DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Sunday, March 12, 2023
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3:30 SA 1st MALTESE FALCON (#2, 4-1) is better than his first two U.S. starts indicate; he can upset this maiden turf mile. First time in this country, he got keen, pulled while unrelaxed, ran his final quarter-mile in a sharp :23.06 and finished fourth. His next start, he hopped and was away last, then ran his final three-eighths in a fast :35.94 and finished third. He subsequently was gelded, and with a clean takeoff can handle these modest maidens. – Brad Free | Get PPs for this race
3:38 GP 7thRightfully dismissed at 19-1 when ambitiously spotted in a too-tough N2X turf allowance, CHARMED (#6, 4-1) finds more friendly confines within these starter conditions when returning to a surface over which he's compiled a 4-2-1-0 record; also gets Irad, which frequently produces the right vibe; in for the optional $32k, his second D'Angelo start figures to produce a result that's far better than the first. – Marty McGee | Get PPs for this race
3:47 OP 5th PERIPATETIC (#9, 5-1) is back in the Arkansas-bred ranks after facing open company. – Mary Rampellini | Get PPs for this race
4:07 GP 8thHaving once heard W.I. Mott espouse the raw ability of AMERICAN ROCKETTE (#13, 6-1), let's give her a huge chance here if she happens to draw in off the AEs; tough-luck to date, she was scratched last week from the Herecomesthebride to await this spot, one that actually appears to have come up very tough for the level; no getting around what a scramble this race shapes up to be. - Marty McGee | Get PPs for this race
4:18 OP 6th RED RUN (#7, 8-1) exits a key race. The seventh-place finisher, Speaking Scout, came back in his next start to account for the $100K Hawthorne Derby with a Beyer of 87 and the ninth-place finisher, Running Bee, an N1X at Kee, with a Beyer of 90. – Mary Rampellini | Get PPs for this race
5:25 AQU 9th PRINCESS SONYA (#6, 10-1) tired readily after contesting the pace in her debut, after which she went away for a long time; dropped for her second start back and set a fast pace going seven before tiring in a race that went to closers; right back at the same level going a bit shorter. – Mike Beer | Get PPs for this race
5:59 SA 6th Taking a shot in this $16k claiming N2L sprint with last-out maiden-claiming winner SPOILED ROTTEN (#3, 4-1). She did not run particularly fast in her maiden win, but she might not need to run fast to win this low-level race. Last-out maiden-claiming winners are usually competitive at the low N2L claiming level. – Brad Free | Get PPs for this race