Race 2: Major Force (#6)
Overcame a slow pace (indicated by blue color-coded TimeformUS pace figures) to win while rallying from the back last time.
Came home his final quarter mile in a blazing 21.76 seconds in that last race.
DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Linda Rice is 14 for 64 (22 percent, $2.10 ROI) with last-out winner in turf sprints at NYRA.
3-1 on ML
Race 5: Blugrascat’s Smile (#4)
Is in the best form of his career.
The Pace Projector is predicting he will get a fast pace to close into.
The presence of Mike Luzzi as his rider should drive up the price.
9-2 on ML
Race 7: Eloweasel (#2)
Is in better form than it appears since switching into David Donk’s barn.
Should have won two back when she was inexplicably eased back at the quarter pole before encountering trouble.
Seven furlongs is her best distance.
9-2 on ML
