5/18/24

  13  PIM    The Lang Stakes (GIII)       

   $200.000   3yo    6f  Dirt    122lbs

Did you know ol Chick was once Bill Hartack’s agent?  Well, now you do!  I can’t even imagine those two salty dogs chattin’.  Sophomore sprinters will be doing battle in The Lang Stakes (GIII), a six-furlong dash on the main track.  So, which way do we go in this one?  Looks like The Green Card and I agree on the top selection as we both put Last Round on top.  With three entrants, Fractious is obviously trying to knock this one down, and I think he’s the best of the trio.  He won the Hutcheson and was second in the Swale, so throw out that two turn flop and look for a bounce-back today.  We differ on the second choice as The Card goes with Licit, that one fresh off of a NY-bred stakes win at AQU.  I’m going with the underdog and will give Southern Boy a nod, hoping that Oak Tree Stable can perhaps land their first graded win.  It’s a big day here at Ol’ Hilltop… let’s hope the toilets flush.

Here’s The Field –

COZMAN   3 / 2                    Willie's Green Card       3 / 5