Interesting take, the rail makes it tough on Ricardo. If he try's to run with Bluegrass Flag on the inside he'll probably get cooked or if he sits pocketed up he'll have to hope to get pace pressure.

R7: I thought CB & TAP horses were worth taking a shot against with #8 Sal the Turtle, made a wide middle move into fast pace on a day you wanted to be on the rail last time. 3rd place finisher from that race came back to run 2nd in the Bay Shore on a questionable rail. #10 Pat on the Back was a little interesting on the cutback and should get a ton of pace.

R8: Absolute war, #3 Eye Love Lulu chased a fast pace on a dead inside last time and was best on the wire over #8 Weekend Hideaway who was with the track but didn't have a dandy trip either breaking the race open with a 4w mid-move. #5 Diversify MOTO and my other A, many long-shot plodders with chance that I threw in as backups.

R9: Another spread race in a showdown between NY's favorite turf milers. #3 Get Jets has a strong finish if they go at it up front (not sure what Jose is going to do with King Kreesa since she needs the lead, not as fast as Macagone). 1/2/3/8/10

R10: One longshot i'll mention is #4 Tiznow's Smile coming off a better than looked effort last time, shuffled back to nearly last down the back stretch and had to come 6w turning for home behind a crawling pace. Charlie means business when his horses work fast in the A.M. (see Final Chapter in the Affirmed Success on opening day). He paired his 2yo top off the layoff and i'm hoping for an explosion 2nd off the bench. Using all of 1/3/4 and a little 7.