Gierkink: Woodbine horses to watch for week of May 23
GRAN BID
Trainer: Will Armata
Last race: May 21, 5th
Finish: 3rd by 1
Beyer: 76
Sent off as the favorite in a one-mile starter allowance, he was stuck in traffic most of the way before making up significant ground in the final furlong after finding room.
OBEAH WOMAN
Trainer: Barb Minshall
Last race: May 20, 8th
Finish: 3rd by 3 ½
Beyer: 80
She awaited room on the turn before rallying for third behind the heavily favored front-runner Southern Ring and a longshot in a second-level optional claimer. It was her first outing in five months, and she seems poised to run a big race.
RANSOM THE MOON
Trainer: Malcolm Pierce
Last race: May 22, 7th
Finish: 3rd by 2
Beyer: 84
He was blocked behind rivals in the stretch before closing and then galloped out well when he came off the sidelines in a one-mile optional claimer on the grass.