I have a couple potential singles, and interestingly none of yours match mine. I have all of yours in the mix, though... i just can't stand on Harvard Avenue alone (even though he's clearly the one to beat.) The race off the layoff was just OK. Will use him equally with Buckland Manor who may love the Cushion and a small backup on Gotaghostofachance who if he's right is the equal to the others and is training up a storm, however given the trainer's record off the long layoff i expect this to be a conditioning run only.
R4: #3 Ferndale Sal: Was 4 wide in his last but only missed by 2 as the 2nd choice and wheels back 6 days later, was in for $80K but drops back to his proper level of $50K.
R5: #5 I B Bad: Is simply 3-4 lengths better than the rest of this field, a legit $12,000 horse, so unless he's completely crippled he'll lap this group of ragtags. Not a fan of singling in a 13 horse field but the rest of these are $5K Los Alamitos types.
R6: #3 Jump Rope Girl: Drops from MSW (As a few others are) after nearly wiring the field down the hill at SA (almost impossible to do) after getting the 6F in 1:08, steaming fast for 2YO's on that course. Looks to be the only early speed in here.
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