Gierkink: Woodbine horses to watch for week of June 4, 2018
FLIGHT DECK
Trainer: Mike DePaulo
Last race: June 1, 6th
Finish: 3rd by 2 1/2
Beyer: 73
After a tardy start, he lacked room and closed belatedly in a seven-furlong allowance on the grass, which was the 3-year-old’s best race since his victorious debut at 2.
A FOX INTHE FOREST
Trainer: Denyse McClachrie
Last race: June 2, 5th
Finish: 6th by 4
Beyer: 28
She was herded toward the rail after breaking from the inside post in her debut. She wasn’t beaten all that far and then galloped out strongly.
YOU’RE MINE
Trainer: Malcolm Pierce
Last race: June 2, 3rd
Finish: 2nd by 2
Beyer: 79
Following a layoff, she broke slowly and then mounted an effective rally from off sleepy fractions to finish a clear second. It was her first try in a second-level optional claimer.
