DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Thursday, December 22, 2022

DRF Staff|Dec 21, 2022

Chance It (right) finished fifth in the 2020 Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs

Tom Keyser Chance It (right) runs Sunday for the first time since finishing fifth in the Grade 2 Tampa Derby on March 7, 2020.

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12:25 TAM 1^st BYZANTINE EMPIRE (#1, 8-1) did next to nothing in her first two turf starts but then ran a Beyer top in her most recent on the sod. Her turf breeding is marginal at best so something changed. What if this filly is simply improving? She has speed and draws inside and this field didn’t come up very tough. – Scott Ehlers | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

12:39 GP 2^nd Edge here to FACE ABARRIO (#4, 6-1), who faltered in a stake after setting a wicked pace just 2 weeks after blowing doors in his late Sept. debut; nice series of recent works give him every chance to turn them all back at a square price. – Marty McGee | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

1:25 TAM 3^rd SAVVY LAYLA (#4, 3-1) broke 7^th of 8 off the layoff, but made a nice middle move to reach contention only to tire. That would seem to be a nice prep for this seven furlong elongated sprint, right? This barn is 23% second off this type of layoff. This gelding has a recency edge over main foes. – Scott Ehlers | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

1:39 GP 4^th LADY LOOKOUT (#2, 9-2) is a DRF Best Bet (Marty McGee). | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

2:37 GP 6^th Already twice beaten as a favorite, FIFTY ONE FIFTY (#8, 3-1) now gets Irad and the open-air outer box when coming a major contender in his maiden dash with hybrid conditions; reverting to the type of late-running effort this Fla-bred gave in his August debut might be enough vs. these. – Marty McGee | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

3:23 TUP 3^rd BERNALINHO (#5, 12-1) wants to pass runners and gets good race flow. Case closed then? New barn is 21% off the claim. A return to the dirt helps, right? We like IH with off the pace runners (Israel Hernandez). – Scott Ehlers | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

4:33 TAM 9^th GALILEO’S JEWEL (#4, 3-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Scott Ehlers). | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

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