Sat, March 22, 2025

VINO ROUGE (6) comes here off a break of four-and-a-half months. Worth noting she filled a minor placing when returning from a lay-off last prep over 1m at Aqueduct. Strong chance to kick the campaign off on the right note. AWESOME SPIRIT GAL (8) was out of the money when resuming from a lay-off last start over 1m1f at this track, beaten 5 lengths after being in the firing line on the corner. Strips fitter and can play a major role. WITHOUT CAUSE (7) was too good for a maiden field when resuming last start over 1m at this track (Turf), scoring by 0.1 lengths. Re-unites with Dylan Davis who was on board last start. Harder this time but still one to consider. GOA (10) is a progressive galloper who is when resuming since finishing ninth over 1m1/2f at Saratoga (Turf) seven months ago which was the only run of that prep. Has the pace to settle in the leading division. Can feature in the finish.