Mountaineer DD's 2/20

Muddy track. Could be a front runner's evening.

One thing I've noticed for the past couple weeks about the Mountain is that horses with layoffs have been doing lousy, regardless if they're the class of the field. The reason could be that it's too dam cold up there to train 5K claimers properly. The trainers appear to be using the majority of their time preparing for the higher purses. Look for recent works or freshening races.