*** RACE SEVEN ANALYSIS *** by The Wizard on Saturday, February 21, 2009

(# 4) POLARITY Returned from a 6-month layoff to finish fast in a Jan. 2 sprint against tough optional claimers. He dropped to this level last out and finished a close 3rd in another sprint. Sider has him set to stretch out now in his 3rd start off the layoff. Won going a mile over this course last year. (# 2) PURSUE A DREAM Finished a fast closing 2nd when getting a needed class drop last time. He was forced to break from the extreme outside and covered the final quarter in :24 2/5, fast time for this deep course. Had been in too tough in his first 3 starts following the Bourgeois claim. (# 6) MISTER FUSAICHI Sliding down the class ladder in search of his current win level. His first start of the meet was a dull effort when dropped to $30,000. Asmussen wheels him back in 12 days in the easiest spot of his career. The "for sale" sign is out and the drop may wake him up.