DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Sunday, June 7, 2020

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1:02 GP 3rd A half-dozen or so of these filly-mare turf milers appear fully capable at this N1x/ starter level, assuming (again) the races stay on grass today; gonna start off with GET REWARDED (#4, 10-1), whose solid closing kick for prior connections might be even more effective now that she’s with Crichton, who’s winning at a nearly 30-percent clip with his first claims; seeking an honest pace to set her up. -Marty McGee

2:10 GP 5th MARVA (#6, 3-1), having been turned over to Dibona is a strong allure, given how well Bob tends to fare with turf sprinters such as her; might very well be taking an edge when spotting her for this $12.5k. -Marty McGee

2:55 BEL 4th SPIN YOUR PARTNER (#5, 8-1) made her debut over a tough distance and she just went evenly in the stretch after making a mild move to get into range early on; switches to turf right away for a trainer who is 13 for his last 30 (43%) with secondtime starting maidens going dirt to turf ($3.59 ROI), and she is bred for this being by Hard Spun out of a dam who was a Grade 3 winner on the grass and a half-sister to four-time turf winner Conquest Hardcandy. -Mike Beer

3:16 WO 5th CRAFTY CONQUEST (#5, 10-1) faded to fourth when returning from the sidelines in a six-furlong optional claimer on the dirt at Gulfstream March 14. He ran well on the Tapeta at 2, and should take some beating with that tightener under his girth. -Ron Gierkink

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3:27 BEL 5th MUNDACIOUS (#8, 8-1) debuted vs. open company at Oaklawn and, while the running line may not look like much, he was bumped to the back of that field after failing to break sharply and then got in behind horses all through the turn and upper-stretch while trying to make a run; can do better with that experience behind him. -Mike Beer

4:18 GP 9th Been a couple of rainy trips down from Ocala the last couple of months for ZARINA (#2, 8-1), whose Presidents Day upset in a turf stakes such as this was ultimately validated by her subsequent turf efforts; good as any in here, assuming (again) the races stay on grass today. -Marty McGee

4:32 BEL 7th SOUTHERN BRIGADE (#7, 6-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Mike Beer).

4:50 GP 10th VIVAMENTE (#8, 6-1) ventures across the Fla. peninsula from her Tampa base to take on these higher-end mdn.-claiming sprinters; sure ran well in her first try off the D-Rod claim; there or thereabouts all the way here. -Marty McGee

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4:53 WO 8th STORMFUHR (#8, 9-2) is a closer in a field chock-full of speed, so he could be along in time if all the stars align. The good-looking bay has worked encouragingly. -Ron Gierkink

5:04 BEL 8th WON AND DONE (#2, 9-2) has rarely failed to show up over the past couple of campaigns and he was on a strong run toward the end of 2019 while winning three straight with solid figures, including a victory first off the claim for Catalano over this distance; had an excuse last time when bumped hard at the start to wind up last in a race that was won wire-to-wire. -Mike Beer

5:25 WO 9th PINK LEMONADE (#5, 6-1) folded in the lane after getting outrun for the early lead last time at Gulfstream. He may have found a field that he can wire here, in the manner of his maiden triumph in Hallandale Beach. -Ron Gierkink

5:36 BEL 9th DELAWARE (#4, 8-1) improved noticeably as a 3yo last year while posting impressive stakes wins in back to back races, including that Group 3 with a sharp run through the stretch; his half-sister Environs shipped over here for Juddmonte last year and won impressively at Keeneland in her first start for this trainer. -Mike Beer

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6:27 WO 11th SUNDANCE HIT (#3, 10-1) woke up without warning when he was a wide-closing second over an inside-favoring track on the turnback from a route to a sprint Dec. 15. -Ron Gierkink

6:46 SA 7th Front-runner MAJESTIC GIGI (#6, 4-1) returns from a three-month layoff while dropping in for a tag for the first time. The seven-start maiden delivered one of her best races when she returned from a similar layoff last fall. Fast enough to win this maiden-62.5k. -Brad Free

7:48 SA 9th First-time starter A MELIS (#9, 3-1) makes her career debut with a series of sharp workouts that suggest she is ready to fire in her career debut vs. a modest field of Calbred maidens. -Brad Free

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