FRIDAY,
MAY 15
LAUREL
BLACK-EYED
SUSAN DAY
SPOT
PLAYS
Race
7
#7
Hard Stance
Finished third behind a repeat
next-out winner in Colonial Downs career debut despite getting off to a bad
break and losing all chance at the start. Now seems well suited to this switch
to the turf in second start for a barn that is winning at a high percentage
this year including 20% with second-time starters. Trainer/jockey combination
along with award-winning apprentice Hazlewood wins 32% and the horse gets in
with 113 pounds in a field carrying 118-126 pounds. Huge overlay at 20-1 on the
morning line.
Race
13 – Black-Eyed Susan
#5
Braken Poppa
Plus
exacta box with #2 Ivy Girl
#5
Braken Poppa is a
Louisiana-bred making her first start against open company but looks talented enough
to handle this assignment based on her four straight wins including two stakes
wins in a row at Fair Grounds. Has the speed to lead and go all the way but
doesn’t even need the clear lead in order to win. Jose Ortiz rides for Steve
Asmussen.
Play
in exacta box with #2 Ivy Girl, who could bump up the value of your exacta
boxes at 15-1 odds on the morning line. Improving in leaps and bounds in every
recent start and is now 2-for-2 since adding blinkers including last time when
she overcame a terrible start to win a Laurel stakes race where she beat some
of these same horses.
FRIDAY,
MAY 15
LAUREL
RACE
1
7
Hit Zero 3-1
8
Bold Fact 5-1
1
Good Man Dan 10-1
RACE
2
11
Big Tankness 5-2
10
Without Borders 4-1
7
Built By Khozan 5-1
RACE
3
3 Lonesome Road 6-5
2 Derbyness 4-1
7 Statesman 6-1
RACE
4
8
Barzini 7-5
7
Noah Chance 9-2
1
Turbulent Force 12-1
RACE
5
7
Hard Stance 20-1 Live Longshot
13
Red Sea 5-1
5
Se Thar Barr 6-1
RACE
6
1
American Tapit 7-2 Best Bet
9
Resort 10-1
8
Daring Grace 9-2
RACE
7
7
McCullough 7-2
5
Sky’s Not Falling 8-1
8
King Size 3-1
RACE
8 – Miss Preakness Stakes
1
Little Miss Curlin 9-5
5
Tessellate 9-2
3
Lights Out Leni 5-2
RACE
9 – Hilltop Stakes
2
Ultimate Love 4-5
5
Brat Pack 8-1
3
Coach Mazzula 6-1
RACE
10 – Dupont Distaff
2 Margie’s Intention 1-1
6 Queen Azteca 5-1
8 Ourdaydreaminggirl 6-1
RACE
11 – The Very One Stakes
9
Les Reys 8-1 Upset Special
8
Sunna 6-1
5
Saturday Flirt 6-5
RACE
12 – PIMLICO SPECIAL
2
Navajo Warrior 5-2
6
Duke of Duval 5-1
4
Awesome Aaron 9-2
RACE
13 – BLACK-EYED SUSAN
5
Braken Poppa 7-2
2
Ivy Girl 15-1
10
My Miss Mo 7-2
9
A.P.’s Girl 5-1
RACE
14
6
Close the Gate 7-2
3
Tartabull 7-2
2
Street Party 9-2
7
Bala de Plata 3-1
