Race 6: Lucid Dream (#2)
- Raced wide against a rail bias in his return effort on Jan. 27
- Faced considerably tougher rivals in his first two starts against maiden special weight company.
- DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past 5 years, Linda Rice is 8 for 16 (50 percent, $3.20 ROI) in her first start off the claim with maidens in dirt routes.
8-1 on ML
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Race 8: Carthon (#3)
- The Pace Projector is predicting that he will be clearly in front early in a situation favoring the leaders.
- Ran deceptively well last time after setting a fast pace and hanging for third while his early pace rival faded to last.
- Should appreciate the return to a flat mile after running well to win at this distance three back.
3-1 on ML