Race 6: Rosie P (#12)
Is bred to handle turf, by 13% turf sire Girolamo out of a turf-winning dam who also produced two turf winners.
Only has a couple of potential pace rivals to deal with despite this large field size.
Kelly Breen gets a 94 TimeformUS Trainer Rating with turf sprinters and a 100 Rating when riding Paco Lopez.
30-1 on ML
Race 9: Empire Line (#11)
Drilled a quick furlong in 10 1/5 seconds at the Fasig-Tipton sale in May, and has worked well since then.
Is bred to be a nice horse since his dam is a half-sister to Breeders’ Cup winner Rushing Fall.
DRF Formulator Fact: George is 10 for 43 (23 percent, $5.26 ROI) with his 2-year-old first-time-starters in dirt sprints on the NYRA circuit.
6-1 on ML