TODAY’S PICKS

R1:7-8-4-5

R2: 4-1-3-5

#4 Street Party finished up strongly in his latest and galloped out in front; winner repeated, and this lightly raced sort still has upside… #1 La Houligan was clearly best in latest on the drop into claiming company and has generally kept better company; Compton-Paco combo winning at a 50% clip at DEL… The lightly raced #3 Eyes On the Ground enters in good form but has been helped by lively paces in last two that set up for late runners; may be closer to the pace today…

R3: 8-10-5-1

R4: 6-4-1-5

#6 Epic Warrior was a good second in her debut at Laurel Park — an effort significantly flattered when winner Trinty came back to gallop in allowance company… #4 Just Gia showed good speed before tiring in her bow, and two of three to run back graduated next out… #1 Time Is Good is by Life Is Good, off to a solid start at stud, and has some win-early underneath, too; trainer Clement has a 23% strike rate with 2yo firsters, and our only concern is that shipping a $475,000 yearling out of the barn’s New York base to run for half the purse of a NY maiden doesn’t feel like a big endorsement…

R5: 13-1-10-3

Off the turf

R6: 2-5-4-3

#2 Sound Bite has run well, albeit without winning, in two prior dirt tries, and in this shorter field, you wonder if he might be able to slip away… #5 Sir George just missed in a useful return to action last out after a five-month break and could move forward second time off the bench and with added ground; never worse than third in six career outings… #4 Tifosi has been gelded since a poor showing in the Smarty Jones, and his prior form was competitive…

R7: 1-7-6-4

Off the turf

R8: 1-6-2-5

WHO’S HOT: JOCKEYS

Yesterday… Five-pound apprentice Emanuel Rosario won twice with two-year-old maidens, both for trainer Gary Capuano. He took the first with Katz On Fire ($3.00) and the third with first-timer Vekoma Moon ($3.20)… In addition to Gary Capuano’s two wins, his son, Phil, also won one…

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