Tapajo looks to make it 3 for 3 at Prairie Meadows
Iowa Oaks (Grade 3)
Racing Dudes Top Pick: #3 Tapajo
Racing Dudes Value Play: #5 Livi Makenzie
Analysis: Saturday’s action starts off with a very evenly matched race for three-year old females. We’re going to select the horse with the home track advantage; Tapajo (KY). Tapajo has dominated the two local preps for this one, and with the lack of a star shipping in it looks as though she can handle this field. A couple of recent Churchill Downs winners, Ice Cream Silence (KY) and Uptown Bertie (KY), look to be her biggest challenge. Ice Cream Silence was very impressive in winning an ungraded stakes last time out, but the heavy hitters in that field scratched out of the race. Livi Makenzie (KY) is our value play, and a horse that always runs a solid race. She also ships in from Churchill off a second place finish to Ice Cream Silence in the before mentioned stakes race. Ize in Trouble (KY) and Emona (KY) round out the field. Continue reading