Gierkink's Woodbine horses to watch for week of Aug. 10
MAUNA KEA
Trainer: Julia Carey
Last race: Aug. 7, 4th
Finish: 3rd by 1 1/4
Beyer: 73
She started slowly, as she often does, before racing at least four wide throughout in a $40,000 route on the grass and made up significant ground from well off slow fractions.
COZSHECAN
Trainer: Sid Attard
Last race: Aug. 8, 7th
Finish: 2nd by 1 1/2
Beyer: 62
It’s hard to win after racing wide all the way when the portable rail on the turf is in one of the outer lanes, but this 3-year-old filly nearly got the job done after attending the pace in the No 3 path on the turn. It was her first turf attempt, and she shouldn’t be a maiden much longer.
EXTRA QUIET
Trainer: Brandon Greer
Last race: Aug. 8, 10th
Finish: 3rd by 1 3/4
Beyer: 51
After missing the break, she awaited room on the far turn before closing nicely through the stretch in a slow-paced conditioned claimer on the Polytrack. Throw out her previous double-digit loss on the grass.