Pimlico: Field of ten fillies face-off in GII Black-Eyed Susan

By Rick Francis —-

PIMLICO

EXACTA; 50 cent TRIFECTA & 1st LEG BLACK-EYED
SUSAN-PREAKNESS DAILY DOUBLE / 10 cent SUPERFECTA / 50 cent
PICK 3 (RACES 11-12-13) / $300;000 GUARANTEE 50 cent PICK 4 (RACES
11-12-13-14) / $1.00 SUPER HIGH 5
Post Time: ( 4:48)/ 3:48/ 2:48/ 1:48
ADVANCED FORECAST: Rain Showers, High 63 Low 59

Race 11), 1&1/8th Mile. Black-Eyed Susan S. Grade II. Purse $250,000 FOR FILLIES, THREE-YEARS-OLD

Tell Your Mama (1), Hess/Castellano; tough spot for maiden to break through.

Midnight Disguise (2), Rice/Ortiz, I; opened career winning 4-of-5, however in last Midnight Lute filly raced wide throughout and finished a mid-pack fourth in Grade 2 Gazelle.Trainer Rice goes to first time blinkers, and that’s a 25 percent angle.

Coach Rocks (3), Romans/Saez; never got into the flow last out in Kentucky Oaks and finished well back.Gulfstream Oaks winner faces a softer field and conditions in this so look for a rebounding effort.

Red Ruby (4), Gorder/Lopez; faltered in the G3 Honeybee as the race favorite but two back, Tiznow filly swept past a short Washington field run over a very sloppy track; that helps her here.

Mihrab (5), Motion/Toledo; exits a solid driving win at Laurel, and this barn is too good to be overlooked at it’s current morning line.

C.S. Incharge (6), Romans/Leparoux; contended early but faded like the sun in the stretch of the Grade 1 Ashland. She’s another that’s got the skills and with wide-open track conditions keep your eye on tote-board.

Goodonehoney (7), Egan/Hamilton; Maryland-bred is a perfect 2-for-2 and exits a dominant victory at Laurel; obvious class-test but enters in top form.

Indy Union (8), Englehart/Ortiz, J; throw out her maiden win last October and she hasn’t been close length-wise; pass.

Sara Street (9), McLaughlin/Davis; battled gamely to stay on for second in Ashland, a contest tougher than this; a win threat.

Stakes On a Plane (10), Talley/Russell; gets first lasix after back-to-back fourth place efforts at Laurel; does own a win in what’s to be a sloppy go, so use in deep exotics.

Selections: 9, 2, 3, 6; Super High-5 play, add 10.