DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Wednesday, May 6, 2020
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1:30 p.m. Eastern Tampa Bay Downs 2nd race – HAPPY GUY (#4, 5-2) looked ready to turn the corner in March with a pair of good seconds on this track at this trip, but he then posted a clunker when seventh here March 29. The good news, though, is he bounced back to rally for second here April 17, indicating that poor March 29 run was an aberration. He looks back on track, gets more ground and an encouraging price hike. – Michael Hammersly
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2 p.m. Eastern Tampa Bay Downs 3rd race – LASTFORTINOFAMILY (#2, 9-2) found $32K foes too much to handle on turf here Feb. 29, but dropped to this level here April 10 and responded nicely, stalking the pace and staying on for third. Could be he's found his proper level. – Michael Hammersly
3:30 p.m. Eastern Tampa Bay Downs 6th race – CPL. DIONICIO (#4, 7-2) comes here in fine form. Toss that March 4 run when running on turf for twice this tag and you're left with three good outings versus winners. He's handled dry land and wet land, so the footing should be no problem, and his tactical speed can have him in a good spot from the start. – Michael Hammersly
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4 p.m. Eastern Tampa Bay Downs 7th race – TAPAGE (#2, 3-1), a main-track-only entrant, gets the call should this get washed off the turf. After all, his only win came in a race washed off the turf onto a sloppy main track on Feb. 15 at Gulfstream Park. He was no factor when last seen on turf here April 1, but this wonderfully bred 3-year-old returns as a gelding (and with that pedigree you know gelding him was a last resort) with a significant drop. – Michael Hammersly
5:15 p.m. Eastern Will Rogers Downs 7th race – IMA DISCREET LADY (#1, 7-2) might offer slightly higher odds than the listed price and ought to have a quick, contested pace at which to run. Only three starts since July making her a lightly raced 4-year-old with some upside. – Marcus Hersh
5:54 p.m. Eastern Fonner Park 3rd race – WITT’S DATA LINK (#5, 10-1) won’t be as high a price as the morning line but still ought to offer at least a touch of value. Think the stretch out from six furlongs to a mile is more positive than negative and after wheeling back on a week’s rest last time, she has a nice break into this start. – Marcus Hersh
6:48 p.m. Eastern Fonner Park 5th race – BE MY SHADOW (#3, 3-1), a seven-time Fonner winner, could fall into a favorable trip stalking dueling leaders and seems to be headed toward a peak performance. – Marcus Hersh