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Northfield Track Announcer Ayers Ratliff’s free handicapping tips are provided for our IdaBet.com players.

Remember, due to their draw schedule, picks are made in advance and do not account for scratches or late driver changes.

From the “Ayers Above  SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 21
Race 1: 3- Roll With Josie – Could be successful upon coming to Northfield. 4- CG Satin – Drops in class and looks to be tough
in here. 1- Happy To Scoot – Looks to be a factor from the rail. 5- Excelant Chance – Could garner a minor share in here.

Race 2: 2- Derek Delight – Won two of her last three races and could strike again tonight. 4- Opaline Blue Chip – Drops in
class and could be prominently placed on this ticket. 3- Zumba – Should not be overlooked as a solid contender in here.
1- Sensational Show – Looks to be in the thick of the action from the rail.

Race 3: 6- Godiva Seelster – Won three of her last four starts and receives to top-call to start the Pick 5. 2- Rockin Kasbah
– Has been racing well and that trend looks to continue. 3- Lease Ness Monster – One of several in here that could make the
ticket.

Race 4: 4- Arabella – Looks to have drawn into a soft bunch and could be successful in here. 1- Mach An Angel – Could be
tough from the rail. 6- Deedee Black – One of several in here that could make the ticket. 5- Red Art Alert – Has as good of a
shot as any in here to complete the Superfecta.

Race 5: 2- Pinkpolosocks – Draws into a race where several could win; this one gets the slight call over several others to get the
job done in here. 3- Dixie Lullyby – Finished second last time out and could be the runner-up again tonight. 4- St Lads Gidget
– Could add value to the ticket. 5- Official Kisser – Looks to be in the thick of the action.

Race 6: 2- Steph’s Place – Won her most recent race and could strike again tonight. 1-...

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4-21 sat proof

A pair of stakes races will bring down the curtain on the Aqueduct Racetrack spring meet Sunday with the $100,000 Memories of Silver for 3-year-old fillies on the grass and the $100,000 New York Stallion Series Times Square division for sophomore sprinters anchoring a 10-race card on Closing Day.

Stephanie Seymour Brant’s Significant Form will make her first start since finishing fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf as one of two Chad Brown-trained entrants in the Memories of Silver, carded as Race 8.

The gray Creative Cause filly crossed the wire first in her unveiling on the turf last summer at Saratoga Race Course but was disqualified for interference in the first turn of the 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight. She graduated in impressive fashion next time out with a one-length victory in the Grade 3 Miss Grillo on October 1 at Belmont Park. Significant Form, a $575,000 2-year-old-in-training purchase, closed out her juvenile campaign in the Breeders’ Cup, where she stalked early and turned for home five wide in the field of 14 to check in 2 ½ lengths behind stablemate Rushing Fall.

“She’s a horse we’ve rested all winter and we’re looking forward to getting her back,” said Brown. “She’s filled out. She’s a little bigger and stronger this year. The time out suited her well. She’s a more mature horse and this is a good starting point.”

Irad Ortiz, Jr., who was aboard for Significant Form’s three career starts, has the return call. Installed as the 6-5 morning-line favorite, Significant From will break from post 2.

Fellow Brown trainee Wealth Effect, 15-1 on the morning line, will get back on the turf following a fourth-place finish in the January 25 Busanda as she leaves from the rail with Hall of Famer Javier Castellano in the irons.

Klaravich Stable’s chestnut daughter of Curlin broke her maiden at second asking at 1...

Apr 20, 2018

State-bred Muscles Jared was a champion at two and runner-up at three in Massachusetts Sire Stake action. But it appears that the best may be yet to come as he is now two-for-two as an aged performer, notching his second victory in a $10,000 conditioned event at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon (April 19).

Starting from post one, Muscles Jared (Truman Gale) took a quick lead before yielding to Cincinnati Miss (Greg Merton) at the quarter in :27.2. After that one seated, Gale quickly pulled his gelding, went right back to the front and became a passenger for the rest of the mile.

The sharp-stepping Muscles Jared dictated back to back quarters of :28.4 and :28.3 while extending a lead that eventually became insurmountable. When Gale popped the plugs at three-quarters, Muscles Jared responded in kind and opened up a seven-length advantage rounding the final bend. With the race all but locked-up, Gale sat chilly down the lane and Muscles Jared hit the wire a wrapped-up winner in 1:55.2 over a wet track rated “good”, which was a new seasonal mark.

Muscles Jared now boasts $359,346 in lifetime earnings for owner Al Ross of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts and has a perfect race record for his new trainer Robert Gale.

Shawn Gray and Drew Campbell each drove two winners on the card.

Racing resumes at Plainridge Park on Monday (April 23) with an 11-race card that kicks off at 4 p.m.

Apr 20, 2018

Dennis Farkas and Brett and Cheryl Franklin’s Big Dollar Bill rallied from far off the pace to post a 2¼-length victory over Silver Dust in the $76,000 Machmer Hall Purse for 4-year-olds and up before a crowd of 8,975 on a brisk Thursday afternoon. (Click here for a replay of the race.)

Trained by Ian Wilkes and ridden by Chris Landeros, Big Dollar Bill covered the 1 1/16 miles on a fast main track in 1:43.08.

Big Dollar Bill is a 4-year-old gelded Kentucky-bred son of Midnight Lute out of the Honor Grades mare A Precious Memory. The victory was worth $45,600 and increased Big Dollar Bill’s earnings to $139,726 with a record of 11-2-4-2.

Sent off as the second choice in the field of seven, Big Dollar Bill returned $5.80, $2.80 and $2.20. Silver Dust, ridden by Corey Lanerie, returned $3 and $2.40 with favored Uncle Mojo finishing another 2½ lengths back in third under Jose Ortiz and paying $2.60 to show.

Racing continues Friday with a 10-race program beginning at 1:05 p.m. ET and featuring the 24^th running of the $100,000 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (G3) for fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up, going 1 1/16 miles on the main track. Post time for the Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare, the afternoon’s ninth race, is 5:30 p.m.

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Today’s “Lock” is at Cal-Expo- on race 6 with the #3-Pridecrest-Has won 4 0f 5 this year and will go wire to wire tonight for top driver Luke Plano.

Last Lock finished 2nd. Howard’s season record is now: 209 of 346 wins with 64 seconds and 23 thirds.