Dayton Raceway Race 14

1609m

Stake: $32,895

WHY NOT NOW (5) was responsible for a far better performance last start when he scored by 1.5 metres over 1609m at this track. Meets some better types this time but another win is not out of the question. LET IT RIDE N (7) is worth another chance after a last-start eighth over 1609m at this track a week ago. LEGENDARY DOOWRAH (4) disappointed last time but is a chance based on a good third over 1609m at this track two runs back. Something for the Multiples: THE BIRD DANCE N (9) TREACHEROUS LOU (6)

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: NW8001L4

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Better B Bold (Fr1) 8226424780
Trainer: Todd Luther ()
Driver: Austin Hanners
Prize Money: $650,024
Win / Place: 24% / 43%

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: BETTERTHANCHEDDAR (USA)

Dam: B SO LUCKY

Rating

Stats

Career

73: 18-14-0

Distance

73: 18-14-0

Trk/Dst

18: 4-2-0

Track

18: 4-2-0

Season

21: 3-5-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

73: 18-14-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Well-beaten 14 days ago at Scioto Downs over 1609m, before that 8th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 40 m by Little Rocket Man (1:49.20) in NW12501L4 on October 2 at $47.30. Likely to struggle again.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
10th of 10	24/10/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Austin Hanners	1:50.20	1:50.20	41.00L	$71	22	NW16551L4	$35,920	-	1. Bright Bet 2. Makes Sense 3. Corporate Business
8th of 10	2/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Austin Hanners	1:49.20	1:49.20	15.06L	$47	17	NW12501L4	$43,104	-	1. Little Rocket Man 2. Dandy's Freedom 3. Martins Millions
7th of 7	15/9/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Matt Kakaley	1:53.00	1:53.00	6.43L	$2.97	15	NW21751L5	$48,611	-	1. Th Colby 2. Caviart Lotus 3. Dunkin
4th of 8	31/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Matt Kakaley	1:51.10	1:51.10	2.23L	$15	7	NW30000L5	$58,845	$4,708	1. Railroad Station 2. Heza Risk Taker 3. Jumpingjackmac
2nd of 8	24/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Matt Kakaley	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.22L	$3.57	14	NW15000L5	$41,013	$10,254	1. Hemsworth 2. Better B Bold 3. Panettone Hanover
4th of 8	10/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Matt Kakaley	1:53.20	1:53.20	2.79L	$7.27	7	NW21480L5	$49,929	$3,994	1. Whichwaytothebeach 2. Vicious 3. Udderly Sweet

Tennessee Smooth (Fr3) 9370x72613
Trainer: Zach Mogan ()
Driver: Marvin Luna
Prize Money: $257,581
Win / Place: 17% / 42%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: WELL SAID (USA)

Dam: CORONA AGAIN

Rating

Stats

Career

68: 12-6-11

Distance

68: 12-6-11

Trk/Dst

16: 3-1-4

Track

16: 3-1-4

Season

9: 1-1-2

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-2-1

3rd Up

3: 2-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

68: 12-6-11

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 3rd (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 10 m by Why Not Now (1:52.20) in NW4501L4 on October 31 at $16.80. Two runs back won by 6 m (Fr4) at this track (1:52.30) beating Cinderlane Cruiser in NW2251L4 on October 22 at $2.90. Prepared to overlook against this lot.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 8	31/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Marvin Luna	1:52.20	1:52.20	3.90L	$17	9	NW4501L4	$21,338	$2,560	1. Why Not Now 2. I'm The One 3. Tennessee Smooth
1st of 9	22/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Marvin Luna	1:52.30	1:52.30	2.53L	$2.90	7	NW2251L4	$14,368	$7,184	1. Tennessee Smooth 2. Cinderlane Cruiser 3. Western Beachboy
6th of 10	15/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Marvin Luna	1:51.20	1:51.20	12.83L	$6.80	5	NW2251L4	$14,368	-	1. Beelzebub 2. Captain Taylor 3. Cruisin Jim
2nd of 10	10/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Luke Hanners	1:53.20	1:53.20	1.67L	$3.90	33	NW1501L4	$11,674	$2,919	1. Keep Score 2. Tennessee Smooth 3. Los Alamitos
33 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 9	7/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr9	Chris Page	1:54.10	1:54.10	5.58L	$15	203	HGNW2001L4	$13,021	-	1. Rockin Airway 2. Tellitlikeiseeit 3. Real Surreal
203 Day Spell
4th of 7	18/8/26	Scioto Downs	1609m			-	Dalson Cotrell	1:53.10	1:53.10	15.89L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Rock Son 2. Sassy By The Sea 3. Prtynproud Hanover

Why Not Now (Fr5) 1672529691
Trainer: Elson Miller ()
Driver: Jeremy Smith
Prize Money: $1,699,815
Win / Place: 15% / 47%

6 yo Brown Horse

Sire: ALWAYS A VIRGIN (USA)

Dam: STAR OF THE SHOW

Rating

Stats

Career

95: 15-17-13

Distance

95: 15-17-13

Trk/Dst

13: 3-0-1

Track

13: 3-0-1

Season

23: 2-4-0

1st Up

5: 1-1-0

2nd Up

5: 2-0-0

3rd Up

5: 1-0-1

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

95: 15-17-13

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:48.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start won by 1.5 m (Fr5) at this track (1:52.20) beating I'm The One in NW4501L4 on October 31 at $2.80. Big chance to go back-to-back.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 8	31/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Trevor Smith	1:52.20	1:52.20	0.56L	$2.80	16	NW4501L4	$21,338	$10,669	1. Why Not Now 2. I'm The One 3. Tennessee Smooth
9th of 10	15/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Trevor Smith	1:51.40	1:51.40	14.24L	$1.90f	5	NW6001L4	$27,838	-	1. Ahhh Bach 2. Gold Digger King 3. Silver Bentley
6th of 9	10/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Trevor Smith	1:51.40	1:51.40	1.41L	$5.00	7	NW6001L4	$27,838	-	1. Real Thriller 2. Soho Santorini 3. Nashing Hill
9th of 9	3/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Trevor Smith	1:49.00	1:49.00	13.68L	$89	14	DTN DERBY	$134,699	-	1. Surreal Ideal 2. Calicojack Hanover 3. Swingtown
2nd of 8	19/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Austin Hanners	1:51.10	1:51.10	1.97L	$2.70f	14	HGNW8001L4	$25,174	$6,294	1. Dancing Stranger 2. Why Not Now 3. He's A Tomkat
5th of 10	5/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Austin Hanners	1:50.40	1:50.40	1.97L	$3.90	21	HGNW8001L4	$25,174	$1,259	1. Downbythedanceclub 2. I'm The One 3. Fear The Hate

Treacherous Lou (Fr6) 2213813364
Trainer: Robert Cleary ()
Driver: Brett Miller
Prize Money: $219,764
Win / Place: 33% / 66%

Distance Specialist

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (USA)

Dam: SWEET LUCY LOU

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 6-3-3

Distance

18: 6-3-3

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

13: 3-2-4

1st Up

2: 2-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 1-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

18: 6-3-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 8 m by Nashing Hill (1:51.00) in NW8001L4 on October 31 at $1.60. At the run before 6th (Fr3) over 1609m at Hoosier Park beaten 20 m by Swiss Lights (1:50.20) in PEGASUSCGP on October 16 at $7.90. Sure to be very competitive.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 8	31/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brett Miller	1:51.00	1:51.00	3.09L	$1.60f	15	NW8001L4	$32,895	$2,631	1. Nashing Hill 2. Moonshiner 3. Odds On Phil
6th of 9	16/10/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Kyle Wilfong	1:50.20	1:50.20	7.55L	$7.90	40	PEGASUSCGP	$89,799	-	1. Swiss Lights 2. Ain'tplayinnice 3. Backninebar
40 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 7	6/9/26	Philadelphia	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Tim Tetrick	1:51.10	1:51.10	1.41L	$4.70	15	NW11000L4	$19,965	$2,396	1. Lusaka 2. Avanti 3. Treacherous Lou
3rd of 8	22/8/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	James MacDonald	1:50.10	1:50.10	2.79L	$2.20f	7	HEMPTCON I	$356,634	$42,796	1. Thai Hanover 2. Watch Em Win 3. Treacherous Lou
1st of 8	15/8/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Brett Beckwith	1:49.20	1:49.20	1.12L	$1.70f	21	W3-5PM	$27,639	$13,820	1. Treacherous Lou 2. Superchamp Hanover 3. Holt Hanover
8th of 9	25/7/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Andrew McCarthy	1:48.10	1:48.10	5.58L	$64	7	ADIOS-G1	$762,881	-	1. Al Papi 2. Melillo 3. Odds On Mr Mamba

Let It Ride N (Fr7) 8534316268
Trainer: Michael Hitchcock (Camden)
Driver: David Miller
Prize Money: $1,830,435
Win / Place: 26% / 56%

12 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ROCK N ROLL HEAVEN (USA)

Dam: LOVE A GAMBLE (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

222: 59-32-34

Distance

198: 51-29-29

Trk/Dst

43: 10-6-5

Track

43: 10-6-5

Season

32: 4-5-6

1st Up

7: 4-0-1

2nd Up

7: 3-0-0

3rd Up

6: 2-2-2

Mobile

54: 18-6-8

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

222: 59-32-34

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:48.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Capable of better than we have seen lately. Last start 8th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten 17 m by Makes Sense (1:50.10) in OPEN II on October 31 at $2.80. At the previous start 6th (Fr9) over 1609m at Scioto Downs beaten 10 m by Bright Bet (1:50.20) in NW16551L4 on October 24 at $23.10. Nicely placed to find a bit of form.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 9	31/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	David Miller	1:50.10	1:50.10	6.43L	$2.80f	7	OPEN II	$46,230	-	1. Makes Sense 2. Corporate Business 3. Creekside Johnny
6th of 10	24/10/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr9	David Miller	1:50.20	1:50.20	3.90L	$23	14	NW16551L4	$35,920	-	1. Bright Bet 2. Makes Sense 3. Corporate Business
2nd of 8	10/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	David Miller	1:49.30	1:49.30	4.76L	$8.50	8	OPEN II	$46,695	$11,674	1. Bright Bet 2. Let It Ride 3. I Did It Myway
6th of 10	2/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Trevor Smith	1:49.20	1:49.20	12.01L	$35	13	NW12501L4	$43,104	-	1. Little Rocket Man 2. Dandy's Freedom 3. Martins Millions
1st of 7	19/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	David Miller	1:51.20	1:51.20	1.67L	$9.20	14	HGNW8001L4	$25,174	$12,586	1. Let It Ride 2. Real Thriller 3. Nashing Hill
3rd of 8	5/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Trevor Smith	1:50.10	1:50.10	1.41L	$11	7	HGNW8001L4	$25,174	$3,021	1. Swaggy Cal 2. Joelsyy Hanover 3. Let It Ride

Wf Eeyore (Fr8) 3124254154
Trainer: Eddie Poling ()
Driver: Koltin Noble
Prize Money: $210,594
Win / Place: 12% / 33%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ROCKIN AMADEUS

Dam: BLISSFULL DREAMER

Rating

Stats

Career

103: 13-9-13

Distance

103: 13-9-13

Trk/Dst

23: 1-1-2

Track

23: 1-1-2

Season

21: 3-2-3

1st Up

6: 2-0-1

2nd Up

5: 1-0-0

3rd Up

5: 0-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

103: 13-9-13

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr1) over 1609m at Scioto Downs beaten 8 m by Azrael Blue Chip (1:50.00) in HGNW8001L4 on October 24 at $42.80. Two runs back 5th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track, beaten 18 m by Dancing Stranger (1:50.40) in NW8001L4 on October 10 at $28.30. Would be better placed in something easier.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 9	24/10/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Andrew McCarthy	1:50.00	1:50.00	3.09L	$43	14	HGNW8001L4	$26,041	$2,084	1. Azrael Blue Chip 2. Better Is Nice 3. Nashing Hill
5th of 10	10/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Marvin Luna	1:50.40	1:50.40	6.69L	$28	20	NW8001L4	$33,225	$1,661	1. Dancing Stranger 2. Courtship 3. Gold Digger King
1st of 8	20/9/26	The Red Mile	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Devon Tharps	1:50.20	1:50.20	7.25L	$1.42f	7	NW4500L4	$15,451	$7,726	1. Wf Eeyore 2. Caviart Hartley 3. Fox Valley York
4th of 6	13/9/26	The Red Mile	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Devon Tharps	1:51.00	1:51.00	2.23L	$36	14	NW7000L4	$19,098	$1,528	1. Strangerinthenight 2. Serious Miki 3. Rollin Dice
5th of 7	30/8/26	The Red Mile	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Devon Tharps	1:48.20	1:48.20	8.36L	$50	7	OPEN HC	$16,049	$803	1. Funtime Bayama 2. Azrael Blue Chip 3. Serious Miki
2nd of 7	23/8/26	The Red Mile	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Devon Tharps	1:50.20	1:50.20	1.67L	$7.94	7	NW7000L4	$14,265	$3,566	1. Strangerinthenight 2. Wf Eeyore 3. Be Merciful

The Bird Dance N (Fr9) 0310876311
Trainer: Antonia Storer (Forrestdale)
Driver: Trevor Smith
Prize Money: $840,755
Win / Place: 31% / 52%

Track / Distance Specialist

Going for the Hat-Trick

10 yo Bay/Brown Gelding

Sire: A ROCKNROLL DANCE (USA)

Dam: THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN (NZ)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

153: 48-22-10

Distance

122: 31-20-9

Trk/Dst

15: 5-2-1

Track

15: 5-2-1

Season

31: 6-2-4

1st Up

11: 7-0-0

2nd Up

10: 6-1-2

3rd Up

9: 4-0-1

Mobile

27: 15-2-1

Standing

4: 2-0-0

All-Weather

153: 48-22-10

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.00

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Chasing a hat-trick. Last start won by a 0.9 m as favourite (Fr3) at this track (1:51.20) beating Bamboozler in NW4501L4 on October 31 at $3.40. Hard to leave out on current form. Worth including.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 9	31/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Trevor Smith	1:51.20	1:51.20	0.33L	$3.40f	9	NW4501L4	$21,338	$10,669	1. The Bird Dance 2. Bamboozler 3. Caviart Cadet
1st of 10	22/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Trevor Smith	1:52.20	1:52.20	1.97L	$1.90f	12	NW2251L4	$14,368	$7,184	1. The Bird Dance 2. Major Money 3. Sugar Apple
3rd of 10	10/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Trevor Smith	1:51.30	1:51.30	5.58L	$13	8	NW3251L4	$17,960	$2,155	1. Handsome Sir 2. Somemore Soaring 3. The Bird Dance
6th of 10	2/10/26	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Sr1	Sam Widger	1:50.40	1:50.40	7.55L	$55	13	NW6001L4	$27,838	-	1. Rolling Image 2. Duke Of Cornwall 3. Big Teddy
7th of 8	19/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Sam Widger	1:51.10	1:51.10	18.96L	$15	7	HGNW8001L4	$25,174	-	1. Dancing Stranger 2. Why Not Now 3. He's A Tomkat
8th of 9	12/9/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr9	Sam Widger	1:51.40	1:51.40	6.43L	$67	7	NW11501L4	$28,646	-	1. Paris's Dragon 2. Legendary Doowrah 3. General Dolan

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: 3 back on the inside, two horses behind the leader, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: driver asking horse for extra effort

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