Informed Decision goes two-turns on Tuesday

[The Indomitable DrugS]

7th at Presque Isle (8:00)
Windward S.

1 Mile (All Weather Track) | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

Post # Horse Jockey Weight Claim Price Equip. Med.
1 Meadow Saffron Beckner D V 118
2 West Court Morales P 115 L
3 Little B Rosson Montalvo C 112 L
4 Informed Decision Leparoux J R 112 L
5 Si Si Mon Amie Leparoux J R 112 L
6 Miss Blakely Marquez C H Jr 115 L
7 Love That Dance Centeno D E 112 L
8 Cure for Sale (ARG) Sellers S J 112 L
9 Unforgotten Mena M 112 L
10 Double Espresso Spieth S 112 L
11 Hooh Why Allen R D Jr 115 L
12 Valley Loot Mata F 112 L

The two locally stabled Grade 1 stakes winners on the grounds (Informed Decision and Hooh Why) are both entered.

The cool thing about this race is that it will be Informed Decision's first try around two turns and obviously first career start in a synthetic route.

She's sired by 2000 Ky Derby winner Monarchos out of a His Majesty mare that was a slowpoke closing router.

His Majesty has sired horses like 1981 Kentucky Derby winner Pleasant Colony, two time Man O' War and two time Sword Dancer winner Majesty's Prince, 1991 champion turf horse Tight Spot, and turf marathoner Cetewayo.

That's a real route distance pedigree top and bottom and Sheppard isn't exactly a sprint trainer.

Informed Decision is 9-8-0-1 lifetime on synthetic tracks - with 7 Graded Stakes wins, and two victories over the mighty Ventura in Grade 1's. Her only defeat on a synthetic track came in her first start off of a 5 month layoff - when she had zero published works showing on her form.

She is marooned all the way outside in the 4-hole ... any time you draw something other than Post 1 or Post 2 at Presque Isle it's a tough wide draw and you are really hung way out there.