Handicapper Tips & Picks

The turf has played very evenly through the first couple of days of grass racing. It will be firm for the Thursday card. 1-MEMPHIS PRAYER should get the right pace setup ahead of him. The inside draw benefits with the short run to the turn as he should be flying late. 7-GATE CREW likes the grass but often comes up just short, with seven runner-up efforts on turf. Expect him to sit back early as well and close late. 10-COMMAND CENTRAL is another that will be well back early. He also can pick up the pieces in the lane.

With 2-BERTRADA and 6-SWEET FRAULEIN expected to take a lot of action, 3-CAIRO SUMMER could be the sleeper in here. She turns back to the dirt and to a sprint. She has won at the distance and picks up Mojica in the saddle. 6-SWEET FRAULEIN is the expected pace of the race. She cleared last out and wired the field. She will likely be sent for the top once again. 2-BERTRADA has to hope that Niff challenges Sweet Fraulein early. If she does, then this one should be able to rate and come rolling in the lane.

A good amount of early pace should set things up for 1-TIMEHASCOME to come rolling late. He rallied after a slow start last out and will be best off to sit back early and close in the lane. 6-DEORA STORE likely gets a similar trip. He drops back a notch in class and has been a god fit with Tavares in the saddle. 4-TEA AFTER BALLET is another that could sit back early and charge in the stretch. He doesn't like to win but could be picking up the pieces late.

Another race with a lot of pace.1-JEMEZ FALLS was in too tough after stepping up off the claim last out. She drops to a spot where she figures prominently. 2-BELLS OF JOY is just 1 for 29 in the win column but with 11 combined 2nd and 3rd place efforts she should be closing to get into the mix underneath. 5-STAR OF TOMORROW has faced tougher at Oaklawn. The only concern is that she was claimed out of the victory last out and the claim was voided.

3-GET NONE is the deserving favorite and will be heavily bet. She loves the grass and this distance. Trying to get creative to see if 10-RARE ACTION ATTACK can pull off the upset. The outside isn't a bad place to be in turf sprints as she ran well over this course last fall. 8-GO STORMIN GIRL likely settles closer early in here. She figures to tuck in right behind the leaders and get the jump on the closers late.

Tough trip last out for 1-FABRICATOR as he was hung wide early and just raced evenly late. With the move back to the sprint and the inside draw, a ground saving trip should have him running late. 5-GUST OF WIND closed nicely last out and just ran out of real estate. The added sixteenth helps but he will need pace to chase. 2-BLACK RUSSIAN only had one work heading into the route last out. He turns back in distance for his second start of the meet and should improve.

The post may be tough but it is likely full send for 1-GETTIN DOWN in here. As long as she is able to clear early, they may never catch her. 6-IZZY'S MONSTER is intriguing as she closed some ground in a turf sprint in Minnesota last summer. She may be able to pick up the pieces late. 10-BLAME NELLIE ships over from Indiana for this race. She will also likely settle and close but runs for top connections.