This weekend there are a few interesting races:
The top 3YOC race will be found at Thistledown for the Ohio Derby:
http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/brisw...9/summary.html
[ URL above, Saturday, June 25, 2022 - Thistledown - Race 11, PPs ]
This race features 3 KYD refugees,
Classic Causeway, Tawny Port, and
White Abarrio. Also are KYD trail veterans
Ethereal Road and
Barese.
Barese, White Abarrio, and Tawny Port look to be advantaged by using Lasix, either by history or first time usage (prohibited on the KYD trail).
White Abarrio's KYD performance was enigmatic; either he bled or had a really bad (wide) trip. I look to him to bounce back with a better effort. Classic Causeway has now thrown in 2 clunkers in a row; he'll have to show something. Tawny Port looks poised with the best last performance. Barese is out of that excellent key race, the Wood Memorial. I'll predict White Abarrio, Tawny Port, Barese.
The also offered at Thistledown, for older mares, is the Lady Jaqueline:
http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/brisw...9/summary.html
[ URL above, Saturday, June 25, 2022 - Thistledown - Race 10, PPs ]
Crazy Beautiful and
Army Wife are the headliners.
In the 3YO Filly division, the second jewel of the triple tiara is being run at Belmont; the Mother Goose is being run.
http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/brisw...9/summary.html
[ URL above, Saturday, June 25, 2022 - Belmont Park - Race 8, PPs ]
This would seem to be an interesting race.
Juju's Map was well thought of last year after finishing 2nd in the BC Juvenile Filly. She had a winning tune-up in an Optional Claimer. There are 2 fillies that had excuses in top stakes races;
Venti Valentine was checked in the KY Oaks and
Midnight Stroll was checked in the Black Eyed Susan.
Shahama had a decent race in the Kentucky Oaks. I think Juju's Map takes it.
Larry
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