Post time: 6:30 p.m. Best bet: Olympic Lady (5th). Best play: 50-cent Pick 4 (Race 5): (3/1,2,3,10/All/4,7) $44.
Johnny Love's Friday Canterbury Park line
1 1 Mile 70 yards. State bred. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Maiden special weight. Purse: $32,000
#/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt.Odds
1: Miss Brookside (Mawing, Biehler)118/6-1
2: Go Go Eva (Loveberry, Sheehan)118/2-1
3: Broadway Bette (Delorme, Miller)124/15-1
4: R J's Silver Syd (Shepherd, Miller)118/12-1
5: Two Be Royal (Mojica, Rengstorf)118/7-5
6: Susie Deucie (Lopez, Jr., Donlin)124/10-1
7: Tahkodha Princes (Butler, Walker)124/8-1
TWO BE ROYAL stretches out after cutting loose while going six-wide last out and getting up for place honors at a huge price. Added distance shouldn't be a factor. TAHKODHA PRINCES is lone entry to race the two-turn journey. Show honors last effort to a next out winner. GO GO EVA is the most likely pace setter with jockey Loveberry trying to ration the filly's speed to the wire.
2 7½ Furlongs. Fillies. 3-year-olds. Maiden special weight. Purse: $28,000
#/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt.Odds
1: Girlswannahavefun (Loveberry, Bravo)120/8-1
2: Glorious Odyssey (Butler, Bravo)120/3-1
3: Marnie Girl (Goodwin, McFarlane)120/5-2
4: Storm Shelter (Hernandez, Westermann)120/12-1
5: Derby Dance (Mojica, Rengstorf)120/6-1
6: Lucky Rendezvous (Canchari, Stuart)120/9-2
7: Maria (Velazquez, Berndt)120/4-1
MARNIE GIRL should be on or near the lead and has paid dividends in both career starts. One of many to try the turf for the first time on the stretch-out, but should prove tough opponent if race is taken off the lawn. GLORIOUS ODYSSEY improved greatly in her second start routing, and will be tough if runs back to that effort where she was third best. LUCKY RENDEZVOUS caught a muddy track in here debut and gave way late. Bred well for the turf and gets Alex Canchari aboard.
3 7½ Furlongs. Open. 3-year-olds and up. Starter optional claiming: $16,000. Purse: $25,000
#/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt.Odds
1: Eton Ridge (Canchari, Anderson)124/8-1
2: More On Tap (Sanchez, Padilla)124/10-1
3: Nelson's El Camino (Acosta, Diodoro)124/4-1
4: Bear's Big Boy (Mojica, Riecken)124/15-1
5: Sweet Stuff (Delorme, Donlin, Jr.)124/15-1
6: Heisenberg (Velazquez, Applegate)124/6-1
7: Infinite Magic (Ramgeet, Diodoro)124/3-1
8: Impromptu (Butler, Rhone)124/2-1
9: Leavinglosangeles (Mawing, Gordon)124/4-1
IMPROMPTU is strictly the one to beat if race stays on the turf. Winner of two of last three starts at Tampa Bay Downs for trainer Bernell Rhone. Rhone is off to a sharp start, hitting at 56 percent. ETON RIDGE will be my top choice if race switches to the main track. Versatile runner has good tactical speed to sit near the pace or sit back in the main body of runners, before making final threatening move. Robertino Diodoro sends in NELSON'S EL CAMINO and INFINITE MAGIC. Both runners are strong contenders for win honors.
4 1 Mile. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Waiver claiming: $20,000. Purse: $19,000
#/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt.Odds
1: Rudys Cabello (Butler, McShane)124/10-1
2: Elevenpoint River (Loveberry, Hornsby)124/10-1
3: Red Hot Cherry (Canchari, Heitzmann)124/9-5
4: Raspberry Punch (Sanchez, Livingston)124/15-1
5: Hey Hey (Velazquez, Berndt)118/5-1
6: Lady Babako (Mojica, Bravo)124/8-1
7: Break In (M. Escobar, Rhone)124/12-1
8: Little Hawk (Mawing, Gordon)118/7-2
9: Velvet Sami (Goodwin, Brinson)118/12-1
RED HOT CHERRY came up third best at the Fair Grounds before being purchased by the Heitzmann barn. Speed figures towers the field, and should be plenty fit if race remains on the grass. HEY HEY comes out of a live heat, dueling the entire trip on the rail before losing by a neck. Expect to come out firing for trainer Joel Berndt, who is has a solid 26 percent in sprint to route races. LITTLE HAWK has numbers that match up well in the field and has came up second best in past two efforts.
5 6 Furlongs. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming: $6,250. Purse: $11,500
#/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt.Odds
1: Mija Toni (Delorme, Sweere)124/15-1
2: Hoist Her Demi (Shepherd, Bethke)124/15-1
3: Olympic Lady (Canchari, Kenney)124/2-1
4: Benny's Babygirl (Mojica, Weir)124/20-1
5: Tahkodha Red (Hernandez, Sheehan)124/6-1
6: Se Fue (Evans, Rarick)119/9-2
7: Iknowsheknowsiknow (Mawing, Silva)124/7-2
8: Roada Wish (Ramgeet, Martin)124/8-1
9: Anzoo (Butler, McShane)124/10-1
OLYMPIC LADY will prove to be a tough favorite if she can repeat her last effort, while switching from the turf to the dirt. Strong class edge and not facing the toughest group here. SE FUE too switches surfaces after scoring her career-best speed number last performance. Has a fighting chance if keeps improving. IKNOWSHEKNWSIKNOW returns to sprinting after failing to fire as the heavy favorite last out around two turns. Her best efforts has been sprinting, where she has been a consistent money maker.
6 1 Mile 70 yards. Open. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming: $4,000. Purse: $10,000
#/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt.Odds
1: Bluegale (Shepherd, Rickert)124/15-1
2: Rob's Pal (Lindsay, Diodoro)124/4-1
3: Call It Luke (Hernandez, Gordon)124/6-1
4: Mojave Desert (Mawing, Silva)124/8-1
5: Demi Blue (Loveberry, Rhone)124/20-1
6: My Tip (Sanchez, Westermann)124/20-1
7: The Third Ace (Goodwin, Riecken)124/10-1
8: Senna (Delorme, Gordon)124/12-1
9: Big Man Stan (Butler, Bravo)124/5-1
10: Lou's Delta Blues (Canchari, Heitzmann)124/3-1
11: Houdini Hill (Ramgeet, Fields)124/12-1
LOU'S DELTA BLUES comes in off a second-place finish after pressing the pace while in a holding pattern sprinting. Possible pacesetter, might try to steal the show and protecting the lead with Canchari on top. CALL IT LUKE ran a useful effort on the turf last out at Turf Paradise and will try to transfer that performance to the dirt in his first career start at Canterbury. ROB'S PAL ran in merry-go-round fashion for the third spot against slightly tougher two weeks back and is eligible to move forward on the slight drop.
7 6 Furlongs. Open. 3-year-olds and up. Claiming: $6,250. Purse: $11,500
#/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt.Odds
1: The Rock Rolls (Hernandez, Westermann)124/15-1
2: He Is a Roadster (Acosta, Stuart)124/10-1
3: Ready Cat (Butler, McShane)124/8-1
4: Tee Tee (Shepherd, Litfin)118/12-1
5: Wiley Wizard (Velazquez, Biehler)124/12-1
6: Tour de Rock (Loveberry, Hornsby)124/8-1
7: Cherishistheword (Sanchez, Anderson)124/5-1
8: Regal Reign (Lindsay, Diodoro)124/7-2
9: All American Man (Keith, Biehler)124/5-1
10: At My Discretion (Mawing, Lund)124/6-1
11: Change Anything (Delorme, McKinley)124/20-1
REGAL REIGN will be shooting for his third consecutive victory as the favorite for of the Diodoro barn. Drops for over half the price but needs to avoid hooking up in a early duel. AT MY DISCRETION is a consistent runner and has a bullet drill in the books off the month layoff. Better used around two turns, but late enemy to pick up the pieces if pace gets too electric ahead of him. Expect CHERISHISTHEWORD, to keep Regal Reign company up for as long as he can hang. Showed brief speed before weakening late last three out.
8 6 Furlongs. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Starter allowance. Purse: $17,000
#/Horse, Jockey, Trainer Wt.Odds
1: Brilliant Belle (Shepherd, Litfin)124/10-1
2: Miss Ocean Express (Delorme, Donlin)124/9-2
3: My Crazy Dayse (Hernandez, Riecken)124/12-1
4: Aparri (Mawing, Cornier)124/7-2
5: Wildwood Kantharos (Mojica, Litfin)124/8-1
6: Four Times Lucky (Loveberry, Van Winkle)124/5-1
7: Annoy (Canchari, Heitzmann)124/5-2
8: Eva's Sugarloaf (Evans, Cook)124/8-1
APARRI is strictly the one to catch to get the win. Emerald Downs shipper could be pretty tough to lasso in if gets alone on the lead. ANNOY will be forwardly placed and will get first crack at the top choice as the probable post-time favorite. BRILLIANT BELLE was hung-out to dry floating six-wide last out at Oaklawn Park. Nice price play with clean trip.
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