Race Selections: Grade 3 Maryland Sprint

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Race 10) 6 Furlongs. Maryland Sprint S. Grade III. Purse $150,000 THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD.

Post Time: ( 4:05)/ 3:05/ 2:05/ 1:05

9) Long Haul Bay (Brown/Franco), Grade 3 Bay Shore winner exits a solid win over fellow New York-breds; with a last out winner trainer Chad Brown hits at 27 percent.

5) Switzerland (Asmussen/Santana), winner of three straight makes his third start for Steve Asmussen; broke his maiden in similar sloppy conditions that he’ll face here.

4) Lewisfield (Runco/Bocachica), Maryland-bred has finished out of the money and has won five of seven career starts with four of those victories coming at today’s distance.

2) Heartwood (Chapman/Geroux), his win in the Keeneland slop two back gives him a shot here.

3) Red Dragon Tattoo (Guerrero/Ortiz, J), set fractions he couldn’t sustain in the Grade 1 Carter last out and faded to the rear; this isn’t the Grade 1 Carter.

The field from the rail out:

1) Sonny Inspired (Schoenthal/Quinonez)
2) Heartwood (Chapman/Geroux)
3) Red Dragon Tattoo (Guerrero/Ortiz, J)
4) Lewisfield (Runco/Bocachica)
5) Switzerland (Asmussen/Santana)
6) Irish Colonel (Lynch/Vargas)
7) Laki (Dilodovico/Karamanos)
8) Fellowship (Decker/Acosta)
9) Long Haul Baby (Brown/Franco)

Selections: 9, 5, 4, 2, 3