Racing resumes at Hawthorne on Thursday…and with that, let’s take a jump into the second race, a turf mile maiden special weight for juvenile fillies on the lawn. In Episode 81 of Chicago Race of the Day, I see one of my favourite sires as a damsire (!) for the first time, I see one of my favourite bet-against angles, and I see a horse whose debut I liked a lot return to the track and get on the surface where she belongs.

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