DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Saturday, September 21, 2024
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12:55 GP 1st SHEDOO KITTEN (#3, 12-1) is one of two in here with grass experience and that is a big advantage obviously. Plus, the turf breeding on the first turfers is marginal at best. This filly tried two turns on the turf in her debut and that is tough so losing by less than 3 lengths is a good start. She was washed off the grass in her second start. Her turf Tomlinson of 341 is very good. – Scott Ehlers
1:10 WO 1st SEATTLE DOWN UNDER (#1, 4-1) was competitive on the tight inner course in the past and is coming off a clear second on the dirt at Fort Erie in a minor allowance. She could doesn't have much to beat here in her second try off a claim at this price. – Ron Gierkink
1:35 BAQ 3rd ALWAYS CHARMING (#2, 8-1) won his first two dirt starts for this trainer last year with much-improved figures, then tailed off at the end of the year before getting a needed break; starts back at the lowest level of his career for Klesaris, who has very good numbers off of long layoffs with dirt sprinters. – Mike Beer
3:08 BAQ 6th BEARY FUNNY (#9, 4-1) has finished third in all four dirt starts since breaking his maiden on the drop back in January; was wide all the way and stayed determinedly before coming up short in that last one. – Mike Beer
3:40 BAQ 7th SUNDAY GILT (#9, 6-1) looks well-prepped by a top first-out trainer after breezing in company with, among others, debut winner Bellacose; get speed from his sire and the dam was a debut winner. – Mike Beer
4:30 LRC 2nd JOE DON LOONEY (#2, 4-1) returns to preferred footing (dirt) and gets the call over lightly raced comebacker MARSH CREEK in this N1X sprint. 'LOONEY actually ran okay last out on turf; he finished fifth by less than two lengths. Not bad considering he is unplaced in eight tries on turf. He prefers dirt, with 13 one-two finishes from 22 dirt starts. And he likes LRC. Five starts here produced a win and three seconds. 'LOONEY has speed for an up-front trip and probably will get the jump on MARSH CREEK. – Brad Free
5:04 WO 8th LUZ DE LA LUNA (#1, 4-1) worked out a lovely trip from well off the pace under Campos to prevail in an identical conditioned allowance/optional claimer Aug. 10. She worked five-eighths over the training track the other day and could double up with her confidence on a high. – Ron Gierkink 5:46 BAQ 11th B D SAINTS (#2, 12-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Mike Beer).