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Thumb_mb_headshot Matt Bernier , Belmont Park , 10/30/2017 , Race 7 - DRF Live Posted : Oct 28, 2017, 3:31 PM

Off Limits the horse to beat in Athenia; possible pace-play alternative

If OFF LIMITS (7) runs the race she ran most recently in the Noble Damsel, she's going to win. Period. If you're taking a more skeptical stance, it can be argued that she's only run a truly fast race once, and if you strip that race from her PPs she doesn't have any real edge on this field.

My crazy idea as an alternative is JUNO (4) for Neil Drysdale. Juno has legitimate early gas, and her race at Laurel most recently should be dismissed; she stumbled badly and was forced to chase the pace rather than contest it. Prior to the Laurel race, she'd been facing the likes of Cambodia and Enola Gray in her prior two starts; if Juno breaks alertly, there's no reason to think she can't be dangerous at a big price turning for home. She's currently 18-1 with 10 minutes to post.

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