A partly sunny day for the 10-race card exclusively on Tapeta, which was quick for morning works.
The featured $100K Ballade Stakes is the first leg of the Cross-Country Pick 5. Nine-year-old Scotty's Model will try to win the six-furlong sprint for Ontario-sired distaffers for the second year in a row. She has worked just once since shipping back here in mid-April from Gulfstream, where she was ninth in a G3 turf stakes in her only start this year March 2.
The fast-working Summer Sunday is eligible to run big in her second start off a sabbatical. Silent Sonet was winter-raced over middle distances, and the cold-weather expert seems dicey on the turnback. The speedy Without a Doubt was supplemented by trainer Ralph Biamonte, who won a race yesterday. Brookies Bear was scratched and re-entered tomorrow. Blurricane won the '17 Ballade.
The Jackpot Hi 5 carryover is $47K for the 10th, a wide open NW2 OS/$40K claimer.
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