We’ll divert from our usual pattern analyzing the best race(s) on the card and concentrate on an escapee from out Horse to Watch list.
Solomons Gold (9-2) impressed last out showing an excellent turn of foot when dropped to this level. However, those all-out speed tactics is seldom successful o All-Weather surfaces.
Trainer Larry Bates enters his charge back on a main track here which generally is kinder to speed. This maiden actually make that surface switch twice before and would up second in each try.
Today’s added furlong should help him gain early command as he exists a live race that has produced a next-out winner from two starters and worked the fastest three furlongs of all workers the week of Feb 21.
Check out his run on FEB 2, Race 2 here and see if you agree with our assessment. Javier Castellano, who takes the call, apparently does.
Taking Solomons Gold to win, no price restrictions, and key boxing exactas with Catchhimandfreehim (5-2 with Irad and ship-in Glenholme (4-1), adding Minella (6-1) to the trifecta mix.
