DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Saturday, February 5, 2022
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12:00 GP 1st EVIL OF COURSE (#11, 6-1) debuts against bottom level foes and has shown enough in a.m. to merit chance with this group. Full to $83K winner Little Demon. – Mike Welsch | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
2:27 GP 6th DREAM OF A DAY (#10, 6-1) buried early at rear of pack in a race in which leaders never changed positions. Previous try when a wide running second behind Father Glado merits enough respect to give this one another chance with a little more help up top. – Mike Welsch | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
2:50 AQU 5th RUNABOUT (#1, 3-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Mike Beer). | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
3:55 AQU 7th DUST DEVIL (#6, 9-2) has made four of his first five starts going longer (including an ill-advised run over 12 furlongs on turf), and has run well in some of those race to no avail; much prefer him in shorter races like this one and thought he ran very well two back when getting bumped at the top of the stretch while in the midst of a game run from off the pace; versatile enough to get any kind of trip and he will be a fair price in here. – Mike Beer | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
4:25 AQU 8th SMARTEN UP (#3, 10-1) dealt with a quick early pace before scoring a decisive maiden win around two turns in November; shipped up here to try the Jerome over a sloppy track last time and ran another good one while winding up last early and taking plenty of dirt, before rallying for a gaining second; versatile colt continues to train well and is likely to be a price again. – Mike Beer | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
5:10 GP 11th SIMPLIFICATION (#4, 4-1) bounced back from dull showing in 2YO finale with big run in the Mucho Macho Man and looks loose on the lead once again today. May have to hold off late charge from MO DONEGAL, who turned in a game effort to win the Remsen and training forwardly for 3YO bow. – Mike Welsch | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
7:43 SA 9th CRASH CORRIGAN (#4, 6-1), last out Cal-bred N1X dirt winner over three next-out winners, should love the grass based on pedigree. Sired by excellent turf stallion Grazen, ‘CORRIGAN’S three siblings all won on grass. Sharp gelding in peak form is fast enough on numbers, racing on footing he theoretically will relish. – Brad Free | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
6:40 MED (Harness) 2nd CHASER HANOVER (#4, 3-1) got stretched out nicely last time and now gets to step one more rung down the class ladder. He'll be put in play and prove difficult to defeat. – Derick Giwner | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
9:20 WBS (Harness) 8th WIND BLOWN (#5, 5-2) takes a big class plunge here and he should handle this group, likely leading all the way. – Garnet Barnsdale | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets