Post time: 6:30 pm. Best bet: Cabinets Included (4th race). Best play: 50 cent Pick 4—Race 7 (1245/1237/1269/45), $64.
Johnny Love's Friday Canterbury Park line
1 350 yards. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden claiming $7,500. Purse: $7,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Red Sapphire Runaway (Suarez-Ricardo, Hanson)124/5-1
2: Star Cydeana (Eikleberry, Blair)126/10-1
3: Down to My Chickies (Smith, Johnson)124/10-1
4: First Class Ms (Frink, Pride)124/5-1
5: Heza Courage (Luark, Blair)124/8-1
6: Trs Jen Drew an Ace (Shaw, Sayre)126/15-1
7: Bye Bye First Bird (Ruiz, Livingston)124/12-1
8: Papa Wheely (Garnett, Clevenger)126/8-1
9: Eyesa Lajolla (Smith, Hanson)124/4-1
10: Stil Smokn (Wellington, Sharp)124/9-2
FIRST CLASS MS ran second on Memorial Day, finishing ahead of some of today's rivals. EYESA LAJOLLA and PAPA WHEELY ran third and fourth in that race.
2 350 yards. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $10,000. Purse: $9,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Lookin Foxy (Smith, Clay)124/4-1
2: Ncc Sunshine (Shaw, Svendsen)124/3-1
3: Volcoms Crash (Eikleberry, Harris)124/6-1
4: Noble Wave (Frink, Pride)126/12-1
5: Dakota Big Time (Ruiz, Livingston)124/5-1
6: One Classy Eagle (Von Rosen, Clevenger)124/9-2
7: Fun in the Waves (Smith, Johnson)124/8-1
8: Misstify (Goodwin, Hardy)124/6-1
ONE CLASS EAGLE ran a career best and nearly broke maiden in last race. VOLCOMS CRASH is a strong finisher. NCC SUNSHINE has run for the gimmicks in four of past five starts.
3 about 1 mile 70 yards. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $7,500. Purse: $14,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Hakuchi (ARG) (Stevens, Diodoro)119/9-2
2: Passion Talk (Butler, Rengstorf)119/5-1
3: Static Charge (Velazquez, Scherer)123/6-1
4: Fleet Dyna (Bell, McKenzie)119/15-1
5: Monstrip (Rhone, Arterburn)119/8-1
6: Bert'slittlesister (Shepherd, Rengstorf)119/10-1
7: Green Meadows (Ochoa, Laing)119/8-1
8: Cin Mission (Martin, Oberlander)121/8-1
9: Perfect Fashion (Keith, Biehler)119/7-2
10: Red Headed Woman (Escobar, Sheehan)119/12-1
PERFECT FASHION is a money-maker in 15 of 20 career starts gets top jockey Keith. HAKUCHI drops in class and is reunited with jockey Stevens. FOOLISH TEMPER looks for a better effort if gets in off the also-entered list.
4 about 1 mile 70 yards. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden claiming $20,000. Purse: $14,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Andrea's Josie (Arroyo, McKinley)123/6-1
2: Bluegrass Lucy (Ochoa, Brinson)118/8-1
3: Rock Hard Legacy (Shepherd, Berndt)118/15-1
4: Tahkodha Belle (Von Rosen, McFadden)123/20-1
5: Sweet Soul Sister (Meier, Silva)123/10-1
6: Hot Cherry Pie (Escobar, Kirby)118/8-1
7: Dear Hrishi (Rivera, Van Winkle)123/4-1
8: Cabinets Included (Goodwin, Brueggemann)118/5-2
9: Distinctive Susan (Keith, Biehler)118/12-1
10: Okra Wind Free (Martin, Scherer)118/8-1
CABINETS INCLUDED tries turf for the first time. Struggling maiden field looks to be the perfect group. BOURBONOLGY could be the post time favorite if gets in off the also-entered list. BLUEGRASS LUCY is a deep closer who makes first effort on turf and drops in class.
5 6 furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden special weight. Purse: $25,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Double Zap (Vergara, Lund)119/6-1
2: Artistic Design (Franco, Diodoro)123/6-1
3: Horse Divine (Goodwin, Brinson)119/5-2
4: Brenda's Bar (Keith, Diodoro)119/8-1
5: Law Review (Martin, Berndt)119/2-1
6: Diamond Okie (Eikleberry, Oberlander)123/5-1
7: Holiday Flight (Trimble, Johnson)119/10-1
LAW REVIEW gets jockey switch to veteran Martin. DIAMOND OKIE ships up from Will Rogers after consecutive place honors at today's distance. HORSE DIVINE finished right behind top pick for career's best speed figures.
6 1 mile 70 yards. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $4,000. Purse: $9,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: One More Palo (Delorme, Martinez)123/15-1
2: Sam's Grindstone (Butler, Rengstorf)123/7-2
3: Clever Peaks (Martin, Riecken)123/5-1
4: Blue Moon High (Franco, Oliver)123/9-2
5: Sheza Carchy (Ochoa, Laing)123/5-1
6: Miss La Priss (Rivera, Litfin)123/6-1
7: Bloomtown Baby (Stevens, Smith)123/5-2
BLOOMTOWN BABY gets jockey switch to Stevens. SAM'S GRINDSTONE had bumpy start in loss to Bloomtown Baby. SHEZA CARCHY would benefit from a pace duel.
7 6 furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Allowance. Purse: $27,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Two Guns (Butler, Bravo)119/9-2
2: Policio (Stevens, Mankin)123/3-1
3: Salt Lake Flyer (Eikleberry, Hanson)119/5-1
4: Heir to Dixie (Shepherd, Berndt)123/5-2
5: Borealis Way (Vergara, Lund)123/4-1
6: Mogilny (Von Rosen, Hartman)123/5-1
BOREALIS WAY should see the race set up perfectly with a field packed with early speed, so look for jockey Vergara to sit outside the inside speed. Look for speedballs TWO GUNS and POLICIO to knock heads early starting from the inside positions. Morning line favorite HEIR TO DIXIE enters off a year-long rest with two bullet works and drops in class.
8 6 furlongs. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming $12,500. Purse: $13,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Cash Call Al (Stevens, O'Callaghan)119/5-2
2: Franz (Keith, Biehler)119/4-1
3: Bet the Bank (Bell, Chambers)123/6-1
4: Unchain the Train (Rivera, Porter)123/8-1
5: Fort Humbug (Velazquez, Scherer)119/5-1
6: Thecausewaykid (Goodwin, Rhone)123/5-1
7: Seeking the Reward (Butler, Rengstorf)123/9-2
FRANZ's return was contaminated by a poor break, but trainer Biehler excels second time out after a long layoff. CASH CALL AL finished third and ahead of Franz last out, running four-wide in upper stretch, so starting from the rail should help. SEEKING REWARD drops in class and distance.
9 5 1/2 furlongs. open. Claiming $15,000. Purse: $14,000.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Bear Island (Franco, Wekseth)123/12-1
2: Ready to Roll (Keith, Riecken)123/8-1
3: Desert Prize (Meier, Rengstorf)123/6-1
4: Super Doctor (Von Rosen, Livingston)123/20-1
5: Ghost Skier (Butler, Bravo)123/6-1
6: Know No Somerset (Eikleberry, Donlin)123/9-2
7: Francis Henry (Aguilar, Fennell)123/8-1
8: Mondovi (Goodwin, Brinson)123/5-1
9: Musical Deputy (Vergara, Lund)123/8-1
10: Vic the Kick (Stevens, Bethke)123/10-1
11: Nice to Meet Me (Velazquez, Scherer)123/10-1
KNOW NO SOMERSET rushed five-wide to miss the top payout by a photo in last. BEAR ISLAND and READY TO ROLL are making their first start of the year with good early speed and quick works.
10 6 furlongs. fillies and mares. Maiden claiming $15,000. Purse: $12,650.
#/Horse, Jockey, TrainerWt./Odds
1: Belle of Hearts (Von Rosen, Hanson)119/8-1
2: Demi's No Trump (Arroyo, Rampadarat)123/20-1
3: Lil' Gizmo (Escobar, Cole)123/9-2
4: Caring Karen (Trimble, Berg)119/5-2
5: Ajolieskier (Eikleberry, Rarick)123/6-1
6: Lovely Hue (Rivera, Van Winkle)119/7-2
7: Chasen a Star (Velazquez, Silva)119/15-1
8: Jeannies Star (Ochoa, Silva)119/4-1
AJOLIESKIER showed little last year but gets a new trainer and a jockey switch to Eikleberry. CARING KAREN is the tepid favorite who ran a decent fourth in return. LOVELY HUE and JEANNIES STAR show solid works.
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