In this week’s Woodbine Notebook, Miss Vyvyanne looks for more turf success, this time on the E.P. Taylor course, War Court goes for graded stakes glory, and Garnet Barnsdale serves up a 9-2 morning-line choice as his penultimate-race top pick on Saturday at Mohawk Park. Ray of hope Alpha Gamma Girl, 6-1 in the morning in Saturday’s 11th race at Woodbine, has four seconds and a third in nine starts, including an 0-4-1 mark from six starts on the grass. Track Trends for Sweet Briar Too Eight would be great Miss Vyvyanne has seven wins from 11 turf engagements. No ‘Cause’ for concern Without Cause has a 3-2-2 mark from 11 career turf starts. Podium fixture Lost and Found has finished in the top three (1-1-2) in all four of her turf starts. Batting .727 Epic Style has crafted a 3-3-2 record from 11 career turf appearances. Upset alert Handicapper Garnet Barnsdale likes the chance of 9-2 Titanic Hanover in Race 12 on Saturday night at Mohawk. “#2 TITANIC HANOVER raced tough on the engine three starts back in a Pop Up series final where he looked like a winner until Gloryview Image eventually wore him down. He then ventured to western Ontario, and he was hammered down to 1 to 2, but he couldn’t fend off a veteran that was winning for the thirty first time. He was claimed out of that race by an outfit that typically does well right away with new acquisitions. He raced well in his first start for those new connections, but the rival he was following was simply better, and he just couldn’t go with that one in the stretch. He gets protected here moving into the bottom conditioned level, but this doesn’t look like the toughest spot. I’ll side with him to score the upset.” Share This:Share
