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Windy City Turf Classic G1

Grade I / Group 1*CPU – Purse : $750,000
Restricted to 3 Year Olds and Older
10 Furlongs | ~2000 Meters | One Mile and One Quarter | Firm Turf
Illinois (IL) – Saturday, August 12, 2023 — 3:00:00 PM EST

1BLAZER PLOWEDGB4Gsimsters18E Cerda18572%$432,619101.0010/1
Solid recent Grade/Group form at distance range. Very good winning strike rate. Rated 10/1 to win first G1.
2SHELBY’S JOYKY4Mdochman6D Givins16675%$299,30212.0015/1
Very good recent ratings around distance range. Consistent and could find this class beyond him.
3HEART’S RAGEJPN4Ggiven2ndchancesQ Cassell181183%$1,356,380184.0011/1
Terrific horse and recent G1 winner with outstanding speed ratings.
4RATHLIN ISLANDKY4Mxpansion9W Cahill18778%$529,867109.008/1
Progressing nicely to a potential Grade 1 win. Rated 8/1 to take out this race. Great chance.
5VIDAR STARIRE4Mdaniel5J Ledwith13577%$342,74966.0011/1
Patiently prepared and looks a marginal chance.
6AKR ITZ NOWKY5MfreddurstD White18556%$212,92019.0017/1
Consistent career race record around distance range and up in class. Never say never. Unlikely here.
7PALLAS ATHENEIRE5Mtulloch3D Ledwith23870%$389,96852.0010/1
Good race record around ungraded stakes formline. Rated 10/1 for this affair.
8GOLDEN JULYENG5GfdllodgedJ Dawg26746%$5,781,062200.0012/1
Multiple Group 1 winner but hasn’t won for a while. Making US debut hopefully the sea-change helps. Place chance.
9PIERRO CRYAUS5Gchops271L Radzinski19779%$3,550,016272.005/1
Great durable horse with multiple Group 1 wins at distance range. Winning chance.
10DROP YOUR SEEDSENG5MebroM Walker23857%$875,43468.008/1
Very good recent form and returning for second shot at the race. Well rated to win.
11BLOW OFF STEAMGB4Gbeerkeg17R Hansen19458%$1,108,37295.0012/1
Consistent recent runs without winning at distance range. Unlikely to break losing run.
12BLODWOLFFR5MfairhavenR Cerda21671%$1,990,74084.009/1
Very good horse and solid form around distance range. Value runner.
13CALLED HIM NAMESKY4MdarkdancerA Jolly19884%$448,02836.5015/1
Super race record and looking to make it three in a row. Long shot to win.
14HIGH AND IN DENIALAUS4GbushmonsteD Viz16762%$413,64260.009/1
Very good race record and solid front runner. If conditions favour he can run away with this.

TOP FOUR – 1. Heart’s Rage 2. Pierro Cry 3. Rathlin Island 4. High And In Denial LONG SHOT – 13 Called Him Names

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