• CARRYOVERS: None
• POST TIME: 12:20 P.M.
• NUMBER OF RACES: 8

RACE 1: 2-4-5-1

#2 Kerness K feels a bit more vulnerable than usual in here, as he’s really had to work for it in his last couple — last time out, he appeared done on the far turn — but he does have a nose for the wire and a six-race win streak, so he’s hard to ignore… #4 Rad Paisley beat similar last out, but that was way back in September; if ready to run, he can contend here, and note zippy bullet move 6/4 that was four-fifths faster than any other work at the distance… #5 Just Relax will start for the third consecutive Saturday if he runs in this spot; gave Kerness K all he wanted two back…

RACE 2: 1-6-2-3

#1 Bold Statement ran on willingly enough to be third in latest, but it wasn’t a great outing from a 3-5 favorite; first time in the Simone barn and attracts visiting rider Leparoux… #6 Little Jerry makes his career debut for trainer Mike Gorham; he’s by good sire Street Sense and seems to have been working well enough, though the barn’s runners usually need a start or two before firing best shot… #2 Party On Rufus stuck with it willingly in latest when second to a 3-5 class dropper and finished ahead of our top choice two back…

RACE 3: 6-3-4-5

We’ll take a bit of a swing with #6 Masen, who gets blinkers off after a very troubled outing in latest; drawn outside here, a positive, and has better efforts to return to… #3 Old Town Road beat nickel rivals the last time he saw them and has mostly kept better company… #4 Float On has been in the triple three straight, including a win…

RACE 4: 3-1-8-6

RACE 5: 7-6-3-2

Formful #7 Reverend Moon clobbered beaten rivals two back in front-running fashion and last out ran a sneaky-good race when 80-1 versus the likes of win machine Kerness K; this guy had his head in front turning for home before running out of steam and now is spotted more appropriately… #6 Megan’s Honor didn’t run all that well in last up at MTH but now cuts back to preferred sprint distance… #3 Guaio has better to run back to…

RACE 6: Christiana Stakes

2-1-3-8

#2 Soloist has been wide in most of her trips, but drawn inside today, she has a chance to save some ground and make a run; her fourth in the Jessamine was very good despite a wide journey, and she makes her third start off the bench here… #1 To a Flame has kept the right sort of company and been in contention late in her last couple… #3 Scratch It will need to step it up in here, but anything like the morning line of 8-1 on a Brad Cox trainee at DEL is probably worth a gander, as Cox is 4-for-12 in recent years at the track… #8 Tideoftime came running late in her last, which has turned out to be a good heat: five of six to run back have finished in the exacta next out…

RACE 7: 4-3-2-5

Useful return to action for #4 Onyx Ten, as the 3-time stakes winner wore down rivals to win last out over the strip; likely to pass on stake at LRL for this spot and should sit just off the speed; Capuano barn has a strong record second off the bench… #3 Java Tales is lightly raced enough to have some upside and might be speed of the speed… #2 Pachelbel has kept good company and proven competitive…

RACE 8: Kent Stakes

5-1-4-3

Top choice #5 Turf Star closed sharply to win the Jimmy Murphy on the Preakness undercard last out, prevailing by zipping the last quarter mile in 22.38 seconds; Ruiz maintains the mount, and this one could be sitting on a move forward… #1 Chambersville was outside throughout in latest but should be able to save some ground in this contest… #4 Zeppelin has run a bunch of good races against tough company without getting the money, gets blinkers on for this contest… #3 McCready hasn’t run a bad race yet, and last out he threw down a fast opener, relaxing mid-race, then running a fast fourth quarter to open up the margin, and then hung on to win; that he’s won going farther than this trip is a plus, and if you go back to last October, he owns a win over the surface…