DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Wednesday, September 1, 2021
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1:45 CNL 1st CHALICE MALICE (#4, 10-1) broke from the rail and didn’t have quite enough speed to get in front, leading to a demanding chasing trip facing 10 foes on the Turfway all-weather surface. Long layoff for $210K auction buy who comes back in a $40K maiden-claimer. Don’t love that move, but don’t hate it as connections seek some return on a horse only four months from turning four, who has earned only $267. Working fast at Kentucky training center for trainer sending mainly live horses this meet. – Marcus Hersh | Get PPs for this race
2:15 SAR 3rd DIAMOND STATUS (#4, 6-1) is by an excellent turf and debut sire in Midshipman (15% with juvenile debut runners, 14% with turf sprinters); dam is out of Grade 1 turf winner Backseat Memories; picks up Irad for a trainer who has two debut winners sprinting on turf from his last ten runners under such conditions, with an ROI over $4.00. – Mike Beer | Get PPs for this race
2:49 SAR 4th TASS (#2, 10-1) has sprinted twice off the layoff, most recently in a race that featured a bunched-up finish where she was caught behind horses for much of the running; has run well sprinting, but she is better going longer, and her early speed might play in this race. – Mike Beer | Get PPs for this race
4:29 SAR 7th SHOW ME THE HONEY (#10, 6-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Mike Beer). | Get PPs for this race
4:33 CNL 7th HANALEI’S HOUDINI (#5, 3-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Marcus Hersh). | Get PPs for this race
5:01 CNL 8th ISLAND TREASURE (#10, 5-1) gets blinkers and Lasix for the first time and even without improvement would be a main contender. First try beyond 1 1/8 miles, but the dam was a graded-stakes winner going 1 ½ miles. Think she comes forward enough to beat the other obvious player. – Marcus Hersh | Get PPs for this race
5:05 SAR 8th BUSINUSS MODEL (#5, 6-1) didn’t run poorly at all while third in his two closely-spaced route attempts at a 2yo before the layoff; took a big step forward in his 3yo debut, before facing a tough field in that last one up here over this trip; can contend here at a price if continuing his development. – Mike Beer | Get PPs for this race
6:53 CNL 12th (#5, 8-1) GLORIOUS WEEKEND’s switch back to turf two starts ago produced his best performance in a long time, and he managed to run second on the CNL course, despite being moved too early, running a taxing middle half-mile, and getting forced very wide at the quarter pole. If they wait longer with the horse this time, he can tag the flagging leaders in the final half-furlong for an overdue second career win. – Marcus Hersh | Get PPs for this race