Night Prowler (4) figures to attract support for Chad Brown as he drops in for the tag. It’s been a long time since this gelding won a race, but he’s been facing much tougher company in the majority of his starts since that victory. I wasn’t thrilled with his return from the layoff in July, but he has a right to move forward off that performance. He’s one to use, but he doesn’t necessarily scare me.

Breaking the Rules (1) interests me as he makes his initial turf start. This horse definitely has the pedigree to transition to turf, as a son of War Front out of a Phipps-bred female family that is full of turf influences. He’s shown some ability on dirt, but we’ve seen plenty of homebreds for this barn show their true potential once switched to the lawn. The only drawback with him is a potential lack of value.

The two horses exiting the 11th race on July 21 both deserve a look. Team Colors (5) got a great ride from Manny Franco that day, as he was able to save ground from the outside post position and rally up the inside in the stretch. 

MONSTER BEA (9) was not so lucky, as he had to go 4-wide when making his run around the far turn and never had a serious chance to get involved late in a race that mostly held together up front. Monster Bea is a horse that has always shown ability, but he got stuck in a rut for his previous connections, as his form seemed to tail off. The good news is that there aren’t any alarming layoffs to suggest he’s unsound – it just seems that he might have lost interest. Often these types of runners can be rejuvenated by a barn change, and Carlos Martin and Matthew Schera have made some shrewd claims over the past few years. Monster Bea figures to get some pace to close into this time with a few key speeds signed on, and the addition of blinkers could get him involved a bit earlier.