Merry Meadow has the lowest last-race Beyer Speed Figure in the field and has not started in nearly four months, but the multiple graded stakes winner still figures to go postward the public’s choice in Sunday’s $250,000 Princess Rooney Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The Grade 2 Princess Rooney is a Win and You’re In race for the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint.
Danish Dynaformer has evolved from a grass expert into a promising stakes winner on Polytrack, and he will try to give trainer Roger Attfield a record-breaking ninth Queen’s Plate win in the 156th running of the $1 million event at Woodbine on Sunday.
Something Extra will try to win the Grade 2, $200,000 Highlander Stakes for the second year in a row on the Queen’s Plate undercard at Woodbine on Sunday.
Colinda Dawn checks off the most boxes in the $40,000 George Wafer Memorial, a one-mile race for 3-year-old fillies Sunday at Arapahoe Park. She is proven at two turns, she has won on dirt, and she has been competitive at the stakes level.
Title Contender is eligible to be claimed for the first time in his career when he runs in a $35,000 optional-claiming race on Sunday at Hastings. The 6 1/2-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and up drew five horses and kicks off the eight-race card that begins at 1:50 p.m. Pacific.
Sunday’s $60,000 Iowa Stallion Futurity, restricted to nominated 2-year-olds by eligible stallions, overfilled and features the winners of seven juvenile races here this season.
Speed is on display on the final Oak Tree at Pleasanton card Sunday at the Alameda County Fair Grounds.
Spanish Queen, the California-bred filly who won the Grade 1 American Oaks and aims to upset the Belmont Oaks on Saturday, officially is trained by Richard Baltas.
The majority of each handicapper’s basis for predicting the outcome of any race is a horse’s previous performance. It is worth reviewing last week’s Sun Stakes eliminations and pointing out some key horses worth watching. We’ll also provide our top choice with thoughts on appropriate odds.
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, July 4th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
