BreezeFigs Quick-Pix, Saturday, April 26th

Score two out of threeour first baby race Pix of the year last week yielded two winners at Keeneland and Woodbine, each of whom paid fairly generous prices of six bucks and change given their connections. Interestingly, one was a 170k sale and the other was not listed in the PPs as having gone through a saleshe was scratched before the sale after breezing, and we told you that and she won. This proves what we have been saying for three yearswithout BreezeFigs, you are whistling in the dark when it comes to 40% of the 2-year-old sales horsesthey are either RNAs (not sold) or SCR (scratched after breezing) on your card and you need to know this because they win at a remarkable rate.

Remember, our rules still hold about BreezeFigs "qualified" runners: You can get a good idea of what qualified BreezeFigs horses are by clicking on BreezeFigs Information underneath the two BreezeFigs links in the DRF-PLUS box in the right hand column on the DRF.com home page and downloading files there. Remember, keep stride length (SL) in mind when handicapping from the BreezeFigs sheet and take advantage of all the tips that we provide on those sheets as well.

Also, refer to a study we did which shows that using BreezeFigs for 3-year-old maiden races in just as viable as using them for 2-year-old maiden races. .

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This week we have first-timers at Calder, one in a baby race and the other in a 3-y-o maiden special. Good luck!

Calder Race Course, , Maiden Special Weight (3-y-os), 5½ Furlongs

Two first-timers here come out of last years OBSAPR sale with virtually identical two-over-Par, Group 2 BreezeFigs profiles and each looks playable. Obscurity showed a bit longer stridealmost a foot over average as opposed to slightly more than 1/3 foot over average for Halos Who, and if theyre ready they looks like solid straight and gimmick plays. They may get some noise from Illini Nation, whose three-under-Par Group 3 profile at FTFFEB was really not that bad, and he has shown talent already. El Cesar was compromised in his debut but his four-under-Par OBSMAR profile looks a lit bit weaker all around despite a pretty decent SL during his breeze, after which he was scratched from the sale. As always in these Calder affairs, watch the board.

Calder Race Course, , Maiden Special Weight, (2-y-os) 4½ Furlongs

Only one BreezeFigs horse in here, but Bee Cee Cee looks like he can motor and might be worth a plunge. He breezed twice at OBSFEB this year, on a synthetic surface, and posted a Group 1 profile at both 1/8 and ¼ mile. Whats impressive is that both his SL figures were almost identical relative to the average for colts at that distance on the day he breezed, both slightly above the average, though he earned a much better BreezeFig at a quarter mile. This indicates he can gather himself and stretch out. Only question here is whether he will show the same effort over Calders dirt track. Watch the board.