Departure time: 1 p.m. Lock of the day: Bens Malice (5th race). Value Play of the Day: A Rose for Raven (7th Race). Big Score: 50 Cent Pick 4 Ticket—Race 5, (6/1,4,5,6/1,4,8/2,4,6,7/6.7), $48.00.
1 6 stadiums. Open. 3 years and over. Young girl claiming: $5,000. Scholarship: $10,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWeight/Odd
1: Shuwa Funga P (Lara, Litfin)119/12-1
2: Boston Wally (I. Hernandez, Rengstorf) 124/2-1
3: Mo Plus (Fuentes, Berndt)124/9-2
4: Peripatetician (Garcia, Litfin) 124/6-1
5: The Z Man (H. Hernandez, Richard)119/5-2
6: In the lead (Lopez, Diodoro) 119/4-1
MO MORE is a well-bred gelding that has not lived up to his bloodline. Goes down to the lowest level, has speed and works well since being neutered. THE Z MAN showed some speed against a bit better in Oaklawn but stopped late. The class drop can help his stamina. LEAD OFF had two bad starts that left him in a bad spot in his last two. Diodoro will try to solve this problem.
2 6 stadiums. Open. 3 years and over. Request: $10,000. Scholarship: $13,500.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWeight/Odd
1: Golden Star Rock (Wade, Diodoro) 124/9-5
2: Warning Label (Harr, Cline)124/5-1
3: Twilite Link (Fuentes, Applebee)124/12-1
4: Fortune Supper (Valenzuela, Rosin)124/5-2
5: Braska (Lara, Cline) 124/6-1
6: Audacious Minister (Hernandez, Richard)124/4-1
GOLDEN STAR ROCK ran evenly in two starts at Turf Paradise this spring with little success. Third start of a layoff and you can’t underestimate the Wade/Diodoro team. SOUPER FORTUNE posted some impressive speed numbers but most of them were produced in line races. Can he replicate those numbers in a sprint? TWILITE LIASON has a zip start which is dangerous but the barn hasn’t won in a while.
3 1 thousand. Fillies and mares. 3 years and over. Request: $10,000. Scholarship: $13,500.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWeight/Odd
1: Reina Del Sur (H. Hernandez, Rosin) 119/4-1
2: Full Speed Back (Wade, Woolley Jr.) 119/2-1
3: Nora’s Legacy (Fuentes, Bravo) 124/8-5
4: Me Say So (I. Hernandez, Rhône)124/8-1
5: Pass from mom (Arroyo, Roberts) 124/6-1
6: Merlin’s Sister (Lara, Bedford) 124/12-1
NORA’S LEGACY has two wins locally against Minnesota races and already has three races at Will Rogers this year. Should be in good shape. REINA DEL SUR slowly broke on the turf before a furious rally last time out. Gets a needed class drop and returns to the land where she easily wired a lot in April at Will Rogers. FULL SPEED ASTERN was claimed last before heading north from Phoenix. At tactical speed but new connections are only 3% of the claim.
4 5 stadiums. Fillies and mares. 3 years and over. Young girl claiming: $16,000. Scholarship: $15,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWeight/Odd
1: Miss Tater Tot (Lara, Russell) 124/15-1
2: Chaos Magic (Harr, Dixon) 119/6-1
3: Danzig Star (Lindsay, Litfin) 124/10-1
4: Eli’s Daughter (Valenzuela, Stuart)119/5-2
5: Whiterose Spirit (R. Fuentes, Rhône)119/10-1
6: Outside My Charm (L. Fuentes, Berndt)124/8-5
7: Missing the point (Hernandez, Johns) 124/4-1
ELI’S GIRL ran evenly in most of her starts, managing to hit the board in five of six. Has the advantage of being 3 years old and adds blinkers for better concentration. APART OF MY CHARM struggled last year against much better in Kentucky. Takes the necessary drop in class, but this big drop is suspicious. MISSEN THE POINT alternated between grass, dirt and off-road last year in Chicago. Might want a fast lane today.
5 1 mile on grass. State breeding. Open. 3 years and over. Allocation. Scholarship: $36,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWeight/Odd
1: Tri Spot (Barandela, Backhaus)124/20-1
2: Loring Park (L. Fuentes, Berndt) 124/8-1
3: Candy Wompus (R. Fuentes, Broberg) 124/9-2
4: The Legend of Gabriel (Harr, Donlin Jr.) 124/20-1
5: Out Run’m (I. Hernandez, Rampadarat) 124/15-1
6: Bens Malice (Quinonez, Van Winkle) 119/2-1
7: Direct action (Lara, Silva) 119/15-1
8: Bubba Bob (R. Fuentes, Rengstorf) 124/9-2
9: Skills & Tricks (Lopez, McDaniel) 124/20-1
10: Hold the pepper (H. Hernandez, Rhône)124/7-2
11: Trickster (Wade, Biehler) 124/12-1
12: Vivo (Valenzuela, Bravo) 124/6-1
BENS MALICE loves the lawn as evidenced by his two wins and three seconds in five starts on the surface. Comes out a very nice second in a Tampa Bay stakes race and still has a 3-year-old advantage. DIRECT ACTION can have control speed ranging from a sprint to a route. Try turf for the first time and be bred to love it. HOLD THE SPICE will come back from afar and will therefore need a strong rhythm in front of him.
6 1 thousand. Open. 3 years and over. Request: $4,000. Scholarship: $11,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWeight/Odd
1: Spiritual Mission (Garcia, Jiménez)124/15-1
2: Where’s Jordan (Bridgmohan, Miller) 124/9-2
3: Chicory Blue (Lara, Litfin)124/10-1
4: Marden (Conning, Woolley Jr.) 124/3-1
5: Andreas (Valenzuela, Rosin)124/6-1
6: Most Sandisfactory (Hernandez, Diodoro)124/2-1
7: Yak (Arroyo (Rarick)124/10-1
8: Side Street Dave (Harr, Sanderson) 124/12-1
9: Uninterrupted Song (Quinonez, Litfin) 124/15-1
MOST SANDISFACTORY is third in the dangerous Diodoro Barn layoff and drops significantly in class. I will try to get back to that impressive form of 2021. MARDEN likes to win with seven wins in 26 starts. I woke up last with Conning on board to win easily. SPIRIT MISSION can try to get ahead and challenge them to come and catch it.
7 1 mile on grass. Open. 3 years and over. Optional claimant allowance: $20,000. Scholarship: $32,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWeight/Odd
1: Calibrate (R. Fuentes, Rosin)124/9-2
2: Devil’s Vision (Harr, Stuart) 122/10-1
3: Twoko Bay (Wade, Scherer)122/12-1
4: A rose for Raven (Lopez, Raven) 122/6-1
5: The legacy of children (L. Fuentes, Berndt)122/8-1
6: Seeking Refuge (Garcia, Jimenez)122/15-1
7: Irish Statement (Lara, Litfin)122/20-1
8: Zumurudee (H. Hernandez, Woolley Jr.) 122/3-1
9: Dr. Jack (Valenzuela, Rosin) 124/5-1
10: Treasure Hunt (I. Hernandez, Rarick)122/20-1
11: Pintxos (Lindsay, Van Winkle) 122/20-1
12: Two by two (Quinonez, Rengstorf) 122/8-1
A ROSE FOR RAVEN returns to the oval where it won two victories last summer in rather easy fashion. Will be big at first, but versatile enough to take the lead or keep pace. ZUMURUDEE competed in stakes races in the bottom two and won a nice optional claim before that at Turf Paradise. Drop in class and go up for a tag. CALIBRATE participated in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile just 18 months ago. Nice win last and is well bred for the grass.
8 6 stages. Open. 3 years and over. Optional claimant allowance: $12,500. Scholarship: $31,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWeight/Odd
1: Bayou Colonel (R. Fuentes, Rengstorf) 122/12-1
2: Stormin Hong Kong (L. Fuentes, Richard) 122/2-1
3: Name rejected (Valenzuela, Flores)122/8-1
4: Doctor K (Quinonez, Padilla)122/5-1
5: Give them Heck Beck (Hernandez, Silva Jr.) 122/12-1
6: Lone Soldier (Wade, Diodoro) 122/7-2
7: Sea to Success (Chirinos, Robertson)122/3-1
STORMIN HONGKONG should be able to have a good trip with several horses wanting to take the lead early. If he can sit behind the speed, relax, and have a late run, he can visit the winner’s circle. SEA TO SUCCESS begins for the Chirinos/Robertson team who hit 36% and had races last fall in California that would win that. LONELY PRIVATE was last claimed by Diodoro in Oaklawn, which usually results in immediate improvement.
9 7½ stadiums on grass. Open. 3 years and over. Optional claimant allowance: $75,000. Scholarship: $35,000.
#: Horse, Jockey, TrainerWeight/Odd
1: Saint Charles (Lopez, Biehler)119/15-1
2: Pure Rocket (Wade, Williams) 119/9-2
3: The Green Crusader (I. Hernandez, Berndt)119/5-1
4: Lochmoor (Harr, Riecken) 119/6-1
5: Next Trip (H. Hernandez, Wong)119/8-1
6: Chrome King (Garcia, M. Hernandez) 119/2-1
7: The City at Night (Lara, M. Hernandez)119/3-1
CITY AT NIGHT has already proven its affinity for grass with a victory and three seconds. Will use the outside post to see how the run develops, then use his versatile running style to attack when needed. CHROME KING is “the other” Hernandez in the race but prefers to come from behind and may have to knock down his barn mate. NEXT JOURNEY starts for the high percentage Wong barn and already has a nice turf win under his belt.
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