Friday, August 12, 2011

Gr1 turf action this weekend ("Turf Wars" - DRF)

4 Gr-1 races tomorrow incl. Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes at Sar and the Million, Beverley D., and Secretariat all at Arlington. all are routes, and all on turf.

In the $500K Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes, the DRF race of the day, 1&1/2mi (2400m) on the inner turf (3 turns) at 5.45 ET, it's a field of 8 and IHS v1.2 picks 5-1-7-2-4. #5 is the up&coming Boisterous (4/1 ML), tr by Shug Mcaughey {stable has been on fire at the Spa meet), with Johny V. up. 1st start at this distance. 2nd pick is last year's Belmont winner Drosselmeyer, so distance won't be a concern for him though has been racing on dirt. RESULT: 8-3-6-7

Then 1/2 an hour later at 6.15 ET, it's the $1M Arlington Million, over 1&1/4mi (2000m) in Chicago. A field of 10 lining up this year and IHS v1.2 picks 1-5-2-7-3. #1 Rahystrada, now 7 yo, 4th last year, 12/1 in the morning line. Trained by Scooter Hughes in Lexington KY and to be ridden by Sheldon Russell; was 4th last year. RESULT: 7-5-3-9-1

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