Wednesday, February 10, 2021: ND ND
Wednesday, February 10, 2021: ND ND
Wednesday, February 10, 2021: ND ND
RACE 1:
9 CUY is dropping a notch on the claiming scale with 3 CON PERMISO, who has tried the turf only once
the speed needed to be on or with the pace vs a field previously, goes back to the grass, and gets Lasix,
that’s a light sparse in the speed department. Trainer after hitting the board in a pair of bottom level sprints
Liz Dobles has Jose Ortiz named to ride. on the dirt. Trainer Antonio Sano has Paco Lopez
8 PARETO OPTIMAL (FR) is freefalling to the named to ride.
$16,000 level, and getting a kitchen sink full of
changes. The first-time gelding gets Lasix, and SELECTIONS: 10-1-3
blinkers, after failing to show much in his maiden
special weight debut at Monmouth during July. RACE 4:
Trainer Chad Brown is 21% with similar class drops. 6 UNION GAP is dropping to the $16,000 level, and
5 BIG PERM is dropping to this level after removing the blinkers, after debuting locally and
responding to the equipment change (blinkers off) getting mugged at the start when finishing a distant
with an improved 2nd vs $20,000 maidens at this mile 2nd vs $50,000 maidens going a mile. Trainer Saffie
distance. Paco rides for Kent Sweezey Joseph Jr is 25% with the route to sprint angle.
5 CHIPSHAPE, who was beaten a half-length at this
SELECTIONS: 9-8-5 level on the dirt, albeit on a sloppy GP West surface,
returns to the main track after the pair of clunkers vs
RACE 2: better on the turf. Trainer Larry Bates adds Lasix
5 NIMBLE BEAST has his claiming tag carved in today. 1 LONGTAIL is dropping into the maiden
half after stepping up off the claim by Kelly Breen claiming ranks after breaking slowly and never
and finishing a stalk-the-pace 4th vs $12,500 ‘2- getting untracked in his special weight debut at this
lifetime’ claimers going a mile: Irad Ortiz Jr rides. 7-furlong distance. Trainer Jack Sisterson has Joe
1 EXCALIBUR is turning back to this 1-turn mile Bravo handling the inside draw.
after closing well to finish 2nd vs this level of
competition going a mile and a sixteenth. Trainer SELECTIONS: 6-5-1
Jorge Delgado has Luis Saez atop the previous
winner at the distance. 7 HARPER GO LUCKY RACE 5:
moved to the Pedro Sobarzo barn via the claim, and 6 CAPTAIN RON is wheeling back after returning
stretches out to a mile, after finishing a 5-wide 2nd – from the layoff to finish 2nd – beaten less than a
as the favorite - going 7 furlongs vs similar last out: length – by repeat winner Mai Ty One On - at this
Jesus Rios rides. level and distance. Trainer Rohan Crichton has
Paco Lopez in the irons. 4 THREE OUTLAWS is
SELECTIONS: 5-1-7 hoping to get away from the starting gate in a timely
fashion after breaking slowly and finishing 4th behind
RACE 3: Captain Ron last out. Trainer Kathleen O’Connell
10 GENERIC JOE (IRE) is dropping to the $16,000 has Emisael Jaramillo up. 3 FACE OF VICTORY
level, and removing the blinkers, after breaking from moved to the Emmy Gaffney barn via the claim, and
a tough outside post and finishing 6th in his local makes his first start since setting the pace and
sprint debut at the $25,000 level. Trainer Wesley finishing 3rd behind hard-knocking Soglio going a
Ward has Tyler Gaffalione named to ride. mile and a sixteenth here last February. Junior
1 THE KING AQUILES drops, and departs from the Alvarado will handle the turnback to 5 furlongs.
rail, after stalking the pace and weakening to finish
4th – at 67-1 – in his career turf debut at this 5-furlong SELECTIONS: 6-4-3
distance. Trainer Alexis Delgado has Leonel Reyes
in the saddle.
RACE 6: RACE 9:
6 EAGERLY is dropping to the $50,000 level, and 5 ROYAL SQUEEZE is dropping to the $12,500
stretching out to a mile and a sixteenth, after level after returning from the layoff to chase the pace
showing speed and finishing 3rd vs maiden special and fade vs $25,000 optional claimers last out. The
weight runners going a mile. Trainer Todd Pletcher hard-knocking 9-year-old hasn’t run this cheap in
has Irad atop the gelded son Pioneerofthe Nile. many a moon. 6 RAY’SWARRIOR is going back to
2 BLUE LOU BOYLE (IRE), who showed promise his best surface, and dropping to the $12,500 level,
on the turf here before going to the sidelines last in the first start since the claim by Collin Maragh. The
January, returns to action for Mark Casse with a trio other 9-year-old in the field will keep it a family affair
of 5-furlong stamina enhancing workouts showing with Rajiv Maragh at the controls.
on the Palm Meadows turf: Luis Saez rides. 8 FRONT LOADED moved to the Kelly Breen barn
4 MAURO’S TEAM is turning back to 8 ½ furlongs via the claim, and immediately drops to the $12,500
after returning from the 11-month layoff to finish 2nd level, after encountering trouble at the start in a
vs $35,000 claimers going a mile and a furlong. $25,000 optional claimer going 6 ½ furlongs: Irad
Trainer Jose D’Angelo has Paco Lopez in the irons. Ortiz Jr rides.
SELECTIONS: 3-5-1