She certainly has to improve a bit but if Ruthenia is 8-1 or so she's an excellent bet. Her career started similarly to her full sister Rutherienne, who finished 4th in her 3YO debut in this same race. However, that was the only time Rutherienne missed the exacta off a 100-200 day layoff in her entire career.
Ruthenia has been working well at Payson all winter and could get forgotten a bit being on the outside with such a strong field assembled. Wouldn't surprise me if the winners of races like the Sands Point, Lake Placid, and Garden City are in this field.
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