Stakes
<\/FONT>A mile and one sixteenth
Fast Dirt
$35,000
Fillies and mares, 3 years old<\/SPAN><\/P>
<\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/P> <\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/P> After taking two weeks off to cover the Bluegrass Derby and a slew of Graded races last week, Maverick is back with his regular coverage of PP1 \u00a0<\/SPAN>4\/1\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN>PULPITS TOLONO (PULPIT x FORTY NINER x RAINBOW QUEST) K Auzenne ( 49 – 3 – 3 – 12 – 6% ) Trainer: \u00a0<\/SPAN>marilyn847<\/I> No amateur to stakes competition, Pulpits Tolono<\/B> is starting in her 11th<\/SUP> stakes race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>However, her record in those 11 races is 0-2-1.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>This may be her best shot ever though at getting that elusive win.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her last race showed signs of significant improvement as she rated a career best 92 speed rating though she gave up the lead down the chute.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That race was a restricted allowance race but it may what she needs to get that level of confidence back up after so many losses.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With the odds so low on most of the other horses, this may be the best return for you and I\u2019ll lay my money down on her with an \u201cAcross the Board\u201d bet.\u00a0 <\/SPAN> PP2 \u00a0<\/SPAN>5\/2\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN>DESPERADO WISH (GONE WEST x DIXIELAND BAND x KEY TO THE MINT) M Olsen ( 255 – 46 – 31 – 32 – 18% ) Trainer: desperado4<\/I> Making her 5th<\/SUP> career start, Desperado Wish <\/B>trained by desperado4 <\/I>has improved in each start she has had but only broke the 90 speed barrier last time out in The Queen Bee Stakes \u2013Stk<\/U> where she finished 5th<\/SUP> out of 6 runners.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With only a handful of races under her belt it\u2019s hard to say at this point what she\u2019s capable of and she may surprise with a monster race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Breeding suggests a pure miler and she has shown that she can handle the distance. \u00a0<\/SPAN>Look for her to sit just off the pace and make a move down the stretch. \u00a0<\/SPAN> PP3 \u00a0<\/SPAN>5\/2\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN>HAWKFLY’S BRIDLE(IRE) (HAWK WING (IRE) x UNBRIDLED x GREEN DANCER) R Albert ( 65 – 5 – 7 – 7 – 8% ) Trainer:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>bombfly<\/I> Breaking out of gate #3, Hawkfly\u2019s Bridle(IRE) <\/B>is another contender looking to win her first stakes race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She posted a career best 93 speed rating three races back in a NW4L allowance race but she followed that up with two lackluster attempts in a stake and G-3 event.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Trainer bombfly <\/I>is hoping that his filly can bounce back to form and with a short and wide open field she may do just that.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Like most of the others in the race, she likes to sit mid pack before making a move but will have to catch the horse starting on her right. PP4 \u00a0<\/SPAN>9\/2\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN> ( C Trainer:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>pilgrim9 Normally you would hear me say that pace makes a race.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>However, even though Cape Cod Devil <\/B>is the only horse likely to challenge for the lead, her lack of real speed may still make for a slow enough pace for the others to sound the cavalry charge.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She\u2019s shown some good speed rating in her last few races and she may even catch a piece of the board but only the fact that we have a soft field and five horses gives her the odds she is receiving.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Even if she gets lucky, she\u2019s probably better suited in the allowance ranks. PP5 \u00a0<\/SPAN>2\/1\u00a0 <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN> (MEADOWLAKE x ALLEGED x M Buck ( 318 – 69 – 66 – 57 – 22% ) Trainer:\u00a0 <\/SPAN>kk1039<\/I> Morning line favorite <\/SPAN><\/STRONG> Maverick\u2019s Picks:![](\"http:\/\/www.flagline.com\/images\/patches\/mexico-flag.jpg\")
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