In coordination with the Soft Launch of ThoroPACE, we wanted to provide some quick thoughts on the Opening Saturday card at Keeneland.
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If fields stay intact, opening Saturday at Keeneland features three events with Pace Forecasts favoring stretch runners:
Keeneland Race 4:
Pace Forecast +33.8
Most Likely Leader: #3
#6 Gold Look is the entrant to win from off the pace, but he did so with a pretty good setup.
#2 Prove Right may indeed prove to be the right one. Neither the Sanford nor his most recent run gave much chance to off-the-pace runners.
Keeneland Race 9:
Pace Forecast +35.0
Most Likely Leader: #1
The runners most likely to rally are the Pletcher runners, #7 Forte, and #10 Lost Arc.
Keeneland Race 10:
Pace Forecast +35.0
Most Likely Leader: #1
#4 Gray’s Fable has a recent history of closing into soft paces, and the price will be right. Other off-the-pace candidates are #9 Casa Creed and #12 Set Piece.
*NOTE: ThoroPACE Pace Forecasts range from -35 (best for speed) to +35 (best for stretch runners). Also, our products are updated to reflect scratches as they become available (typically an update around 11AM, 3PM and 6PM ET each day).