Handicapper and racing analyst Doug McPherson offers his insight on each horse in Sunday’s seventh race, the Alywow Stakes, on June 21 at Woodbine. Race 7 (4:26 p.m. ET) 6 ½ furlongs on the E.P. Taylor turf McPherson’s $20 bet: $10 exactor box 3,5 Race 7 #1 Personify – Two-for-two in a pair of five-furlong dashes at Gulfstream. Sharp in-company gate breeze on June 6; could be the speed to go with Flaunt. #2 American Woman – Broke her maiden at Ellis; otherwise has not shown much. Constitution is a 10% turf debut sire; half-sister Towhead is a winner on turf and Stakes-placed at Kentucky Downs. #3 Flaunt (pictured, Michael Burns photo) – Went gate to wire with solid speed figures when debuting on Tapeta on May 25. That will need to translate to turf now; we’ll see if she is fast enough to get loose. #4 War Signal – Raced wide and finished evenly in the Ruling Angel after a pair of route wins at Gulfstream. Pedigree is not bad for turf; going to need a trip. #5 It Ain’t Two (GB) – Won a minor stake at Newmarket to close out a busy juvenile campaign in the UK. Cross out the Mamzelle; if she can run back to the Limestone, she will be a factor. #6 Love Cervere – Exits a rallying win in the Take The A Train in New York. She has not run a bad race to date; will be hoping for pace to run at. #7 Social Code – Beaten a neck by Brindi in the Ruling Angel last time. As mentioned above, Constitution is a 10% first-time-turf sire, and the dam being by Animal Kingdom helps as well. #8 Arctic Velocity – Non-factor in two starts at two including a shot in the Natalma where she was sent off at 167-1; not today. #9 Bound to Be True – Second-best behind the two-for-two Our Lady on May 24. Ran okay but a bit outclassed in the Catch a Glimpse last year and expect the same today. Share This:Share
