Rick Francis – Handicapping

By Rick Francis —- RACE 9), 5½ Furlongs. (Turf) Smart N Fancy S. Purse $100,000 FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD Post Time: ( 5:40)/ 4:40/ 3:40/ 2:40 Paquita Coqueta (1), after setting quick but sensibly fast fractions, she faded badly here in the Caress;...

By Rick Francis —- Race 11), 1‚ Mile. Travers S. PRESENTED BY NYRA BETS. Grade I. Purse $1,250,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS Post Time: ( 5:44)/ 4:44/ 3:44/ 2:44 Cloud Computing (1), Brown/Castellano; Preakness winner battled into the Jim Dandy stretch but weakened to finish last...

By Rick Francis —- Race 10), 1„ Mile. Albany S. Puquezrse $250,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS NEW YORK STATE-BRED Post Time: ( 6:23)/ 5:23/ 4:23/ 3:23 ADVANCED FORECAST: Becoming Sunny, High 74 Low 49 Dynamic Prime (1), Weaver/Maragh; worked a bullet here on the 17th, however...

By Rick Francis —- Race 8), 1† Mile. (Turf) John’s Call S. Purse $100,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD Post Time: ( 5:02)/ 4:02/ 3:02/ 2:02 St. Louie (1), Maker/Saez; after winning two back at Belmont, 5-year-old weakened at the top of the stretch to finish a well...

By Rick Francis —- Race 8), 1„ Mile. Evan Shipman S. Purse $100,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD FOALED IN NEW YORK STATE AND APPROVED BY THE NEW YORK STATE BRED REGISTRY. Post Time: ( 5:02)/ 4:02/ 3:02/ 2:02 ADVANCED FORECAST: Mostly Sunny, High 87 Low 68. Governor...

By Rick Francis —- Race 9), Filles & Mares 1&1/8th Miles Post Time 5:40 EDT Verve’s Tale (1), Tagg/Ortiz, J; though winless this year, filly out of Tale of the Cat has finished in the money in all of her three starts at the distance,( 1 win, 2 places). Going...

By Rick Francis —- Race 9), 1‚ Mile. ™Alabama-G1 Alabama S. Grade I. Purse $600,000 FOR FILLIES THREE YEARS OLD. Post Time: ( 5:40)/ 4:40/ 3:40/ 2:40 ADVANCED FORECAST: Isolated Thunderstorms, High 83 Low 62. New Money Honey (1), 4-time Graded Stakes winner on the turf...

By Rick Francis —- Race 4), 5½ Furlongs. (Turf) Skidmore S. Purse $100,000 FOR TWO YEARS OLD Post Time: ( 2:40)/ 1:40/12:40/11:40 Mentality (1), Ward/Santana; out of Freud and then field’s lone filly, posted a hard earned gate-to-wire victory in her debut over the...