DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Wednesday, August 10, 2022

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2:13 CNL 2nd ZITA OF BOURBON (#5, 9-2) had to steady a touch on the backstretch while under a tight hold and actually finished well while showing decent turf action making her career-debut last month at CNL in a turf sprint. She'll appreciate the added distance -- and the level of competition in this $40K maiden-claimer. -Marcus Hersh | Get PPs for this race

3:09 CNL 4th There is zero early speed in this race -- but for RULING FRONT (#7, 10-1), who is very much early speed. Moreover, this is his third start after a layoff, which can produce a peak performance, and he drops back down to conditioned claiming after facing open foes last out. -Marcus Hersh | Get PPs for this race

3:21 SAR 5th I FOUND IT (#11, 20-1) has never run on turf but is bred for it - dam a multiple stakes winner on the grass in California a few years back, 100 Beyer top, $477k in earnings; this is her first foal - and he faces a field full of underachievers as he switches surfaces and drops for the first time with speed. -Marcus Hersh | Get PPs for this race

4:29 SAR 7th FORE HARP (#4, 10-1) has speed on the main track while posting a pair of blowout wins, and hitting the board in five of his eight surrounding races; made his turf debut here 18 days ago, where he didn't make the lead and wound up in tight on the rail in the stretch. -Marcus Hersh | Get PPs for this race

4:33 CNL 7th ATTUCK (#5, 12-1) is an interesting horse, possibly at a price, in this $10K claiming turf sprint. His lone turf try came way back in his second career start, a one-mile MSW in which he seemed to handle grass just fine. Was a useful horse for a long time before losing his form, then had a renaissance last winter that tapered off again in the spring. Now he's spotted aggressively in second start for high, high, high-percentage trainer Kevin Patterson. -Marcus Hersh | Get PPs for this race

5:57 CNL 10th The fact COMMANDER BIZ (#4, 8-1) faced MSW foes last out at CNL in first start for this barn and drops here to $16,000 MCL after never racing for less than $32,000 might not be fully reflected in the price, which I'd guess will be fair. -Marcus Hersh | Get PPs for this race

6:13 SAR 10th REMOTE (#3, 6-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Mike Beer). | Get PPs for this race