BEST BET: Alice's War (5th race) First Race 1. Pink Lemonade 2. Call Me Wally 3. Executive Sight PINK LEMONADE has worked well for his return from a winter/sprint layoff, and has landed in a spot where he could flaunt his speed effectively. Kimura was aboard for his fast NW2 win (78 Beyer) early in the 2020 meet and his maiden-breaking performance at Gulfstream. CALL ME WALLY was competitive in the majority of his nine starts last year for good layoff trainer Drexler. Wilson was up for both his 2020 triumphs and several other high placings. EXECUTIVE SIGHT is dropping out of a key $15K seller for his first appearance of the year, and should be along to pick up some of the pieces. Second Race 1. My Dad Rocks 2. Ri N Ginger 3. Dancing Zazinga MY DAD ROCKS battled three-wide on the turn with two others and then put away the other speed before fading to finish 4 1/4 lengths back in seventh in a deceptively decent performance in her comeback. The blinkers come off and she's picking up Boulanger, who has looked just fine in the saddle since returning from knee surgery. RI N GINGER should be favored off a slow-starting second behind a runaway winner at first asking in shorter $7.5K sprint on opening day. The nicely-bred 4yo is a half-sister to stakes winner Muskoka Wonder. DANCING ZAZINGA, who's already making her third start of the meet, is capable of closing for a slice in her second try at the bottom maiden level. Third Race 1. Piven 2. Sure Would Forest 3. Brass Compass PIVEN is dropping from $40K for his first outing in eight months, and has been working right along for good layoff trainer Casse. Note that the classy six-time winner scored first time out at the 2020 meet under Hernandez, albeit off a shorter break. SURE WOULD FOREST came off the live inside part of the track inside the quarter pole to rally for second in an identical spot Nov. 14, when a fast pace aided his chances. BRASS COMPASS is another hard-knocking veteran descending from $40K for his season debut who could have a say in the outcome. Drexler's layoff runners have been deadly during the early days of the meet. :: Get Daily Racing Form Past Performances – the exclusive home of Beyer Speed Figures Fourth Race 1. Big Cheeks 2. She's a True Fox 3. Alternative View BIG CHEEKS went four-wide on the turn after missing the break by about five lengths during a subpar showing for $25K following a freshening in her first start of the meet on the Tapeta. She was previously in solid form on dirt and turf at Gulfstream, and should get back on track vs. these $15K NW2 types on the inner turf. SHE'S A TRUE FOX completed her 2020 campaign with a front-running second in a longer inner turf event at this level under Ryan. ALTERNATIVE VIEW wasn't far behind the latter in third in that Oct. 30 race and is being reunited with Husbands, who was aboard for her graduation in September. Fifth Race 1. Alice's War 2. Bella Nina 3. Line of Vision ALICE'S WAR was beaten just three lengths when sixth after saving ground in her final 2020 outing in a second-level optional claimer on the inner turf. She's dropping back down to a logical spot, in which the closer has some speed to chase. This trainer/rider combo clicked with a longshot the other day. BELLA NINA came wide from mid-pack to win her season opener going away in a seven-furlong optional starter. She's unbeaten in two starts going a mile on the grass. LINE OF VISION, a multiple restricted stakes winner during her formative years, closed to beat out BELLA NINA for second in a $15K route on the inner turf Nov. 5. Sixth Race 1. Using Coconuts 2. So Elusive 3. Moonlit Silence USING COCONUTS rallied five-wide from nearly six lengths back to drop a nose decision at first asking in a Tapeta sprint Nov. 20. She's by an excellent turf sire, Street Boss, and should break through in this two-turn inner turf tilt with the addition of Lasix. SO ELUSIVE was competitive over the slick Gulfstream grass during the winter before getting dueled into submission on the front end in a maiden special here opening day. The 4yo is meeting easier OS/$40K maidens here with a hot Kimura taking over. MOONLIT SILENCE raced wide over an inside-favoring track while closing from off fast splits for third in her return on the Tapeta. Use the daughter of leading Canadian turf sire Silent Name underneath in the exotics, along with SKY OF DREAMS, who's out of a modest turf expert. :: Bet the races with confidence on DRF Bets. You're one click away from the only top-rated betting platform fully integrated with exclusive data, analysis, and expert picks. Seventh Race 1. Skywire 2. Mighty Heart 3. Belichick SKYWIRE, last year's champion older male main-track runner, peaked last July when capturing the G2 Eclipse before ending up second in the G3 Seagram Cup. His comeback at Turfway contained two next-out winners, and victorious Visitant subsequently finished second in a G2 at Churchill with a 100 Beyer. Reigning Canadian Horse of the Year MIGHTY HEART ran his heart out when taking his second start off the bench in a nine-furlong dirt stakes at Churchill. His 2020 Tapeta form featured a front-running score over a speed-biased surface in the Queen's Plate and a respectable fourth in the G3 Ontario Derby. In a field without much speed, he should control the pace proceedings in a race that's been shortened from its traditional distance of 1 1/4 miles to 1 1/16 miles. BELICHICK beat stablemate MIGHTY HEART when breaking his maiden in the 1 1/2-mile Breeders' Stakes on turf and when second in the nine-furlong Ontario Derby. He hit the front too soon in his comeback in an N1X at Churchill before getting nailed on the wire. MIGHTY HEART and BELICHICK both breezed an easy half last Sunday. Eighth Race 1. Candy's Dream 2. Delightful Dreamer 3. Queen Andher Court CANDY'S DREAM finished a lapped-on second first-time out last year in a maiden special turf sprint, but it was all downhill after another second on the grass later in June. The nicely bred Candy Ride filly is dropping from $25K to $15K for her return from a sabbatical, and should be prominent in her first try for a capable conditioner. DELIGHTFUL DREAMER closed two-wide for second when coming off the bench in a Tapeta sprint at this price. She ran hot and cold on the inner turf last fall. QUEEN ANDHER COURT never fired when coming off the sidelines in a recent $12.5K turf route at Gulfstream, but could show more with that tightener under her girth. Use ROSA'S SOUL in the tri and super.