Placed in much tougher maiden races than this on the Turf at Churchill Downs and Aqueduct, NORTH DAKOTA looks to have a good opportunity. Shug McGaughey’s colt will be sharper for last month’s outing and current leading track jockey Antonio Gallardo takes over the reins today. The Happy Giant also drops in class but hasn’t raced since September while both Enjoy The Music and Winter's Wonder have placed at this level with the former less exposed and preferred. Idle Time is a newcomer to note in the betting for Christophe Clement’s in-form yard.
Enjoy The Music (USA) 9-2 (8-8) Tracked 3w,shifted 4wd, 3rd of 10, 9 1/2l behind Bye Bye Melvin (8-8) at Tampa Bay Downs 1m mdn gd in Dec.
North Dakota (USA) 11-2 (8-11) Bumped st, even effort, 5th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Golden Tapit (8-11) at Gulfstream 1m 1f mdn gd in Feb.
Tiz Light The Way (USA) 14-1 (8-8) Brushd brk,imprvd rail, 3rd of 6, shd behind Mobeatyabad (8-8) at Tampa Bay Downs 6f mdn fst in Feb.
Rionero (USA) 10-1 (8-8) Forward btw, empty,, 7th of 9, 14 1/2l behind Where's Oliver (8-8) at Tampa Bay Downs 1m mdn gd in Mar.
O Danny Boy (USA) 66-1 (8-8) Forward,pressed, empty, 6th of 9, 11 3/4l behind Where's Oliver (8-8) at Tampa Bay Downs 1m mdn gd in Mar.
Idle Time (USA) Into Mischief gelding out of Incentive.
Topsfield (USA) 45-1 (8-8) Hit gate,far back insd, 10th of 12, 13 1/2l behind King Ottokar (8-8) at Gulfstream 1m mdn gd in Jan.
Winter's Wonder (USA) 16-1 (8-8) Inside,shifted3w,split, 4th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Where's Oliver (8-8) at Tampa Bay Downs 1m mdn gd in Mar.
Saucy Derek (USA) 30-1 (8-10) Pc,duel,outfinished, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Geography (8-10) at Tampa Bay Downs 1m mdn gd in Feb.
Burning Bright (USA) Empire Maker gelding out of Forever Together.
The Happy Giant (USA) 11-4 (8-8) 2w,4w uppr,no headway, 4th of 9, shd behind Mr. Vincent (8-12) at Belmont Park 1m mdn fst in Sep.
