Tough beat last week as the race came off the turf and our Pick was stuck and finished fourth.  However, the real news is that the first 2-year-old race of the season featured Wake Up Nick, a BreezeFigs graduate who would have been a perfect Pick had he made his debut today.  The only horse on that day’s BreezeFigs card, he demolished his field at Santa Anita and paid a paltry three bucks—but he won and we hope it’s an omen.  There is one 2-year-old on Friday’s card and it’s at Gulfstream (Grunya, 5th race)   As for Saturday, we’re avoiding the races at Churchill in favor of a sneaky Pick at Belmont Park, see below. And, no, we have no Pick for the Kentucky Derby—there are reasons we might have to explain later, but for now, enjoy what is likely to be a hugely entertaining event. Good luck! Remember to pay attention to two changes we’ve made over the past several years.  First, there have been changes in the CLASS EDGE category (at the bottom of the BreezeFigs card) because one sale was eliminated (OBSFEB) and FTFFEB is now in March (FTFMAR), and that moved OBSMAR into a higher class.  Also, in the SALE & HIP column: the “HIP” refers to the catalogue number for that horse in that sale. This reference will enable you to go to the website of the sales company involved and easily find the short video of the horse’s breeze at that sale. The web links for each sale are listed in the NOTES section of the new BreezeFigs Report and you will find all the information as to why we have done this and how you can benefit from this addition to the service by downloading the document which explains it all here: http://static.drf.com/PDFs/breezefigs/BreezeFigs2009Sales.pdf.  Remember, no other handicapping service can give you the advantages you need from 2-year-old sales, So sign up for DRF-Plus on the front page of www.drf.com and get the BreezeFigs cards. 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 www.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. If you click here http://static.drf.com/PDFs/breezefigs/StrideLengthStudy-1.pdf you will get a document which details our latest study. The conclusion for those who like to know the bottom line fast is this: When it comes to 2-year-old racing only, horses that earned Group 1 or Group 2 BreezeFigs and had longer-than-average stride lengths at the five major 2-year-old sales of 2006-07-08-09 won more races, won earlier, and earned more black-type, than horses with shorter-than-average stride lengths, regardless of BreezeFigs Group. There’s a lot more to it than that, and a review of this document, which is the first in a series, will strengthen your hand at the windows, or, if you are a buyer, at the sales or claim box. So, download it and absorb. 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. Go to the DRF PLUS box on the www.drf.com home page, click on BreezeFigs™ Information, and then download “2006 Sales Study,” or just click right here: http://www1.drf.com/breezefigs/breezefigs_010507.doc. If you’d like to learn a little more about how we come up with BreezeFigs, take a look at our new website by clicking here: http://www.biodatatrack.com. Here’s Saturday’s Pick: Belmont Park,  7th Race, Maiden Special Weight, 6 Furlongs (Dirt) There are two BreezeFigs maidens in this race, one of which is making his debut (Ireland’s Eye), and the other (The Big Beast), a four-over-Par Group 2 at OBSAPR who was our Pick on March 29th.   Anyone who saw the latter’s first start that day has to jump at the 7-to-2 morning line odds because he was in another county on the turn, had traffic, and used his 25.77 foot stride length to just fail to catch the winner at the wire. However, that still does not make him a sure shot because Ireland’s Eye, who comes out of the same sale, had an impressive 24.03 foot stride length (almost three-quarters of a foot longer than average) as part of his Group 2, even-par profile at the same furlong distance a day earlier. This could be cold BreezeFigs exacta box, but you might want to key them as well. Good luck!