A partly cloudy day, without much wind, and a rare Sunday without a stakes feature.
Last year's leading jockey, Eurico Da Silva, is returning from a suspension that commenced at the beginning of the meet. He has considerable ground to make up on the current leader, Rafael Hernandez, who has scored with 20 of 52 mounts. Patrick Husbands and Gary Boulanger are tired for second with eight wins apiece. Husbands has a fat ROI of $3.18.
Remarkably, leading trainer Norm McKnight hasn't missed the board with 16 starters. His 10 for 16 record translates into a 62.5 win average, with an ROI of 3.39. Robert Tiller ranks second with 6 wins from 16 starters, and Mark Casse is 5 for 21, which includes a pair of stakes tallies.
McKnight has runners in four races today, including Bayerd and Giant Storm in the featured second-level optional claimer. Last year's Prince of Wales Stakes victor Cool Catomine is a longshot in the seven-furlong event.
No carryover in the Jackpot Hi 5, which was won outright yesterday, returning $24K.
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