[For The Lead]

Today’s race is at 6 furlongs. It is a Starter Allowance. In order for a horse to qualify for this race it has to have started for a claiming price of $16,000 (or less) AND cannot have won two races lifetime.

#1 – line 2, a “+” race. I’ll excuse the last line for two reasons. (1) it is a route and today is a sprint (2) the track was sloppy. Although line 2 is a maiden win, the condition of today’s race is for horses that have never won two races. “Doc” would approve.
#2 – no line. Off it’s most two recent bad races, I see no reason to go back to line 3.
#3 – last line, a “+” race. This is the race that qualified the horse for today’s race. It was a $16,000 claiming race.
#4 – last line, a “+” race. This was the horse’s maiden win.
#5 – line 2, a “+” race. I’ll excuse the last line since it was a route race and today is a sprint race.
#6 – last line, a “+” race. Like the #3 horse, this is the race that qualifies this horse for today’s race. It was a $16,000 claiming race.

The winner, #5 paid $14.20, a nice price in a 6 horse field.