DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Thursday, December 30, 2021
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2:28 GP 5th SPORTINI (#6, 4-1) has gotten good support in his three prior races. He goes second time this synth, owns a recent work, and lures Saez. A better trip than his most recent would obviously help. This barn is 22% with their maiden claimers. – Scott Ehlers | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
2:49 LRL 6th COURAGEOUS GRACE (#10, 6-1) must prove her mettle over this circuit, but she sure looked good winning her last two starts at Charles Town. To be fair, she got the right pace setup last time, as she saved ground in midpack. Split horses three-wide on the second turn, then found another nice split in between rivals in the stretch. Finished off that race with gusto, however, and exceeded the Beyer par for this level. Acosta lands here instead of Sheriff’s kid. – Dan Illman | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
3:29 GP 7th OMNIA (#3, 3-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Scott Ehlers). | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets
3:48 LRL 8th GENTLEMAN JOE (#3, 8-1) seeks his third straight victory on dirt after pushing solid fractions on turf last month. Tracked the leaders outside two back, moved up on the backstretch to push the pace three wide, took over at the five-sixteenths and wasn’t threatened late. This is a tougher spot. Araujo lands here instead of Closer Look (1,087 lbs. on Nov. 26; no change from prior start.) – Dan Illman | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets