DRF Plus handicapping reports for Friday, May 29
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DRF StaffMay 28, 2015
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Work All Week’s extended layoff results in Alsvid being my value-based choice in Saturday’s Aristides Stakes at Churchill Downs.
The first two years of the Penn Mile, there were pretty clear standouts. Not so this year. It is an evenly matched group, with no Beyers of 90 or more, but mid- to high-80s all over the place.
I like Farhaan in Saturday’s Mountainview Handicap at Penn National, and I’m not at all thrown by his ugly looking sixth, and last, in the Ben Ali in his only start this year.
Trainer Joe Sharp saddles Indycott (#3, ML 7-2) in Thursday’s third race at Churchill Downs, a 1 1/16-mile optional claimer. Since Jan. 1, 2014, Sharp is winning at a 34 percent clip in first starts off a claim, for a return on investment of $2.61.
Sentiero Italia (#1A, ML 4-1) returns in Thursday’s eighth race at Belmont Park, a one-mile allowance on turf. It will be her first start since finishing first by 1 1/4 lengths in a maiden special weight race on turf April 19 at Aqueduct. The third- and fourth-place finishers from that race came back to win their next starts.
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Trainer Marvin Johnson saddles Wild About Irene (#2, ML 12-1) in Wednesday’s seventh race at Indiana Grand, a six-furlong optional claimer. Since Jan. 1, 2014, Johnson is winning at a 35 percent clip when saddling a horse switching from route to sprint, for a return on investment of $3.90.
Laura’s Melody (#8, ML 9-2) and Roll On Red Raider (#3, ML 10-1) return in Wednesday’s eighth race at Albuquerque, a 6 1/2-furlong allowance. It will be their first starts since finishing fourth and fifth, respectively, in a six-furlong allowance April 19 at Albuquerque. The first-, second-, and third-place finishers from that race came back to win their next starts.
Ron Gierkink's horses to watch at Woodbine for the week of May 25.