Lot of quality racing today.
Churchill Downs Race 9 • Iroquois Stakes (G3) • 2YO • 4:55 EST Let’s see if 9 Echo Again can back up his debut last month against graded stakes company.
Woodbine Race 8 • Seaway Stakes (G3) • Fillies & Mares 3YO+ • 4:55 EST Interesting that 5 Souper Sensational tries turf for the first time in this spot.
You can access free DRF Formulator PPs for the Woodbine Mile here. Today’s analysis was done pre-scratches.
Woodbine Race 9 • Woodbine Mile Stakes (G1) • 3YO+ • 5:35 EST My betting partners like to say that “Bill Buick isn’t hauling his ass across the pond to lose,” and that certainly rings true here. His mount today, the Charles Appleby-trained 5 Modern Games, is no cinch, but I’m not going to get cute and try to beat him. Instead, I’m going to get creative underneath. 10 Town Cruise won this race last year gate-to-wire and goes third off the bench today. Blinkers come off and he should be a factor. 3 Wakanaka is in fine form, finishing in the money in his last four starts, all graded stakes company. And I’d be remiss not to mention 2 Ivar, ridden by my man Joe Talamo. He’s 6-for-12 lifetime and should be rolling down the stretch with a late bid. There’s plenty of speed to run into here today.
Picks: 5-3-2-10
Best of luck!