DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Thursday, May 21, 2020
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12:45 GP 1st MOONLIT FANTASY (#2, 20-1) isn’t the most likely winner of this 9f turf MSW but she does hold some appeal at the expected price. Dam was a good racehorse and ran well in her lone turf start, and for whatever reason this filly, racing for a different barn, didn’t fire at all in her debut & lone start last year. Was gearing up for comeback when corona shut down NY and suspect she’s plenty fit for this, with a quick turf drill in final tune-up. – Marcus Hersh
12:45 GP 1st LA BABIA (#6, 8-1) moves to a mile and an eighth and gets good pedigree support for the added distance demands. She is facing older rivals for the first time, but most of her foes are fellow 3-year-olds and she does own some of the field's best recent Beyer Figures. -Mary Rampellini
1:15 GP 2nd GREAT WARRIOR (#5, 7-2) looks really quick for debut, obvious turf-bred, could be a fair price with W Ward running at least one if not two first-timers in this 2yo turf sprint. – Marcus Hersh
2:15 GP 4th INTO FANCY (#2, 15-1) stalked ultimate runner-up By His Grace, faded late in what might have been a much needed debut now turns back to what may prove more suitable distance for new connections off the claim. -Mike Welsch
2:46 GP 5th MONEY COME (#1, 12-1) a popular item at claim box of late, has suffered from unlucky trips in each of his last pair. Might just be good enough to finally win the condition with clean sailing from the rail. -Mike Welsch
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3:16 GP 6th NOTHIN BUT NET (#1, 8-1), off a runner-up finish to Kobe Fifty Two, looks like a candidate to wire the field on the stretchout to two turns off a trio of turf sprint starts. -Mary Rampellini
3:16 GP 6th INDIRECTLY (#4, 20-1) taken at big balloons if able to get back on the sod with Zayas taking the call here. Finished second of a dozen behind My G P S under similar conditions this winter, that one likely to be an odds on choice in this spot. -Mike Welsch
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4:52 GP 9th WENTZ (#1, 5-1) back in familiar hands for local bow. Speedster could be long gone from the rail if away running for Luis. -Mike Welsch
5:08 CD 7th MORE (#9, 12-1) has a pace edge on some of the shorter-priced entrants who would prefer more distance and stands a decent chance of improving with the move to turf. – Marcus Hersh