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Race 3- 1^st #6 Trapalanda could be good here, he’s the 9/5 morning line favorite and he’s a pretty awesome horse.  When he wins, he usually wins by a lot, and he’s the kind of horse that can win at almost any track he goes to.  I mean out of ten starts this year, he’s won six and only been off the board once. 

2^nd #2 League of Shadows ran a respectable third in the Honor the Hero stakes last out, and I remember throwing a two dollar show bet on him and being pleasantly surprised with his effort.  He’s done a lot, including some 870-yard races in his past days.

3^rd #1 Arcadia Calls could hit the board, just ran third in Iowa and won before that.  He’s ran in quite a few states actually for his career not being that long and is another who usually puts in a good effort.  

Race 4- 1^st #1 Overly Lucky drops in class which makes him the favorite.  The owners have had a lot of luck since switching to this trainer, Clinton Stuart.  This horse hasn’t won since May of 2019, and then was laid up for a really long time so lets see what he does.

2^nd #2 Gopher Gold ran third at this level last out, so I am guessing it’ll probably be close to the same for this one.  This horse has more downs than ups and is just hard to handicap because you never know what she will do.

3^rd #8 Big Falcon Rocket drops in class from the allowance ranks for the Silva barn.  I could see him running better against this field than the ones he has been against.  He hasn’t even hit the board in almost eleven months which is a big concern.

Race 5- 1^st #2 Unleash the Beast is looking for his fourth win in a row.  Another nice horse trained by Jose Silva Jr.  I’m not sure what made his form change, but he hasn’t lost this year at Canterbury.  Just loves this track and this level.

2^nd #3 Central Park ran a nice one last out and has done decent in his nine starts, even winning a small stakes last year at Turf Paradise.  Though he isn’t the kind of horse to win two in a row, I could see him hitting the board.

3^rd #4 Bobby Baby was recently claimed by Bruce Riecken who’s having one of his better meets he has seen in quite some time.  Ran second last out only beaten half a length by Unleash the Beast who obviously is going to be tough to beat.

Race 6- 1^st #1 Defend the Rose comes from Congrats and Roses, who was once a multiple-stakes winning mare that ran here for years and was always tough to beat.  This horse is already turning out to be a nice one too, winning a stakes this year.  A perfect spot for here as well.

2^nd #3 Rental Pool has only been off the board once in her six starts and just won an allowance by a head last out.  I wish Alex Canchari was still riding her because he did well with her, but he’s riding in Iowa now.  This one is going to grow up to be a nice horse over her career.

3^rd #2 Lady Hideaway is a hit and miss kind of runner, and it took her a while to get into the swing of things.  She runs when she wants to, or otherwise kind of puts in lackluster efforts.  Last out only beaten by a length.

Race 7- 1^st #3 Royal Edition is in a weak field here, but I still don’t feel super confident about taking him with his last race.  I think he will need an out or two to get fit and used to racing again when he’s been off for so long, but Broberg does well with horses coming off of layoffs.

2^nd #6 Cool Edge could be good here too, very lightly raced compared to the other runners in the field but hey, whatever it takes to win.  He hasn’t run enough for me to get a true sense of how he likes to run, but he has winning connections.

3^rd #10 Marshall Hill just ran third here at this level, he’s pretty inconsistent but seems to like this track enough.  He hasn’t won since last summer here when he broke his maiden, but he’s got a trainer and jockey that hit the board often and do well with their horses.

Race 8- 1^st #9 Off the Meds looks decent on paper, he was a $300,000 purchase who hasn’t earned back his purchase price but still looks pretty solid.  He just ran third and before that a second-place finish so maybe this is where he gets his win.

2^nd #6 Pine Grove Road had a tough trip last out, broke bad and then was wide.  Hopefully this time he can get a better trip around for his new connections.  Also won two back.

3^rd #7 Skippy’s Strike has raced a couple of horses in this race before, he won last out in a $16,000 claimer and before that finished third but did not lose by much.  He really seems to like this turf course.

Race 9- 1^st #4 May We All looks pretty good.  He’s lost his past two races in one of the worst ways to lose, only by a head both times.  Kelsi Harr is an up and coming rider as well, she’s had some luck with him before so hopefully here they are winners.

2^nd #3 Dyna Cat sits as the favorite for whatever reason.  I don’t like taking horses that are coming off of a thirteen-month layoff on top because it’s not like we know what they are going to do.  He’s at the bottom now, compared to last year when he ran in allowance company.  We will see how he does.

3^rd #7 Most Amusing faces a pretty weak field and won last out.  His trainer is having a tough year only hitting at 6%, but maybe this guy could win two in a row.  This horse was once trained by Bob Baffert and Brad Cox which is really cool since not many horses here have been with those guys.