Following significant rainfall this week, today's turf races (scheduled for lane 2) have been moved to the Tapeta on this sunny day, with an east wind.
Cousin Claire was scratched after Monday's sixth came off the turf, and the race ended up being scrapped due to inclement weather. It was reused today, and she's scratched again, which reduces the eighth to a five-horse field. The surface change should benefit stakes winner Blurricane and probable pacesetter Must Be Dreaming.
The Jackpot Hi 5 carryover is a whopping $256K for the 10th and final event, a $10K NW2 sprint. Court Battle is a candidate to lead all the way, but Starinthemaking could run big in his second start after an 11-month layoff. Southern Greatness is a longshot possibility.
The changes can be found at http://pro.drf.com/entries