Race 3 is 7 furlongs in length. The race is for three year olds and upward who have never won two races. This $11,500 claiming race has eleven horses in the field. The morning line favorite is the 9 horse, Gone to Seattle, at 3-1. I don’t see what all the fuss is about. First, Gone to Seattle has not performed well lately, especially the last race, which was just below this level.

The second race is a $14,500 Claiming race. It’s for fillies and mares 3 years old and upward that have never won three races. The field is ten strong. The race is 7 furlongs. Your morning line favorites are Make Money at 3-1 and Toolights Ruckus at 4-1. Most action figures to be on Make Money—catchy name too. In Make Money, you have the solid jockey (C J Woodley 21%) and trainer Breaux Samuel (14%).

The first race at Evangeline downs features a ten-horse field. The race is six furlongs in length. It’s a $22,000 claiming race for Fillies and Mares 3 years old or older who have never won two races. The consensus pick appears to be A Lady for Apollo, which is the race favorite at 8-5.

The season at Arlington Park Race Track still has two more months, but the number of euthanized horses has rocketed up to 17. To put that in perspective, 12 horses were euthanized last season. Just about all of the breakdowns have occurred at the same spot on the track. The culprit is the turn leading into the homestretch on the dirt track. Something is seriously wrong there. Joe King has been brought in to examine the fatal piece of track.