Another 11-race card with multiple stakes on another gorgeous, sunny day. Lane 2 and good (9.7 GS) for the turf.
Except for Tiz a Slam, all the leading routers on the grounds will line up in the G3 Seagram Cup, which Melmich won last year by a nose over archrival Are You Kidding Me. Stretch-runner Melmich has been compromised by slow paces while finishing second in each of his last five outings, most recently in the G3 Dominion Day to Tiz a Slam, who came back to take the G2 Nijinsky on turf. He has some speed to chase in the form of Shakhimat and Decorated Soldier, and could put an end to his "seconditis" if those two longshots link up in a duel.
The heavily-favored Woodbine Oaks winner Dixie Moon figures to rebound off her poor Queen's Plate showing in the third leg of the Canadian Triple Tiara, the $225K Wonder Where Stakes. In her turf debut, Avie's Mineshaft could be the main threat in the 10-furlong event.
No place or show wagering on the five-horse Wonder Where.
The Jackpot Hi 5 carryover is $295K for the finale. The NW3 OS allowance/$40K sprint has a vulnerable favorite, Rosemere, who's always overbet and doesn't always fire her best shot.
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