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Before I get started here, I saw a name in the PP's that I recognized from a long time ago. The jockey on the 9 is Gary Boulanger. When I moved to the Seattle, WA area in 1988 and sometime before Longacres closed in 1992, Gary Boulanger dominated the jockey standings. That was well over 20 years ago. I know his son rides in So. Cal. I think he is from Alberta so Woodbine sounds about right. On to the race:
It looks like the speed is the 1, 6, and 7. The 6 can go 23.0 and based on the 45.3 and 1:09.3 in the last race, he should get an easy lead. Can anybody run him down? The two horses that are a possibility are the 5 and the 9. The 5 looks too late and too slow.
I'm left with the 6 and 9. The 6 might wire it but he's not a fighter. The 9 has never run a bad race and has run against sizzling in ternal fractions and can stay close.
The 9 is my choice to win the race.
Tim
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