Earn 10X points for every dollar bet at Laurel Park this Friday, Jan. 17, as part of 1/ST Rewards’ ongoing promotion to ring in the New Year. Consider earning some of those points with a wager on the late Pick 3 that features a 6F allowance, a $62,000 optional claiming race at 5-1/2F and a maiden claimer at 1-1/16 miles for fillies and mares.
LRL 7th race (3:31 p.m. EST) -- MOR MOR MOR sprinted to a clear lead after a bumpy start and widened to win by 7-1/4 lengths in her first start on dirt and for trainer Claudio Gonzalez, whose runners excel off the claim. Her winning time was 1/5 of a second faster than an $8,000 starter allowance for the boys on the same card. BE INSPIRED won at odds-on in her debut, then returned to the main track for a 7F allowance last out. She checked at the start, bid to a brief stretch lead and held third behind hard-hitting winner Next Girl (5-15, $159k).
LRL 8th race (4:02 p.m. EST) -- POCKET SAND surged late to catch stakes-placed speedball Trudox Dahlia in her debut at this distance, then romped in an 6F entry-level allowance, albeit against six rivals who have yet to earn better than a 49 Beyer speed figure. She can move forward again in this barn and gets top billing as a result. But there remains many possibilities in a field that features Maryland Million Lassie winner SHKHARA FIRE, Todd Pletcher-trained debut winner PRANCING SPIRIT and IN MY MEMORIES, who shortens up for her second start off the claim for a 27-percent route-to-sprint barn with a 5/2-2-1 sprint record and $54k in earnings intact. But with room to spare on the Pick 3 ticket, hit the “ALL” button in this leg.
LRL 9th race (4:43 p.m. EST) -- DRINK DEEPLY gets class relief, gets Lasix and could get away from this field on the front end. In her lone dirt route try, she set a clear pace while off the rail and got caught by a 6-to-5 first-time starter who finished third in a $100k optional claiming race next out. GOOD GIRL LENA worked out a good trip but finished third behind the dueling leaders in a 5-1/2F sprint. She is joined in her first route attempt by uncoupled stablemate TREASURETHEMOMENT, a non-factor in two starts thus far. Like them or not, their inclusion on the Pick 3 ticket is a reflection of trainer John Robb who – get this – is 15-for-26 in maiden claiming races in the last year.
Suggested 50-Cent Ticket
LRL 7th Race: 6, 8
LRL 8th Race: ALL
LRL 9th Race: 2, 3, 7
Cost: $21
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