SAT - Belmont (Belmont Stakes Day)

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Belmont Park


R1 - Alw 96k N1X

#9 Jimmy Connors (4-1)
#8 Wabbajack (8-1) WON $7.60
#7 Forever Thing (7-2) 4TH
#4 Lieutenant Seany O (6-1) 2ND

R2 - Easy Goer 150k

#7 Legend (3-1) 2ND
#6 No Surrender (8-1)
#5 Misconnect (4-1) 4TH
#4 Kid Cruz (5-2) WON $8.90

R3 - G2 Brooklyn

#1 Eriugena (Ire) (10-1)
#2 Ground Transport (3-1)
#4 Cat Burglar (5-2) 3RD
#3 Micromanage (7-2) 2ND

R4 - G3 Jaipur (Turf 6F)

#4 Upgrade (10-1)
#6 Undrafted (5-1) WON $11.60
#8 Ben's Cat (5-2) 4TH
#10 Marchman (3-1) 2ND

R5 - G2 Woody Stephens

#10 Kobe's Back (15-1) - Gets back to the winner's circle with a clean break. 4TH
#11 Social Inclusion (7-5) - Have to respect his raw talent. 3RD
#3 Havana (6-1) - Should be much tighter 2nd off the bench.
#9 Spot (30-1) - Picks up some pieces late.

PK5 - 7 8 9 / 1 2 4 6 7 / 1 / 4 6 8 10 / 10 11 = $60 for $.50

PK4 - 1 2 4 6 7 / 1 2 4 / 4 6 8 10 / 10 11 = $60 for $.50

R6 - G1 Acorn

#7 Unbridled Forever (10-1) - Fits on the cut back and addition of Rosario doesn't hurt. 3RD
#8 My Miss Sophia (6-5) - Has done little wrong and is a deserving favorite.
#2 House Rules (12-1) - Faced some very nice fillies in So Fla and deserves a serious look.
#9 Artemis Agrotera (5-1) - G1 winner at this distance and track is working well for return.

R7 - G1 Odden Phipps

#5 Beholder (7-5) - Seems like this distance will help her the most. 4TH
#1 Close Hatches (5-2) - Hard to argue with her record and must be respected. WON $7.80
#6 Princess of Sylmar (9-5) - She's ran big off a break before. 2ND
#4 Classic Point (20-1) - Does the Giant Killer have another one up his sleeve.

R8 - G1 Just A Game (Turf 8F)

#1 Ready Signal (30-1) - She's in sharp form and don't fall asleep on her chances.
#5 Coffee Clique (10-1) - Definitely moving in the right direction. WON $11.60
#6 Stephanie's Kitten (4-1) - Have to believe she'll be much better 2nd off the break.
#9 Discreet Marq (5-2) - Hard knocker loves this turf course.

R9 - G1 Metropolitan Handicap

#1 Palace Malice (8-5) - Probably the best horse in training in the U.S. at this time, but must earn it today from a difficult post and deep field. WON $4.70
#12 Romansh (15-1) - Like the turn back in distance and has been freshened up for this. 3RD
#10 Clearly Now (10-1) - As solid as they come and no reason to think he'll throw a clunker.
#9 Normandy Invasion (5-1) - He'll try the top choice again and he's dominated at this distance in both tries.

R10 - G1 Manhattan (Turf 10F)

#3 Rookie Sensation (12-1) BEST BET - Draws well and Shirreffs shows confidence showing up here. Sitting on a big one.
#6 Seek Again (3-1) - A slight improvement after battling Horse of the Year and he gets his picture taken. 3RD
#9 Kaigun (15-1) - Extra distance fits and the price will be juicy. 2ND
#8 Real Solution (5-1) - Looks to sit a nice stalking trip. WON $13.00

R11 - G1 Belmont Stakes

#1 Medal Count (20-1) - Looks great and works great, but the dirt is still a major question.
#2 California Chrome (3-5) - On the brink of history. With a clean break he'll be in his familiar stalking position before Victor pushes the button turning for home.
#3 Matterhorn (30-1) - Same connections that brought us Danza and he's improved with every race.
#4 Commanding Curve (15-1) - Getting much respect after finishing 2nd in the Derby. He should be running late attempting to catch a minor slice.
#5 Ride On Curlin (12-1) - Huge run in the Preakness and is doing well coming in. Minor award seems like the ceiling at this point.
#6 Matuszak (30-1) - Only a maiden win to his credit, but these top connections sure know how to win big races.
#7 Samraat (20-1) - If he finds himself loose on the lead, he could forget to stop. Dangerous on the front end if left alone.
#8 Commissioner (20-1) - He was born for this, but hasn't show the ability to complete at this level yet.
#9 Wicked Strong (6-1) - Would benefit from any kind of pace duel, but regardless expect him to make a serious rally off the pace.
#10 General a Rod (20-1) - Tricky read because it's hard to tell what Rosie will do. Send or Stalk?
#11 Tonalist (8-1) - Has the ability to end up being the most talented runner of the bunch. High ceiling.

Selections:

#11 Tonalist (8-1) WON $20.40
#7 Samraat (20-1)
#9 Wicked Strong (6-1) DH 4TH
#2 California Chrome (3-5) DH 4TH
#8 Commissioner (20-1) 2ND

PK6 - 2 7 8 9 / 5 / 1 5 6 9 / 1 / 3 6 / 7 11 = $128

PK4 - 1 4 5 6 8 9 10 / 1 12 / 3 6 / 2 7 9 11 = $56 for $.50

R12 - OC 62k/N2X (Turf 9F)

#12 Mr. Jenney (4-1) - Visually impressive win in last and just needs a trip from outside draw.
#7 Ghuair (9-5) - Takes a class drop that should wake him up. WON $6.80
#2 Artic North (10-1) - Both wins at this distance and should get a nice inside trip.
#11 Shining Copper (8-1) - Lots of changes that can produce a better effort. 4TH

R13 - OC 62k/N2X

#5 In Trouble (5-2) - Has the back class to dominate this field.
#10 Protocol (6-1) - Working well for sharp barn.
#11 Celebrator (10-1) - Expect the price to come down for Pletcher runner.
#13 Ragtime (12-1) - Must duplicate last effort to contend.

PK4 - All (10) / 2 3 7 8 9 11 / 7 12 / 5 = $50 for $.50

Good Racing Luck

[ADJMK]

Good luck today. Have the same price horses Eurigena, Upgrade and Rookie Sensation on top so we are going to be cashing together. Doubt will see 12-1 on Rookie as I see Steve has him on top also.
Other price horse I have is Goldencents who can't be short off of that worktab. Come catch him and O'Neill was happy to know he could use his nasal strip.

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Originally Posted by ADJMK

Good luck today. Have the same price horses Eurigena, Upgrade and Rookie Sensation on top so we are going to be cashing together. Doubt will see 12-1 on Rookie as I see Steve has him on top also.
Other price horse I have is Goldencents who can't be short off of that worktab. Come catch him and O'Neill was happy to know he could use his nasal strip.

Thanks, fun day of racing. Goldencents ran his eyeballs out and no disgrace losing to Palice Malice, which is simply at another level.