WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
SPOT PLAYS
BELMONT
Race 1
#8 Youmakemeblush
Finished
second three times against maiden special weights and now takes the big maiden
drop down from maiden special weights to maiden claimers. Looked solid last
time in return race off a six-month layoff and will only benefit from that
outing and improve in this second start off the layoff. Handles a wet track.
Johnny Velazquez gets the mount.
Race 3
#1 Barahin
Plus
play exacta box w/#3 American Rule
#1 Barahin finished a solid third in a tough spot at Keeneland
in career debut outing back in April, and now returns for second lifetime start
for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin, who rarely tries with firsters but really
cranks-up his second-out runners like this one. Bred to like a wet track. Jose
Ortiz back aboard. Ready to graduate.
Play
in exacta box with #3 American Rule, who debuted with a promising effort in a key race way back
at Santa Anita and then returned from a long layoff recently to be second vs.
maiden claimers at Saratoga. Back up vs. maiden special weights, bet this spot
is no tougher or maybe even easier than the ones he faced last time out. Irad
Ortiz up.
WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 19
BELMONT
RACE 1
1 – #8 Youmakemeblush 12-1
2 – #12 Union Patriot 10-1
3 – #7 Spring Drama 2-1
RACE 2
1 – #4 Flatexcel 3-1
2 – #6 Go Big or Go Home 6-1
3 – #2 Full of Hope 4-1
RACE 3
1 – #1 Barahin 8-5
2 – #3 American Rule 3-1
3 – #4 Wisdom an War 4-1
RACE 4
1 – #6 Unbridledadventure 2-1
2 – #4 Danielle’s Pride 20-1
3 – #8 Puffery 12-1
RACE 5
1 – #1 Steam Engine 2-1
2 – #8 Stop Me If You Can 5-2
3 – #2 Strive For a Cure 10-1
RACE 6
1 – #7 Wicked Macho 15-1
2 – #1 Morning Brezz 12-1
3 – #6 Killybegs Captain 3-1
RACE 7
1 – #3 Fuel the Bern 5-2
2 – #9 Ride the Faith 12-1
3 – #13 Potomic 3-1
RACE 8
1 – #2 Maiden Beauty 9-2
2 – #6 Ma Meatloaf 12-1
3 – #7 Cartwheelin Lulu 10-1
RACE 9
1 – #5 Zecha 2-1 BEST BET
2 – #6 Ramblin’ Ma’am 15-1
3 – #7 Party in the Sand 7-2
4 – #4 Tequila Sunday 5-2