Race Selections: Grade II Azeri Stakes

By Rick Francis —-

OAKLAWN PARK

Race 7) Grade 2 Azeri Stakes F&M 1&16th Miles Post Time 4:21 CDT

5) Elate (Mott/Ortiz, J.) multiple Grade 1 winner makes her first start since a hard knocking second last August in the G1 Personal Ensign. Her style suggests she may want longer but after this extended break this may prove to be the perfect distance.

2) Midnight Bisou (Asmussen/Smith) filly loves the route having won all five of her attempts; she’ll also find to her liking of the absence of one Monomoy Girl.

6) Shamrock Rose (Casse/Cohen) F&M Sprint champ stretches out for the first time September, and with a one across the board record at the route, she’ll factor.

Selections: 5, 2, 6