R6 SWL · Maiden Special Weight

11:15 PM ET · 1 Mile Turf · $65,000 · 10 runners11:15 PM · 1m Turf · 10 runners

Upcoming $65K · Maiden Special Weight

Card modelCard model Wide openFormLast 3 figsTier · angles
  1. 1Curlin TornadoLSM. Americano · S. MorfinAmericano · MorfinB76 72 64▲▲+830-1Fair 15-16%▲▲ Big jump +8 · career best76 72 64BLS

    Card model 6% · Fair odds 15-1 · Our #4 · Tier B · Form ▲▲ Big jump +8 · career best · Last 3 figs 76 72 64

    LS

    Longshot read: 30-1 on the morning line, and the model has it at 6% against a line of 3%. A read, not a bet.

    Jockey Manuel Americano 33% career · Trainer Sergio Morfin 36% career
    Also today · Jockey R5: Christa McAuliffe 6-1

    Comes off a dirt start and tries the turf here. Figures are climbing: 64, 72, 76 over its last three.

    EVEN PACE The shape is neutral for this one.
    WORKS LIGHT Light on works against these rivals (2 works in 30d, last 5d back)

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/12SA1m DMSW6th/10 -9¼L7689-1b2w;paused 1/2;inside
    9/18LRC6f DMSW3rd/5 -4½L7223-1bBmpd early;2w;weakened
    6/21LRC5f DMSW5th/6 -9½L6416-1bOff slow;2wd;no impact
  2. 2BliksemK. Frey · J. MullinsFrey · MullinsB78 76 75►@trip 786-1Fair 5-116%► Steady78 76 75@trip 78B1

    Card model 16% · Fair odds 5-1 · Our #1 · Tier B · Form ► Steady · Best fig at today's trip 78 (2 tries) · Last 3 figs 78 76 75

    Jockey Kyle Frey 28% career · Trainer Jeff Mullins 34% career
    Also today · Jockey R4: My Girl Mia 15-1, R5: Jasmina 6-1
    3 WORKS IN 30 DAYS

    4th last time, 2 lengths back, in a field of 7. A 78 top number against a 79 par, so it fits the level.

    EVEN PACE The shape is neutral for this one.
    WORKS Routine prep: 3 works in 30d, last 4d ago

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/3SA1m TMSW4th/7 -2L785.0-12w-3w-ins;ins;willngly
    9/4DMR1m TMSW4th/10 -1L763.4-1Pull;check5/16;bpd1/16
    8/1DMR5f TMSW2nd/6 -3½L754.1-1Crowded early;2-4wide
  3. 3Magic Time▼V. Espinoza · M. McCarthyEspinoza · McCarthyB676-1Fair 10-19%—67B▼ Best fig 67 is 5+ under today's par 79

    Card model 9% · Fair odds 10-1 · Our #8 · Tier B · Last 3 figs 67

    ▼ Best fig 67 is 5+ under today's par 79
    Jockey V Espinoza 35% career · Trainer Michael W McCarthy
    Also today · Trainer this race: Federation 5-2
    4 WORKS IN 30 DAYS

    Class relief: maiden special weight last time, maiden special weight today. Stretches out from 5½ furlongs to a mile.

    EVEN PACE Style isn't established yet, so how it fits this shape is open.
    WORKS SHARP Active work pattern for this group, 4 works in 30d and the last 7d back

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    9/7DMR5½f DMSW9th/10 -10L6711-1Chased 3wide; tired
  4. 4Virevolte▼A. Ayuso · R. BaltasAyuso · BaltasC63@trip 6315-1Fair 20-15%—63@trip 63C▼ Best fig 63 is 5+ under today's par 79

    Card model 5% · Fair odds 20-1 · Our #7 · Tier C · Best fig at today's trip 63 (1 tries) · Last 3 figs 63

    ▼ Best fig 63 is 5+ under today's par 79
    Jockey Armando Ayuso 31% career · Trainer Richard Baltas 31% career
    Also today · Jockey R4: Imaboutago 6-1, R5: Factor P 9-2
    4 WORKS IN 30 DAYS

    A 63 is the high figure lately, short of the 79 par. Finished 9th in a 10-horse maiden special weight race at DMR, beaten 12 lengths.

    EVEN PACE Running style isn't established yet, so the pace read is a blank for this one.
    WORKS SHARP Fit-looking prep next to these rivals: 4 works in 30d, last 6d ago

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    9/4DMR1m TMSW9th/10 -12L6329-1bNever involved
  5. 5Character▲▲A. Aguilar · P. MillerAguilar · MillerA83 635-1Fair 7-112%—83 63A▲ Last fig 83 at/above par 79▲ Lone speed on early pace

    Card model 12% · Fair odds 7-1 · Our #5 · Tier A · Last 3 figs 83 63

    ▲ Last fig 83 at/above par 79▲ Lone speed on early pace
    Jockey Armando Aguilar 30% career · Trainer Peter Miller 30% career
    Also today · Jockey R5: Cara Rose 20-1

    Goes a mile after running 6 furlongs last time. Best Brisnet figure in the field over its last five: 83, with 79 next best.

    EVEN PACE Balanced pace: trip and tactical speed decide it, with no strong setup advantage.
    WORKS LIGHT Few works lately, 2 works in 30d and the last 6 days ago

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/11SA6f TMSW3rd/10 -2L8333-1bInside; gained 3rd
    9/5DMR6f DrMoc1500007th/9 -5½L632.5-1bBothered st;climb;4-2w
  6. 6Federation▲J. Spencer · M. McCarthySpencer · McCarthyA79 59@trip 795-2Fair 4-120%—79 59@trip 79A▲ Last fig 79 at/above par 793

    Card model 20% · Fair odds 4-1 · Our #3 · Tier A · Best fig at today's trip 79 (1 tries) · Last 3 figs 79 59

    ▲ Last fig 79 at/above par 79
    Jockey J P Spencer 14% career · Trainer Michael W McCarthy
    Also today · Trainer this race: Magic Time 6-1

    Last out was 2nd, 1½ lengths behind the winner, in a 7-horse maiden special weight race at SA. Best recent figure of 79 sits right around the 79 par.

    EVEN PACE The shape is neutral for this one.
    WORKS LIGHT Thin work schedule next to this field: 2 works in 30d, last one 7d ago

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/3SA1m TMSW2nd/7 -1½L7915-1b3-4-2w;2w;angled;rally
    8/15DMR5½f DMSW8th/8 -15L5926-13-4wide; no impact
  7. 7AbsolutionR. Gonzalez · B. BaffertGonzalez · BaffertA78 73@trip 784-1Fair 5-117%—78 73@trip 78A2

    Card model 17% · Fair odds 5-1 · Our #2 · Tier A · Best fig at today's trip 78 (1 tries) · Last 3 figs 78 73

    Jockey Ricardo Gonzalez 33% career · Trainer Bob Baffert 43% career
    Also today · Jockey R4: Subatomic Law 5-1, R5: Kool Kitten 15-1

    Was 6th of 7 at the first call last time. Beaten 3 lengths for 3rd in a 7-horse maiden special weight race at SA.

    EVEN PACE Balanced pace: trip and tactical speed decide it, with no strong setup advantage.
    WORKS LIGHT Few works lately, 2 works in 30d and the last 5 days ago

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/3SA1m TMSW3rd/7 -3L784.4-1bInside; gained 3rd
    8/15DMR5½f DMSW5th/8 -8½L737.1-1bBothered rivals early
  8. 8MackinawD. Van · R. MandellaVan · Mandella?5-1Fair 10-19%—Debut?

    Card model 9% · Fair odds 10-1 · Our #9 · Tier ?

    Jockey Dyke Drayden Van · Trainer Richard E Mandella 36% career
    Also today · Jockey R5: Famous Forza 15-1

    First career start, by Justify out of Moviemaker. Debut for a trainer who is 16% with first-timers, over 81 starts.

    EVEN PACE No style on record, so the setup says little about it.
    WORKS SHARP Posted the morning's best 5F on Oct 17; 3 works in 30d

    Last three races

    First start. By Justify out of Moviemaker (Curlin)
    Trainer R. Mandella: 1st-time starters: 16% wins, 41% in the money (81 starts) · Debut maiden special weights: 16% wins, 41% in the money (80 starts) · Maiden special weights: 16% wins, 41% in the money (231 starts)
    Jockey D. Van in turf: 8 wins from 63 (13%)
    WorkTrkDistTimeHowRank
    10/23SA6f1:13.20handily1/2● bullet
    10/17SA5f:58.80handily1/15● bullet
    10/11SA5f:59.60handily3/15
    9/25SA5f:58.00handily1/5● bullet
    9/18SA4f:47.80handily3/17
  9. 9KlaeboA. Lezcano · M. GlattLezcano · GlattC7530-1Fair 20-14%—75C

    Card model 4% · Fair odds 20-1 · Our #6 · Tier C · Last 3 figs 75

    Jockey Abel Lezcano 33% career · Trainer Mark Glatt 34% career ★ hot
    Also today · Jockey R4: Street Swindler 5-2 · Trainer R4: Street Swindler 5-2

    A longer trip: 6 furlongs last out, a mile today. 8th last time, 5½ lengths back, in a field of 10.

    EVEN PACE Running style isn't established yet, so the pace read is a blank for this one.
    WORKS Average work schedule for this field (2 works in 30d, last 4d ago)

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/11SA6f TMSW8th/10 -5½L7510-1bInside; no response
  10. 10Shake For OneT. Pereira · P. OviedoPereira · Oviedo?30-1Fair 50-12%—Debut?

    Card model 2% · Fair odds 50-1 · Our #10 · Tier ?

    Jockey Tiago Pereira 31% career · Trainer Phil Oviedo 23% career
    Also today · Jockey R5: Redheaded Reba 7-2

    Unraced, but it had the morning's best 4F work on Oct 23, in :47.00. On Oct 14 it was 2nd of 14 at 5F (1:00.00).

    EVEN PACE Running style isn't established yet, so the pace read is a blank for this one.
    WORKS SHARP 4f in :47.00 on Oct 23 was the best time at that distance that morning; 4 works in 30d

    Last three races

    First start. By Tacitus out of Suburb (City Zip)
    Trainer P. Oviedo: 1st-time starters: 7% wins, 27% in the money (15 starts) · Debut maiden special weights: 33% wins, 33% in the money (3 starts) · Maiden special weights: 8% wins, 25% in the money (12 starts)
    Jockey T. Pereira in turf: 16 wins from 193 (8%)
    WorkTrkDistTimeHowRank
    10/23SA4f:47.00handily1/20● bullet
    10/14SA5f1:00.00handily2/14
    10/7SA4f:50.40handily7/15
    9/30SA4f:49.20handily9/17
    9/23SA4f:48.80handily17/23

▲ / ▼ angle for / against · ★ best figure at the trip · LS longshot read · 1 2 3 = our top three · A B C tiers · ▲ ► ▼ form · ≡ ↕ steady / up-and-down. Tap a row for its notes, a name for the horse's page. Analysis only. Pace: little early speed. Favors horses who can be close.

How to read these marks
1 2 3
Our top three by the card model's win chance. Tap “Our order” to sort by it.
Win %, Fair
The card model's chance to win, and the odds that chance works out to with no takeout. Fair is green when the model rates the horse above its morning line (the line scaled to add up to 100%).
Tier A B C ?
The field ranked on recent speed figures and the morning line together: A = top three, B = next three, C = the rest, ? = no figures yet.
71 60 72
Last three speed figures, newest first. “@trip 75” = best figure at today's distance (within 30 yards) on this surface.
▲▲ ▲ ► ▼ ▼▼
Form: last figure against the average of the three before it. ▲ = up 3 or more, ▲▲ = up 8 or more, ► = within 3, ▼ / ▼▼ = down. The number is the difference.
≡ ↕
≡ steady: the last four figures sit close together. ↕ up-and-down: they swing widely.
★
Best figure in the field at today's distance and surface, from two or more tries, not tied. When that horse isn't in our top three it gets a “Distance horse” note above the field.
▲ ▼ chips
Handicapping angles for or against the horse. LS = longshot read: 8-1 or more on the morning line and the model rates it higher than that line.

These marks describe the past performances. None of them is proven to beat the odds: in our test of 100 handicapping angles, nothing did better than the final odds, and the morning-line favourite wins more races than our top-ranked horse. Read them as notes, not as a reason to bet.

Race conditions and our readpace, conditions, story
¼½¾FINISHSTART1 MILE · TURF · infield2-turn

SWL · RACE 6

UPCOMING

Maiden Special Weight

Field
10 runners
Purse
$65,000
Post
11:15 PM ET
Pace
Tactical / Honest
Card model top pick
#2 · 16%

Maiden Special Weight, for 2-year-olds.

Maiden special weight — for horses that have never won a race. No horses are for sale; this is the higher-quality way to break a maiden.

The shape is the story here: there's little established early speed, so a tactical horse can control soft fractions up front and prove hard to run down.

Our number tops on #2 Bliksem (a presser/stalker, M/L 6-1). Recent figures: 78 · 76 · 75. Backup is #7 Absolution at 4-1. Use #6 Federation in exotic structures.

What would change our mind: a key scratch that reshapes the early pace, a sharp turf-to-dirt or surface switch off the rail, or live money showing up on a horse the board had dismissed. Watch the tote late.

At a glance: model vs the morning line

At a glance

  • Market favourite #6 FEDERATION (5-2) — our number has it ranked #3.
  • #6 FEDERATION — our #3 number, about right at the windows (22.0% to their 22.6%).
  • #7 ABSOLUTION — our #2 number, about right at the windows (17.5% to their 15.8%).
  • #2 BLIKSEM — our top number on the card, about right at the windows (13.2% to their 11.3%).

Model vs the morning line · analysis, not advice

  • Longshot the model rates above its line: #1 CURLIN TORNADO (30-1) — our fair 3.3% is above the morning line's 2.6%; needs the trip to fall right.
Pacewho goes to the front

Pace

Tactical / Honest. Balanced shape: 1-2 speed, supporting pressers, closers in play. Trip wins out.

Lead
none
Press
none
Stalk
5Character972Bliksem846Federation841Curlin Tornado827Absolution82
Close
none
No style yet
9Klaebo893Magic Time864Virevolte738Mackinaw10Shake For One

Number = last-race early-pace figure. Green border = the shape helps; red = it works against.

Early speed and closing figures, horse by horse

Early Pace · E1 figure · front runners

5
Character
97
2
Bliksem
84
6
Federation
84
1
Curlin Tornado
82
7
Absolution
82

Closing Kick · late-pace figure

4
Virevolte
20
1
Curlin Tornado
15
2
Bliksem
13
6
Federation
13
7
Absolution
13
3
Magic Time
12
5
Character
9
9
Klaebo
9
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