Gierkink's Woodbine Horses to Watch for week of Oct. 26

Ron Gierkink's Horses to Watch at Woodbine for the week of Oct. 26.

SCATTERED STYLE
Trainer: Ralph Biamonte
Last race: Oct. 24, 7th
Finish: 4th by 9 1/4
Beyer: 50

After breaking a tad slowly, she raced in 10th early and passed five rivals before galloping out in front in her five-furlong opener. The daughter of hot juvenile sire Old Forester should be better for the experience, and she has a successful second-out trainer.

MINDFUL CHATTER
Trainer: Joe Walls
Last race: Oct. 24, 8th
Finish: 2nd by neck
Beyer: 65

She rallied strongly with smooth strides to lose a nail-biter to the heavy favorite when switching from Polytrack to turf in a one-mile maiden special. She’s no slouch on the Poly, either, and could earn her diploma by the end of the meet.

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SILENT ADMIRER
Trainer: Danny Vella
Last race: Oct. 24, 5th
Finish: 3rd by 1 3/4
Beyer: 67

He dueled two wide for the lead and came out on top in that battle before weakening in the last sixteenth in an $8,000 conditioned claimer. After missing two years of racing heading into his comeback in July, he appears to be coming around.