RACE 2: TRUE MARTINI (#2)
PERCOLATE
Trainer: Michael McCarthy
Last race: Nov. 11, race 5
Finish: Second by head
Beyer: 77
Turf miler unable to get past drifting-out pacesetter. No inquiry posted, but jockey on winner suspended three days for interference. Percolate can win similar N2L starter.
ATOMIC DROP
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Last race: Nov. 11, race 6
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This New York-bred optional claimer is an intriguing convergence of horses on the downswing and those on the upswing. To put it more explicitly, it pits horses racing for the $45k optional claiming tag against those who fit the allowance condition and may inherently have more upside.
Flightline! Malathaat, Rebel’s Romance, Modern Games. It already almost seems like a dream, the 2022 Breeders’ Cup. We’re only one week removed, but mid-winter feels more palpable than the Keeneland Breeders’ Cup. Still . . . weekend stakes racing goes on. We’ve got three stops this week.
Bessarbian
The Maple Leaf shares top billing Saturday at Woodbine, where fillies and mares and Tapeta take center stage. I looked long and hard at the Maple Leaf but could turn over no solid opinion in what appears to be a well-matched field.