Jay Lietzau's Thursday Canterbury line

Post time: 5 p.m. Lock of the day: De Angelo (5th race). Value play of the day: Xavey Dave (4th race). Big score: 50-cent Pick 5 ticket— Race 1, (2,3,5,6/1,2,4,5/1,8/3,10,11/8), $48.00.

1 5½ furlongs. Open. 3-year-olds and up. Allowance optional claiming: $20,000. Purse: $30,500.

#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: Euromantic (Harr, Hanson)122/15-1

2: First Call (Rodriguez, Martinez)122/6-1

3: Distorted Pro (Carmona, Robertson)117/8-5

4: Minister of Soul (Valenzuela, Martinez)122/4-1

5: Hi Yah (Fuentes, Williams)122/9-2

6: Uncaptured Warrior (Quinonez, Padilla)122/5-2

DISTORTED PRO (3) has been in excellent form this meet with two wins and a second while improving his speed figures in each start. Barn has been winning races in bunches lately and his tactical speed is dangerous. FIRST CALL (2) has good early speed and returns to the dirt after a turf try in last. Has seven wins on the surface. UNCAPTURED WARRIOR (6) won his last easily for good connections.

2 1 mile on turf. State bred. Fillies and mares. 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds. Maiden special weight. Purse: $33,000.

#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: Charley Paints (Harr, Berndt)119/8-1

2: Blazing Performer (Carmona, Berndt)114/9-2

3: Mighty Madi (Arroyo, Rarick)124/5-1

4: Honeycrisp (Fuentes, Biehler)124/9-5

5: Mollys Mia (Rodriguez, Bethke)119/6-1

6: Grace A’lace (Ceballos, Bethke)124/5-2

HONEYCRISP (4) woke up in last with Fuentes in the saddle for the first time. Appears to be rounding into form and there should be enough early speed to set up her late closing kick. MOLLYS MIA (5) is bred to like the lawn and ran respectably in her turf premier two back. Has upside as a lightly raced three-year-old. BLAZING PERFORMER (2) adds blinkers, gets Lasix and this barn excels on the grass.

3 6 furlongs. Open. 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds. Maiden claiming: $7,500. Purse: $12,500.

#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: Palace Attained (Fuentes, Donlin)124/5-2

2: Fully Funded (Carmona, Silva)114/15-1

3: Sing for Ur Supper (Harr, Silva)119/15-1

4: Smackover Lime (Rodriguez, Litfin)119/5-1

5: Sharma’d (Barajas, Silva)119/3-1

6: Vestes (Valenzuela, Hanson)119/6-1

7: Lucky Super Nova (Pena, Espinoza)124/8-1

8: Baby Nova (Quinonez, Tranquilino)124/4-1

BABY NOVA (8) showed major improvement when dropping in class in last. Quinonez should be able to utilize his tactical speed and outside post position to see how the pace develops and react accordingly. PALACE ATTAINED (1) has popped and stopped in last two against special weights. Drops dramatically down the claiming ladder and gets the top jock. SHARMA’D (5) has had nine chances to graduate but is coming off a career high speed figure.

4 1 mile, 70 yards on turf. Open. 3-year-olds and up. Allowance optional claiming: $30,000. Purse: $31,500.

#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: The Right Stuff (Valenzuela, Hone)122/20-1

2: Kennebec (Pena, Silva, Jr.)122/5-1

3: Xavey Dave (Arroyo, Robertson)122/9-2

4: Calibrate (Fuentes, Rosin)122/7-2

5: Half Brother (Da Silva, Scherer)122/12-1

6: That’s Not Funny (Rodriguez, Rosin)122/6-1

7: Golden Bandit (Fuentes, Rosin)122/4-1

8: Unified Dreams (Da Silva, Scherer)122/4-1

9: House of Lords (Barajas, Silva, Jr.)122/6-1

10: Tonka Warrior (Carmona, Robertson)119/3-1

11: Drama Chorus (Quinonez, Padilla)122/12-1

XAVEY DAVE (3) loves the Shakopee sod and easily won his last race by two-lengths. Might be better today third off the layoff and fired a bullet workout nine days ago in preparation. TONKA WARRIOR (10) comes from the same barn as the top pick and is also trying for back-to-back. Will try to save ground early from an outside post. DRAMA CHORUS (11) might be the speed of the speed and has five wins on this course.

5 5 furlongs on turf. Open. 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds. Maiden special weight. Purse: $29,000.

#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: Bennigan (Pena, Martinez)124/10-1

2: Cherry River (Valenzuela, Martinez)124/8-1

3: D Flash (Lindsay, Jones)119/5-1

4: I Conduit (Barajas, Silva)119/12-1

5: Cold Soul (Harr, Rushton)119/15-1

6: Real Good Magic (Rodriguez, Woolley, Jr.)119/6-1

7: Natural Causes (Quinonez, Silva)119/12-1

8: De Angelo (Carmona, Robertson)114/2-1

9: Martini Man (Fuentes, Rosin)119/7-2

DE ANGELO (8) ran very well in his career debut as he stalked the wire-to-wire winner and was closing at the finish. Moves to the grass but his breeding suggests he should relish the footing. NATURAL CAUSES (7) was rained off the turf in his career debut where he showed early speed and tired. Expecting improvement in his second start. MARTINI MAN (9) ran well in his debut on the surface and the barn wins at 29 percent in second starts.

6 300 yards. State bred. Open. 2-year-olds. Maiden. Purse: $17,000.

#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: One Sweet Ferarri (Frink, Wilson)124/15-1

2: Jjs Moonshine (Navarrete, Jr., Stein)124/5-2

3: Shez Got Rhythm (Ramirez, Geditz, Jr.)124/3-1

4: Nova Wagon (Estrada, Stein)124/8-1

5: Thirty Four Below (Harr, Livingston)124/15-1

6: Recio (Hernandez, Geditz, Jr.)124/5-1

7: Bp April (Garcia, Hobbs)124/6-1

8: Eos Keep Dreamin (Ramirez, Hardy)124/4-1

JJS MOONSHINE (2) just missed last out while posting a career high speed figure. Conditioned by a good barn and another step forward makes him the one to beat. EOS KEEP DREAMIN (8) showed improvement from first race to second down at Prairie Meadows. Ships north and faces state-breds for the first time. SHEZ GOT RHYTHM (3) was competitive up north in Fargo but not sure of the quality.

7 300 yards. State bred. Open. 2-year-olds. Maiden. Purse: $17,000.

#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: Queen Catrina (Gutierrez, Geditz, Jr.)124/15-1

2: Jess Walking Thewire (Hernandez, Geditz, Jr.)124/15-1

3: Little Sister Run (Ramirez, Hobbs)124/6-1

4: Dashing Muy Macha (Garcia, Olmstead)124/2-1

5: Streakin Fun N Fancy (Estrada, Stein)124/9-5

6: Dashing Avery (Harr, Wilson)124/15-1

7: Jjs Sweet and Sassy (Navarrete, Jr., Stein)124/3-1

DASHING MUY MACHA (4) has been competitive at this level but still seeking her first win. Has good speed but has been tiring recently. Confident the top barn will figure out her issues. STREAKIN FUN N FANCY (5) just missed in last at Fargo but that was against weaker. Will need to continue his improvement. JJS SWEET AND SASSY (7) is two-for-two hitting the board but drew the outside post.

8 Cash Caravan Stakes. 440 yards. State bred. Open. 3-year-olds and up. Purse: $20,000.

#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: Western Reserve (Triana Jr., Harris)127/4-1

2: Relentless Babe (Alvidrez, Olmstead)127/9-2

3: L Gallito (Fonseca-Soto, Hobbs)127/12-1

4: Jess Rocket Man (Garcia, Olmstead)127/2-5

5: Relentless Flash (Valenzuela, Olmstead)127/12-1

JESS ROCKET MAN (4) is an absolute beast. He’s won 13-of-27 in his career and banked over $227K. Comes in off back-to-back victories and if he breaks cleanly, he will be difficult to catch. RELENTLESS BABE (2) is prepped by the leading trainer along with the top pick and is often in the mix but needs to overcome her propensity to hang. WESTERN RESERVE (1) ships north from Des Moines and is third off the layoff.

9 330 yards. State bred. Open. 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds. Maiden. Purse: $17,000.

#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds

1: Misstic Coronita (Ramirez, Hobbs)125/4-1

2: One New Year Boy Fly (Estrada, Stein)125/5-2

3: Brother Tommy (Harr, Livingston)125/10-1

4: Kqs Dreaming (Gutierrez, Geditz, Jr.)125/6-1

5: Lupito (Hernandez, Geditz, Jr.)127/7-2

6: Oliver Steel (Frink, Hanson)125/9-2

7: Travelin Trxie (Valenzuela, Livingston)127/6-1

ONE NEW YEAR BOY FLY (2) was bet down in last but lost all chance when veering at the break. Faces many of the same horses and should be in the mix with a better start. OLIVER STEEL (6) has only had four starts and as a three-year-old, has some upside. His race two back puts him in the mix. LUPITO (5) is the most experienced in the field and has posted some fast speed figures but has had many chances.