Handicapper Tips & Picks

Not a great race to kick off the day but means there could be some value in here. Wilma Mankiller could wire the field but the class drop off what wasn't a bad race scares me off a short price. Her Time Is Now has a mixed bag of drills leading to the debut. Maybe we get a price out of Getoutofmykitchen. She shortens in distance off a race where she showed speed and races for the second time out with Lasix and blinkers. Maybe a spot to improve.

This spots seems to have a decent amount of early pace. With that being said, the class drop into a winning spot for Future Victory makes sense. He ran well against allowance company over this course two back and takes the blinkers back off. Loring Park just also be running on late.

Gita's Lad scratched out of a spot where he figured on Friday for this shorter field.  He has been incredible over this track throughout his career and his tactical speed will put him in a perfect spot to contend the entire way.

This is a wide open race with what appears to be a decent amount of early pace. Both Lady Atlantic and Indawin raced into some traffic trouble last out and each could improve in here. Let's see if we can catch a price.

Not a ton of consistency in this group but some that have been better on the grass. Lawmaker has improved in his last couple and with the stretch in distance figures to show speed with E.T. in the saddle.

The battle of two of the best in Minnesota comes to Chicago as both Love the Nest and Dosctor Oscar are very talented three-year-olds.  Love the Nest ran a huge race in victory last out as the only horse who made a wide closing move to win on a day where inside speed was dominant. Doctor Oscar is very fast from the gate but looks to possibly face some early challenges.

Reaching a little here but may be worth a shot as Readthecliffnotes has shown versatility throughout his career. While his best races have been at two turns, he has competitive sprints that figure. He was all heart last out despite coming off a year-long layoff on the grass as the 6 1/2 furlong distance may be enough for him to rally late.

So hard to determine what kind of price we get on River Cactus as he returns to the Manley barn. He has a ton of back class but isn't being asked for too much in here off the claim. The fact that Manley went to Iowa to get this one back shows how he feels about the horse though.