Post time: 1 p.m. Lock of the day: Dare Felix (8th race). Value play of the day: Chest Candy (6th race). Big score: 50-cent Pick 5 ticket— Race 5, (1,3,5,6/1,2,3,5,6,8,9,11/1,5,6/7), $48.00.
1 5½ furlongs. State bred. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden claiming: $7,500. Purse: $11,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Hot Habanero (Mawing, Sweere)124/10-1
2: Soulandgrace (Canchari, Robertson)124/2-1
3: Vikkis Rockstar (Lindsay, Silva)119/7-2
4: Surely a Legend (R. Fuentes, Donlin Jr.)124/9-2
5: Give Em Shade (Harr, Wiley)124/3-1
6: Desert Arch (Butler, Rhone)119/6-1
VIKKIS ROCKSTAR showed some early speed in her first start at Canterbury. The Silva barn is starting to heat up and looking for this improving three-year-old to make another step forward. SOULANDGRACE returns to her home state after trying two races at Hawthorne last winter. Showed little in those races but enters state-bred conditions with a bullet work. DESERT ARCH is the newcomer to the party but siblings didn't show much.
2 6 furlongs. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden claiming: $10,000. Purse: $12,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Life of Saturdays (Wade, Diodoro)119/7-2
2: Briar Thicket (Harr, Cline)119/5-2
3: Crazy Good (Canchari, Robertson)124/2-1
4: Smoking Bossa Nova (Lindsay, Loy)119/8-1
5: Caesar's Calpurnia (Negron, Hutchinson)119/8-1
6: Grand Slam Homerun (L. Fuentes, Cappellucci)119/5-1
GRAND SLAM HOMERUN returns after a three-month respite for Cappellucci after showing brief speed at Turf Paradise. May not take much to get an easy lead here. CRAZY GOOD drops way down the class ladder for Robertson after racing on the turf at the Fair Grounds this winter. Not sure dirt sprint is her game. BRIAR THICKET raced against maiden-special-weights at Oaklawn in April and didn't pick up her feet at all. May show more interest against softer here.
3 7½ furlongs on turf. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden special weight. Purse: $30,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Metaphar (Eikleberry, Heitzmann)119/9-2
2: H'rayforcaberneigh (R. Fuentes, Lund)119/5-2
3: Carrillo Street (Mawing, Loy)119/15-1
4: Emeralds R Us (Hernandez, Westermann)119/8-1
5: Includeanattitude (Valenzuela, Litfin)119/10-1
6: Della Frost (Wade, Scherer)119/9-5
7: Vegas Blue (Kennedy, Robertson)119/7-2
VEGAS BLUE didn't break well in career debut in a polytrack sprint at Arlington but was certainly running late. Two turns and turf should be right in her wheelhouse. DELLA FROST has been knocking at the door in last three on turf. Has the strongest speed figures of the field but has yet to graduate in eight career starts. H'RAYFORCABERNEIGH has shown speed in the last three and could be loose today but needs to finish.
4 1 mile on turf. State bred. Open. 3-year-olds and up. Allowance. Purse: $36,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Love My Boss (Valenzuela, Hanson)122/12-1
2: Gopher Gold (R. Fuentes, Lund)122/5-1
3: Kid's Inheritance (Eikleberry, Berndt)117/4-1
4: Captain Drake (Butler, Padilla)122/10-1
5: Caramel Angel (Negron, Scherer)122/5-2
6: Talent and Tricks (Juarez, Jr., McDaniel)122/12-1
7: Thick Haze (Quinonez, Westermann)117/8-1
8: Tri Spot (Arroyo, Backhaus)117/20-1
9: Vivo (Mawing, Bravo)117/15-1
10: Bubba Bob (Chirinos, Bravo)124/8-1
11: Hold the Spice (Hamilton, Rhone)122/12-1
KID'S INHERITANCE is a rapidly improving three-year-old that ran credibly in his seasonal debut even though he was rank down the stretch. Hopefully he learns from that start and moves forward. CARAMEL ANGEL was in contention late but was continuously jostled by top pick on his outside. Has tactical speed to maneuver through this full field. THICK HAZE is a well-bred three-year-old that should relish the surface switch but need to improve.
5 6½ furlongs. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden special weight. Purse: $30,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Goldie's Delight (Lindsay, Van Winkle)119/9-5
2: Innovate (Harr, McKinley)124/8-1
3: Two Drink Minimum (Wade, Raven)119/9-2
4: Winning Mandate (Fuentes, Lund)119/6-1
5: Missyintomischief (L. Fuentes, Lund)119/4-1
6: Yankee Agate (Vega, Miller)119/3-1
MISSYINTOMISCHIEF has an impressive workout tab for career debut. Sire produces many first-out winners and Lund has had a few romp in their introduction at Canterbury. YANKEE AGATE ran well down at Tampa Bay in first start but regressed in first start locally. Adds Lasix today. GOLDIE'S DELIGHT drops after running against better at Gulfstream, Churchill and Keeneland but showed little in those outings. Hopefully matured over the winter.
6 7½ furlongs on turf. Open. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming: $7,500. Purse: $14,500.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Chest Candy (Juarez Jr., Woolley Jr.)124/12-1
2: Ima Harley Too (Kennedy, Biehler)124/7-2
3: Outrun the Posse (Fuentes, Donlin Jr.)124/6-1
4: Logan's Heroe (Harr, Rickert)124/20-1
5: Indian Head Nickle (Negron, Rarick)124/10-1
6: Two Chance (Mawing, Anderson)124/15-1
7: P Club (Quinonez, Kenney)124/8-1
8: Beyond Streetsmart (Butler, Rhone)124/5-1
9: Saved by Zero (Arroyo, Pfeifer)119/8-1
10: Real Lute (Lindsay, Van Winkle)124/15-1
11: My Boy Lollipop (Canchari, Keplin Jr.)124/9-2
CHEST CANDY raced on the grass for the first time in his career in last and ran respectably. The pace was slow that day, if it's quicker today, is should set up better for his closing kick. IMA HARLEY TOO runs well on the firm turf in most of his races. Biehler has been hot the last two-weeks winning four of his last eight. TWO CHANCE is third off the layoff for this old timer. Is close often but hasn't won since Obama was in office.
7 6½ furlongs. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Allowance optional claiming: $20,000. Purse: $32,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Ready to Runaway (Chirinos, Robertson)122/5-2
2: Alberta Sun (Wade, Diodoro)117/9-2
3: Dicey (Canchari, Swan)122/10-1
4: Hotasapistol (Quinonez, Stuart)122/12-1
5: Clickbait (Evans, Robertson)122/9-5
6: Lady Goldstart (Butler, Rengstorf)117/3-1
LADY GOLDSTART takes a large rise in class and faces multiple stakes winners but this three-year-old filly is talented and has speed. May break on top and never stop. CLICKBAIT opened the local season with an easy victory in the state restricted Lady Slipper. A repeat effort will make her extremely tough. READY TO RUNAWAY has won $336K at Canterbury in her career but you have to question her form in 2021. If she returns to her old form, the race is for second.
8 5 furlongs on turf. Open. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming: $16,000. Purse: $16,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Deuce (Wade, Diodoro)124/3-1
2: Outerbanks (Ordaz, Silva)124/5-1
3: Rusty Cage (Juarez Jr., Litfin)124/12-1
4: Riding the Train (Kennedy, Spencer)124/8-1
5: Josie Boy (Canchari, Robertson)124/9-2
6: No Mo Hooch (Valenzuela, Stuart)124/8-1
7: Dare Felix (Butler, Rengstorf)124/2-1
DARE FELIX ran a winning race last out at this distance only to be nailed at the wire. Should be able to use his tremendous early speed to get loose on the lead and coast. OUTERBANKS broke his maiden at this distance at a big price. Returns to the distance after a two-race hiatus. NO MO HOOCH has tried this distance eleven times with limited success. Could today be the day he figures it out again?
