Hirsch Jacobs

TRACK BANDIT PREVIEWS

A field of seven sprinters will line up for the six-furlong $100,000 Hirsch

Jacobs S. (G3) on Saturday at Pimlico. We'll tab STREET MAGICIAN (Street Cry

[Ire]) to return to form for the win.

Before placing fifth in the Withers S. (G3), the Michael Trombetta charge was

on a two-race winning streak. The Larry Johnson homebred broke his maiden by

eight

lengths in February, scoring a career-best 102 BRIS Speed figure for the effort.

In his next start, Street Magician took the seven-furlong Aventura S.

in game fashion. Stretching out to a mile in the Withers, the bay failed to fire.

He'll cut back to a preferred distance (2-1-0-1), and Street Magician

should be poised to capture his first graded stakes win with jockey Rafael Bejarano.

HOBBITONTHEROCKS (Lion Hearted) has had two near misses recently in the

Maryland Stallion Station S. and the Bay Shore S. (G3) against solid horses.

While six furlongs may not be his best distance, the Ramon Preciado-trained gelding showed 106

and 111 BRIS E2 Speed numbers for the Maryland Stallion Station and the Bay

Shore, respectively, and could give our top pick trouble with his speed.

LIKE MOM LIKE SONS (Carson City) will attempt to overcome his outside post position. The front-running Sid Attard trainee is

four-for-four overall and loves the distance, winning three starts at six

furlongs by a

combined 11 3/4 lengths over Woodbine's Polytrack. The chestnut has turned in two bullet

five-furlong workouts in the past two weeks and seems razor-sharp for his

first dirt start. He'll be tested for class, but it doesn't hurt that he picks

up the services of hot jockey Garrett

Gomez.

SOUTHWESTERN HEAT (Gone West) is going to

receive a class check in his stakes debut, but the speedball will definitely be a

pace factor. He could hold for a small share.

HEART THROBBIN' (Formal Gold) narrowly defeated Hobbitontherocks last time, but he's

mostly been running against lesser company. We'll let him beat us. FINALLYMADEIT (Concerto) has faced similar competition and hasn't fared

well. We'll pass. STORMIN BAGHDAD (Stormin Fever) seems to prefer Polytrack

and doesn't look fast enough to contend here.

SPORTS TOWN (Belong to Me) will be scratched after successfully taking the Ogygian

S. by four lengths this past Wednesday.