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Hawthorne Race Course

Handicapping Analysis
Sat December 16th, 2023

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Stakes Spotlight

Turfway Park Race 7

Post Time 7:55 PM CST
Analysis by Emily Gullikson

The Prairie Bayou stakes is a competitive event and while morning line favorite #7 WOLFIE'S DYNAGHOST fits as an individual, he does not hold a strong edge in this event and with today's contentious (Sun/58 SpeedRate) early pace that includes #2 OCEAN ATLANTIQUE. 

#9 CELLIST comes into this race with graded stakes form; a B OptixGRADE in the G3 Sycamore (G3) and TRAFFIC in the River City (G3) last month. #8 KITODAN also has strong form coming into this race and could be overlooked off the recent finishing positions. He earned a B- OptixGRADE in the Turf Cup (G2) racing X_BIAS at KYD, required SHORTER? in the Sycamore (G3) and finished with a strong CLOSE after a TROUBLE_S in the River City (G3) common race. #4 TIZ THE BOMB is winless on the year and off a long campaign, though has been competitive at times and in terms of OFR finds a softer par today.