DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Thursday, March 31, 2022
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1:05 GP 1st ISABELLA'S DREAM (#1, 12-1) can use his 3/3 wakeup to go a lot deeper in the lane this time; speed-show vs. similar in a race he surely needed was a very positive sign, and few are as good as Leparoux in getting a front-runner like this to dole out its speed in the right measure. -Marty McGee | Get PPs for this race
1:33 GP 2nd Overflow cast of mid-level mdn.-claiming synth sprinters is one of the deeper races of the day. Looking for a couple of outside draws, TRIPLE P (#11, 6-1) and JUNO SEA (#12, 4-1), both to benefit from class drops and the likelihood of clean trips from the outer; the former gets Irad following a main-track race that was too bad to be true, and the latter comes off a pretty solid turf effort from the tricky one-hole; either can do. -Marty McGee | Get PPs for this race
1:52 AQU 2nd TALE OF MINESHAFT (#6, 9-2) won his dirt debut in February with a game late run sprinting; stepped up on the stretch out last time and was forced to try a wide run before weakening in the stretch; don't think this distance is too much for him and he might really appreciate getting over a fast track as he goes off the claim. -Mike Beer | Get PPs for this race
2:36 GP 4th BET ON DRAMA (#6, 9-2) is a DRF Best Bet (Marty McGee). | Get PPs for this race
3:06 GP 5th A couple of 4yo geldings who were overmatched when returning from layoffs in their only starts at this meet both stand a chance to do much better with those comebacks under them. They are MY SEA COTTAGE (#10, 12-1), who showed early interest before beating a predictable fade in a high-graded allowance in late January, and PERFORMING ARTS, who, like the top pick, also had the misfortune of facing the rapid Mid Day Image in his return to action; major improvement to be reasonably expected from both when dropped in for these N2L-claiming conditions. -Marty McGee | Get PPs for this race
3:56 AQU 6th SOUTH AFRICA (#3, 9-2) is a DRF Best Bet (Mike Beer). | Get PPs for this race
4:33 OP 6th MY BOSS LADY (#7, 4-1) came rolling from last for third in her most recent start and gets a tad more real estate to work with in this spot. -Mary Rampellini | Get PPs for this race
5:01 AQU 8th MY INSPIRATION (#9, 6-1) showed speed and tired to finish a distant third on the stretch out last time; didn't think he ran poorly in his first two starts and can give him a chance at a price as cuts back to sprint. -Mike Beer | Get PPs for this race
6:47 TUP 8th J J'S CROWN (#5, 6-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Scott Ehlers). | Get PPs for this race
9:00 YR (Harness) 7th TECHYS ANGEL N (#5, 7-2) delivered against NW15000L5's in her U.S. debut last Thursday, and I believe she's capable of handling the step up in class. – Greg Reinhart | Get PPs for this race