This 11-race card is first rate. We Miss Artie, the Queen’s Plate winterbook favorite, heads the $150,000 Plate Trial Stakes in his first start since ending up 10th in the Kentucky Derby.
DRF Plus handicapping analysis for Santa Anita on Sunday, June 15.
DRF Plus handicapping analysis for Churchill Downs on Sunday, June 15.
DRF Plus handicapping analysis for Belmont on Sunday, June 15.
DRF Plus graded stakes analysis for the Pegasus at Monmouth on Sunday, June 15.
DRF Plus closer looks for Santa Anita on Sunday, June 15.
DRF Plus closer looks for Churchill Downs on Sunday, June 15.
DRF Plus closer looks for Belmont on Sunday, June 15.
The lowest class level in Southern California is $12,500 claiming, non-winners of two races. For some handicappers, the class level is inscrutable and therefore an appropriate spot to hit the “all” button. But is the level really that difficult? Perhaps it is not.
Texas Ryano uncorked the most impressive performance of the day in race 7. He won the first-level turf allowance for 3-year-olds with a huge late kick, rallying from last to win by three-quarters of a length going away in 1:46.53.
