Check out my Wednesday (3-25-26) Turfway Park Race 9 analysis below.
TP 9 (OC-40k/2x, 3&up, 6f all-weather) – Post Time 9:55 PM ET
Primary – #8 SWILL, #1 The Great Oz
Secondary – #5 Live High Live Low, #2 Baxley
Horse Comments:
#8 Swill (7-2) pressed the pace and scored in a similar local 6f affair as the favorite Jan. 21 and that was a fast race. He chased and faded to 4th of 7 (beaten 7 lengths) Feb. 18 and his new trainer Eric Foster is a profitable 11% first after the claim. His new pilot Fernando De La Cruz is a profitable 5-for-25 with this outfit and an outer pressing trip is expected.
#1 The Great Oz (5-2) has a good overall record on all-weather ground (19 5-6-1). He won a pair of synthetic sprints at WO last year for Martin Drexler. He moved to the Joe Sharp barn this year and landed the place behind G T Five Hundred in a local sprint Jan. 7, and the latter clicked right back in the Forego Feb. 13. This one stretched out, set the pace, and settled for the place in a similar flat mile affair March 6. The 8-year-old gelding turns back and is entered for the $40k tag, and Rafael Hernandez stays put and he is 6-for-15 with this outfit.
#5 Live High Live Low (8-1) won a pair of turf races in 2025 and he completed the trifecta in his final start last year at 8T. He stalked the pace and missed the place by a head in a similar local sprint Feb. 18. He can spice up the exotics.
#2 Baxley (4-1) was part of the exacta in seven of his last nine dirt starts and he is 2-for-3 at this distance. The early-pressing gelding gets the services of 21% local rider Walter Rodriguez and he is 4-for-10 with Larry Rivelli. He is a logical pace player if he handles the footing.
Wagers:
#8 to win
Exacta 1-8/1-5-8
Trifecta 1-2-8/all/5
March 2026 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
March 1 – Mysterious Husband/Call Me Sir/Sneaking Candy Trifecta ($77.80)
March 5 – Saudi Crown/Bendoog Exacta ($6.20)
March 8 – Track Tiger/Sammy Davis Exacta ($6.20)
March 11 – Accent/Rugelach Exacta ($15.00), Trifecta ($41.00)
March 18 – Dienekes/Up Country Exacta ($51.16)
March 20 – Rethink/Ou La La/Prestige Fungson Trifecta ($107.80)
March 22 – Uncle Evco ($4.60)
March 23 – Cornishman ($2.80)
March 24 – Vekoma Kid ($5.40)
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