Race 2: Shimmering Moon (#6)
- Should be fitter in her second start off the layoff.
- Was stuck down on a dead rail last time at Saratoga.
- Robert Falcone, Jr. gets a solid 89 TimeformUS Trainer Rating first off the claim.
7-2 on ML
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Race 4: Getmotherarose (#8)
- Kept very good company last time, as the second and fourth place finishers came back to win, improving their speed figures.
- Has a versatile running style, which should allow her to work out a good stalking trip.
- Earned both of her career victories over this course and distance.
7-2 on ML
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Race 8: Stanhope (#8)
- Showed good speed in her debut, only getting run down by Cleon Jones, who returned to finish second in a stakes.
- Has plenty of turf pedigree on the dam’s side, since the dam is a half-sister to turf graded stakes winner Enterprising.
- Shug McGaughey’s runners tend to benefit from experience.
5-1 on ML