DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Friday, August 4, 2023
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1:36 WO 2nd WONT FORGET YOU (#4, 15-1) never threatened after getting away slowly in his disappointing last out on the Tapeta. The son of 14% turf sire Paynter is out of a stakes-placed grasser who produced turf winner Big Ginger and could wake up with the surface change and drop in class. – Ron Gierkink | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
2:28 MTH 2nd IT’S MY RAINBOW (#8, 6-1) was stuck on the rail in his sprint debut yet broke sharp and showed speed before calling it a day at the 1/8th pole. He draws tons better today with this outside draw. This barn is 1 for 1 with their second time maidens and it paid $23.40. Class drop and a recent work along with a better draw should combine for a much better effort. – Scott Ehlers | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
3:26 SAR 5th SKY AND SAND (#5, 8-1) has concentrated on turf for most of his career and has had some success on that surface as a sprinter; interesting that he broke his maiden on this surface early on with a strong run from just off the pace, and he faces graded stakes-quality rivals Zandon and Conagher in two of his three losses sprinting on dirt; drops in class and cuts back to sprint for his return to dirt. – Mike Beer | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
3:45 WO 6th SWEEPING PASSION (#10, 8-1) checked in third in each of her first two outings on the Tapeta, and landed on the edges most recently in a turf experiment. She could put it all together if she doesn't have too wide a journey after breaking from the outside post. – Ron Gierkink | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
4:00 SAR 6th RUN DIEM Z (#6, 10-1) debuted from the far outside post going a difficult distance on turf, and he showed good speed in that spot to cut a fast, pressured pace before tiring readily in the stretch; drops in class for the switch to dirt and he is bred for this, being out of a mare who was a stakes-winner sprinting on dirt; Handal 5 for his last 16 (31%) with second-out maiden claimers sprinting on dirt, $3.95 ROI. – Mike Beer | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
5:22 WO 9th ARMS (#8, 10-1) burst onto the local scene with a wide/closing allowance score on the Tapeta June 25. The son of low 6% turf sprint sire Gun Runner is strongly bred for the grass in his second dam and could be a major player in this second leg of the Woodbine Turf Sprint Series. - Ron Gierkink | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
5:44 SAR 9th MISSING FORTUNE (#5, 6-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Mike Beer). | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
5:55 WO 10th LULU'S LULLABY (#7, 6-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Ron Gierkink). | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets