Handicapping: Grade III Penn Mile tops “Friday Night Lights; Full-Card Selections

By Rick Francis —-

A week before heading to beautiful Saratoga and the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes, we’ll head south a bit to Grantville Pa. for a Friday night stakes special from Penn National Race Course and the running of the Grade 3 Penn Mile over what should be a firm turf. This contest for 3-year-olds is one of six stakes on the card with value to be had in each.

Race 6) 1 Mile Turf. Purse $400,000. Penn Mile S.. FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS Post Time 7:45 EDT

10) Trikari (Motion/Rispoli); colt out of Oscar Performance enters having won 3-of-4, the last a clearing victory in the G2 American Turf at Churchill Downs. Jockey Rispoli is on a bit of graded stakes roll having won two Grade 1’s over Memorial weekend.

4) First World War (Walsh/Dettori); winner of the Grade 3 Kitten’s Joy two back, exits a disappointing effort in the G3 Transylvannia, a career worse finish. Rested and saddled with new rider in Dettori, War Front colt looks to rebound.

6) Please Advise (Gulyas/Castellano); finished up from well back to show last out in the English Channel run at Gulfstream; strong work suggests an exotics finish.

2) Good Lord Lorrie (Gulyas/Prat); a perfect 2-for-2; bullet work at the Spa in prep for this; do not overlook!!!

Selections: 10, 4, 6, 2

FULL CARD SELECTIONS First post 5pm EDT

Race 1) 4, 6, 3, 1

Race 2) 1, 6, 7, 5

Race 3) 10, 5, 6, 8

Race 4) 5, 11, 1, 4, 3

Race 5) 7, 9, 10, 3, 12

Race 6) 10, 4, 6, 2

Race 7) 8, 9, 6, 5

Race 8) 6, 4, 3, 2

Race 9) 7, 8, 5, 6

Race 10) 2, 1, 3, 4

Race 11) 5, 3, 1, 2