MODESTY HANDICAP 8th AP 1 3/16m (Turf) Grade III 3yo and up Fillies and Mares , Purse: $200,000. 5:25/( 4:25)/ 3:25/ 2:25 $2 Win / Place / Show / $2 Daily Double (8-9) / $2 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta,$0.10 Superfecta / $1 Pick 3 (races 8- 10),$0.50 Pick 5 (races 8-12) (15% takeout) # Horse ML Comments 5 Strathnaver 3/1 Daughter of Oasis Dream won the twelve furlong Bewitch Stakes at Keeneland two starts back and may not have cared for the soft turf when unplaced in the Sheepshead Bay Stakes at Belmont in her latest in May. Four-year-old has won two of her three starts since joining the barn of Graham Motion including one at this distance at Gulfstream in March. Barn wins with 25% of runners that have not raced for 46-90 days and with 14% in graded stakes and four-year-old can be running late and may surprise with Eddie Castro in the saddle. 6 Artemus Kitten 8/1 Five-year-old comes off a third place finish over a mile in a stakes at Indiana after a tough trip in mid-June and is first on BRIS Prime Power. Daughter of excellent turf sire Kitten’s Joy has won five of her fifteen starts on grass for trainer Mike Maker who wins with 21% of his runners on turf and who has won with 26% of his starters since the beginning of the year. Chestnut has some tactical sped and should not be far from the leaders from the start with Julien Leparoux aboard. 8 Colonial Flag 5/2 Filly comes off a third place finish in a Grade Three at Churchill in June when making her first start since November and has won three of her nine starts on turf. Daughter of Pleasant Tap won a Grade Three in Canada last year for trainer Michael Matz who wins w ith 16% of his runners second time off a layoff and who has won with 15% of his starters since the beginning of the year. Filly has some tactical speed and can be tracking the early leaders with Joe Rocco in to ride. 4 La Tia 4/1 Dark bay is first on BRIS Back Speed and earned top ranking on Early Pace Last Race when going gate-to-wire to win a statebred stakes here in mid-June in her second start of the year. Daughter of City Place will make her third start for trainer Armando De la ce rda who wins with 18% of his runners third time off a layoff and with 17% of his starters on grass and filly will likely be the one to catch with Constantino Roman retaining the mount. AMERICAN DERBY 9th AP 1 3/16m (Turf) Grade III 3yo, Purse: $200,000. 5:55/( 4:55)/ 3:55/ 2:55 $2 Win / Place / Show / $2 Daily Double (9-10) / $2 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta,$0.10 Superfecta / $1 Pick 3 (races 9- 11),$0.50 twinspires.com Late Pick 4 (races 9-12) # Horse ML Comments 3 Admiral Kitten 3/1 Son of Kitten’s Joy closed well but too late to catch today’s rival General Election in the Arlington Classic here over a mile and a sixteenth in late May while earning top ranking on BRIS Late Pace Last Race and now has a record of 4-1-3-0 on grass. Three-year-old is also first on Prime Power and is trained by Mike Maker who wins with 22% of his runners that have not raced for 46 -90 days and with 12% in graded stakes. Colt should appreciate the extra distance and should find a decent early pace to help his closing style turn the tables on his main rival with Julien Leparoux aboard. 2 General Election 4/1 Winner of the Arlington Classic in his latest in May in his first start on grass has been working well for Kellyn Gorder who wins with 24% of his runners that have not raced for 46-90 days. Son of Harlan’s Holiday, who is first on BRIS Current Class, gets turf in fluence in his pedigree being out of a mare by Kingmambo and can be running from off the pace again with Joe Rocco retaining the mount. 1 Procurement 9/2 Three-year-old did not get the best of trips when fifth in the Arlington Classic in his most recent start when racing for the first time since winning a stakes on turf at Santa Anita. Trainer Tom Proctor wins with 19% of his starters on grass and has won with 16% of his runners overall this year and son of Milwaukee Brew may be closer to the early pace today and be a contender late with Eddie Castro in the saddle. 7 Dorsett 8/1 Third place finisher in the Arlington Classic followed that run with a win in al allowance here last month and now has a record of 5-2-1-0 on grass. Son of 14% grass sire Artie Schiller is from the barn of Mike Stidham who has won with 26% of his runners at this meet and who wins with 21% that won their last start and three- year-old can be stalking the early leaders with E T Baird retaining the mount. ARLINGTON HANDICAP 10 th AP 1 1/4m (Turf) Grade III 3yo and up, Purse: $200,000. 6:25/( 5:25)/ 4:25/ 3:25 $2 Win / Place / Show / $2 Daily Double (10-11) / $2 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta,$0.10 Superfecta / $1 Pick 3 (races 10- 12) # Horse ML Comments 1 Keep Up 4/1 Son of Unbridled’s Song ended last year with a win in a Grade Three at Churchill and had bad luck in his first two starts of the year before winning a stakes here in June. Six-year-old has now won four of his six lifetime starts on grass and is trained by Alex Clarkson who wins with 18% of his starters on turf. Bay posted a five furlong work in 1:00 2/5 at Keeneland in the end of last month and can be running from off the pace with James Graham in the saddle. 7 Coalport 7/2 Improving four-year-old comes off a win in a stakes here in mid-June when winning his second start in a row and has now won four of his eleven starts on grass. Son of Kitten’s Joy is from the barn of Wayne Catalano who wins with 21% of his runners that won their last start and who has won with 36% of his starters at this meet. Chestnut is first on BRIS Current and Average Class Last 3 and, with some tactical speed, can be forwardly placed from the start with Channing Hill up. 2 Dullahan 3/1 Son of Even The Score is a dual Grade One winner on synthetic surfaces and comes off an unsuccessful trip to Dubai. Chestnut has hit the board in three of his five starts on turf and posted a five furlong work in 59 2/5 at Churchill six days ago for trainer Dale Romans who wins with 14% of his runners that have not raced for 90 days or more. Four-year-old can be running from off the pace with Kent Desormeaux regaining the mount. 6 Rahystrada 5/2 Nine-year-old comes off a fourth place finish in a Grade Two at Monmouth in June when earning top ranking on BRIS Late Pace Last Race in his second start of the year. Son of Rahy has won three of his six starts on the Arlington turf including this event last year for trainer Scooter Hughes who wins with 21% of his runners third time off a layoff. Gelding has some tactical speed and can be stalking the early leaders with Rosie Napravnik up. THE MAN o’WAR 9th BEL 1 3/8m (IT) Grade I 3yo and up, Purse: $600,000. ( 5:17)/ 4:17/ 3:17/ 2:17 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (9-11), Daily Double Wagers # Horse ML Comments 6 Boisterous 9/5 Horse for the course was a good second going nine furlongs on the synthetic at Keeneland in his first start off a five-month layoff. He came back on the turf last out at Monmouth Park and won going away in decent time. Shug McGaughey wins 25% against this stakes level and 24% first start after a win. By DISTORTED HUMOR (13% turf winners), he is out of a stakes-winning dam by COX’S RIDGE that won her turf debut. 1 Optimizer 2/1 Iron horse just missed two starts back when he was run down by his stablemate then came back here last out on a rain-softened course and was a good second behind a multiple grade one stakes winner. Son of ENGLISH CHANNEL (16% turf winners) is out of a dam by A. P. INDY (13% turf winners) that is a half-sister to grade one stakes winner FINDER’S FEE. 2 Speaking of Which 12/1 Raced well in Ireland last year where he won a group three stakes race going ten furlongs. He just missed in his American debut at Santa Anita last November then ran poorly in his next two starts. Christophe Clement wins 26% first start after a win and 21% with his turf starters. He draws inside for a covered-up trip and gets Jose Lezcano – 24% when he rides for Clement and 22% with his overall turf starters.