Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Aug. 24

Race One:

1st: #2 BANDITOFTHEPRAIRIE – broke his maiden going two turns on the dirt at Tampa Bay Downs then came back here four months later and rallied from just off the pace. He went gate to wire last out in fast time and moves up in class.

2nd: #5 STRANGE ARRANGE – won his first two starts here against similar company then missed by a length against these. Last out, he dropped down in class and won easily and now moves back up in class off the claim by Ron Potts.

3rd: #3 CHOCOLATE PHILLING – broke his maiden going two turns here in fast time then came back two starts later and won again.

 

Race Two:

1st: #3 RUN LAUGHING – won her last two starts in 2020 then was off for 21 months. Amazingly, she returned here and won going away from post nine going 5 1/2 furlongs, and since she was not claimed, she comes back against the same level.

2nd: #5 DANCE OR STROLL – horse for the course has won 12 times here and has been in the money all five starts this year. She won then finished second and third in her last two starts. Shelly Radosevich wins 18% with her claiming starters.

3rd: #4 GET SASSY – drops down in class off some solid efforts against better company.

 

Race Three:

1st: #6 ONE MORE KELLY – broke her maiden going two turns here as the 4-5 favorite then was a good third going six furlongs. Daughter of Not This Time stretched back out to two turns last out and was a close second in very fast time.

2nd: #3 HEAVENLY PRAISE – romped by seven lengths as the odds-on favorite going six furlongs here second start off the layoff, and the daughter of Arrogate, out of a dam by Bernardini, is bred to the nines to get two turns.

3rd: #2 MORE RANSOM (scratched) – broke her maiden last out going six furlongs and stretches out to two turns for Tim Girten.

 

Race Four:

1st: #5 TRACKER JACKER – was showing high speed on the turf against better before shipping here and dropping down to this maiden claiming level and missed by a length. Maria Bowersock wins 19% of first starts out of her barn.  

2nd: #1 NOT SHY – after failing against better, she dropped down to this maiden claiming level and was a good second as the even-money favorite. She raced evenly without excuse last out and now draws the rail with Pablo Morales.

3rd: #8 GO G G GO – at least she had a nice three-furlong prep for this and gets Gaddiel Martinez back aboard.

 

Race Five:

1st: #3 DAME OF MALTA – returned off a 20-month layoff on the turf at Delaware Park and showed good pace to the final yards. That was with first-time Lasix, and she tries Tapeta for Arnaud Delacour, who wins 15% of second starts off the layoff.

2nd: #5 SPRING MAGIC – tries Tapeta off a series of decent turf races at four different tracks. Brendan Walsh is one of the sport's most underrated trainers, and he brings the daughter of American Pharoah to Presque Isle and gets leading rider Pablo Morales.

3rd: #1 DAKOTA DANCER – moves up in class off the claim by Kevin Rice. Daughter of Freud draws the rail and gets blinkers.

 

Race Six:

1st: #9 VAVITE – just missed here in her Tapeta debut against better company then came back against the same level and was beaten four lengths. Tim Hamm wins 33% with this class dropdown and 23% with his overall synthetic-track starters.

2nd: #2 RUNAWAY BREEZE – ran great here three starts back in a long sprint against open allowance foes then ran poorly at long odds against high-priced claimers. She raced evenly here last out and now drops down in class and distance.

3rd: #5 CANCAN SAREE – took her 11 tries to break her maiden then she came back and ran third against these.

 

Race Seven:

1st: #6 CROWLEY’S WAR – ran poorly going two turns here two races in a row but woke up with a good second going six furlongs. He romped last out in very fast time and now stretches back out to two turns for Glenn Wismer, who wins 19% short to long.

2nd: #5 LIGHTNING CHARLIE – went gate to wire two starts back in his first try going two turns. He weakened some last out against allowance foes for Randy Russell, who wins 13% with his route runners and 16% with Alberto Burgos.

3rd: #7 KEYSTONE HANK – was a game third going two turns for the first time then broke his maiden going six furlongs.

 

Race Eight:

1st: #11 SNAKERATTLEANDROLL – ran well in his first two starts here against the same course and distance. Claimed two starts back, he just missed last out in his first start off the claim by Ed Rojas, who drops him back down in class.

2nd: #4 DECEIVER – was no match for the top choice last out then was third two back in his Tapeta debut. His prior starts were either dirt or turf, and at least they came against better company. Walber Alencar rides — 23% with his route mounts.

3rd: #10 NIP OF BOURBON – his last effort kind of came out of nowhere but if he can repeat it, he could get a piece of this.