960. #/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt. Odds 1/Bluffton (Riggs, Olesiak) 121 6-1 2/For Instance (Keith, Hanson) 121 9-2 3/Power Paws (Franco, Silva) 121 4-1 4/Mondovi (Delorme, Kirby) 121 5-2 5/Ready to Roll (Castro, Riecken) 121 4-1 6/Francis Henry (Dieguez, Bethke) 121 7-2 POWER PAWS just missed in last effort and most likely would of won if race was at today's distance. Should get a decent pace to stalk and pounce on once again. MONDOVI shortens up in distance after setting fast fractions in route race last out before weakening to finish out of the money. Had some gate issues that will need to be taken care of. FRANCIS HENRY is most likely pace setter who set the pace in last race but flattened out and finished third. Might be destined to duel with Mondovi, which sets up nice for our top pick.
3 1 mile. State-bred. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden claiming. Purse $17,920. #/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt. Odds 1/Ethan David (Rivera Jr, Gourneau) 123 20-1 2/Arvindra (Butler, Rhone) 118 10-1 3/Ragged Edge (Castro, Rhone) 118 12-1 4/Thepointman (Walker Jr, Rengstorf) 118 10-1 5/Quote to Cash (Riggs, Robertson) 118 7-2 6/Luxury and Glitte (Arroyo, Sweere) 123 5-1 7/Lambda Nu (Velazquez, Rengstorf) 113 4-1 8/Girlmeetsdesperado (Goodwin,Scherer) 113 8-1 9/Governmentfailure (Trimble, Berg) 118 8-1 10/Man of Dubai (Luark, Bethke) 118 6-1 Wide open race but give slight edge to QUOTE TO CASH who should enjoy stretching out for first route race in third career start. Trainer Robertson excels in sprint to route angle. ARVINDA didn't enjoy the muddy track last out in a dull performance. Puts the blinkers on today for the Butler/Rhone team and has worked nicely since that race. THEPOINTMAN attracts top jockey Walker for the ride in first route race of brief career. Has two nice training sessions coming in including a bullet drill.
4 5 1/2 furlongs. State-bred. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden special weight. Purse $25,600. #/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt. Odds 1/Appeals the Deal (Stevens, Oliver) 119 12-1 2/Maharaja (Riggs, Rhone) 119 12-1 3/Prince Demidoff (Prado, Winget) 123 15-1 4/Kipson (Castro, Scherbenske) 119 8-1 5/Supremo Struckgold (Goodwin, Scherer) 123 5-1 6/Slyding By (Trimble, Johnson) 119 6-1 7/Sheer Trick (Dieguez, Conde) 119 20-1 8/Lions Court (Keith, Hanson) 119 8-1 9/Bear Island (Delorme, Wekseth) 123 8-1 10/Musical Deputy (Franco, Silva) 119 12-1 11/Bobble Doit (Butler, Rhone) 119 7-2 12/Bold Raider (Arroyo, Cole) 123 12-1 BOBBLE DOIT lost by a nose in one of the best stretch finishes of the season here last out on opening night. Will be a strong single in the last leg of the Pick-4 ticket as 3-year old colt speed figures towers this field. SUPREMO STRUCKGOLD has been sidelined for nine months but has been training very well coming in off the shelf. Trainer Scherer does well bringing them back after long layoffs. LIONS COURT keeps improving each race and has been showing some good late foot. Looms to be the off-the-pace upsetter.
5 6 furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $3,500. Purse $9,000. #/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt. Odds 1/Consulate (Riggs, Padilla) 123 5-1 2/Timetobook (Delorme, Robertson) 123 4-1 3/Flying by the Pole (Dieguez, Bethke) 123 12-1 4/Julian Love (Castro, Rosin) 123 8-1 5/Jayembro (Luark, Cole) 123 15-1 6/Blumin Won (Velazquez, Wekseth) 118 10-1 7/Royal Express (Stevens, Arterburn) 123 9-2 8/Cornetto (J.Rivera, Danger) 123 8-1 9/Jestintime (Trimble, Berg) 123 6-1 10/Half Gone (J.Rivera Jr, Murtough) 123 8-1 TIMETOBOOK is the lone speed in the race making the 9-year old the one to catch. Ran for second honors last out on a sloppy track and has hit the board in nine of 10 last races. CONSULATE is the class of the field after facing tougher at Oaklawn this past spring. A deep closer who attracts jockey Riggs for the ride who might choose to sit up closer to the front. ROYAL EXPRESS drops to the lowest level of his career which isn't a confidence booster but it could be the answer for a win in evenly matched group.
6 5 furlongs. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $3,500. Purse $9,000. #/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt. Odds 1/Havasu (Keith, Hartman) 123 5-1 2/Shacker (Trimble, Johnson) 123 15-1 3/Rasin a Delight (Stevens, Axmaker) 123 10-1 4/Lovely Tak (Dieguez, Lund) 123 8-1 5/Dangerous Peg (Castro, Fauchald) 123 10-1 6/Dakota Song (T.Riggs, R.Riggs) 123 6-1 7/Samba's Run (J.Rivera, Clevenger) 123 15-1 8/Gracias (Franco, Silva) 123 4-1 9/Boneafide Cat (Morales, Brinson) 123 5-2 10/Sunday Princess (Delorme, Porter) 123 20-1 BONEAFIDE CAT drew off to win by over two lengths easily last out and looks tough once again for trainer Brinson who is off to a tremendous start this season. Takes slight drop in class. GRACIAS too won by over two lengths just last wee for trainer Silva who is starting to pick up the wins lately. Love the quick wheelback of six days and will be sitting off the hot contested pace up front. HAVASU and RASIN A DELIGHT will be two of those dueling for the lead and both won last out in gate to wire fashion.
7 6 furlongs. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $5,000. Purse $11,000. #/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt. Odds
1/Dulce Gata (Butler, Bravo) 120 8-1
2/Sunshine Cruise (J.Rivera Jr, Bends) 120 10-1
3/Blumin Memories (Delorme, Cranwell) 120 10-1
4/Inviting Nobody (Riggs, Rosin) 120 6-1
5/Glorious Destiny (Walker Jr, Davis) 120 8-1
6/Ms Cecile (Keith, Hanson) 120 15-1
7/Lady Beryl (Stevens,Biehler) 123 4-1
8/Pic Three Bertie (J. Rivera, Padilla) 120 20-1
9/Mighty Tizzy (G. Franco, Silva) 123 6-1
10/Valari (W. Arroyo, Porter) 120 8-1
11/Go for the Moon (Bell, Robertson) 120 10-1
12/
Mosaico (Velazquez, Olesiak) 115 10-1
LADY BERYL loved the slop last out to put up top speed figure in her two year career. Takes a drop in class will be on or near the lead and should prove tough for trainer Biehler who's off to a solid start.
INVITING NOBODY closed well last effort for owner/trainer Coty Rosin. Added half-furlong tonight should be a positive and jockey Riggs jumps off our top pick to ride this mare. Should get a nice price for
GO FOR THE MOON who ships up from Arlington after facing much better. Butzow's stable sends out winners on a regular basis.
8 350 yards. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $10,000. Purse $7,800. #/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt. Odds 1/Stone Wagon (Beeson, Svendsen) 124 2-1 2/Scratch Man Do (Luark, Livingston) 126 8-1 3/Gone Away to Win (Frink, Clevenger) 126 7-2 4/Chicks Skidoo (Delorme, Schindler) 126 3-1 5/Ride Lonesome (Smith, Svendsen) 124 9-2 6/Bring It (Arroyo, Livingston) 126 6-1 Could hit all button here with evenly matched quarter horse field. RIDE LONESOME cuts back slightly in 50 yards and won two back at this distance as the favorite. STONE WAGON finished strong with decent speed last out. Should be in the mix at the end. CHICKS SKIDOO has hit the board in last three starts including a win. Filly will have to bring her A-game in tackling the boys tonight.
9 300 yards. State-bred. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden claiming $. Purse $7,800. #/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt. Odds 1/Mitch Rapp (Swiontek, Weidner) 126 7-2 2/Br Hotrod (Beeson, Johnson) 124 8-1 3/Rangers Little Bit (Garnett, Berg) 124 6-1 4/Dancing Bully (Luark, Murray) 124 5-1 5/Naketa (Goodwin, Hardy) 124 2-1 6/After All a Blurr (Delorme, Weidner) 124 10-1 7/Quiet Groom (Frink, Clevenger) 124 9-2 NAKETA is the deserving favorite in the last race of the night for the Hardy barn. Came on strong last effort but just missed by a head. Strong single in late Pick-3 but not a lock. Look for DANCING BULL who showed late speed last out and first timer QUIET GROOM to be the main threats.
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