SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
SPOT PLAYS
BELMONT
Race 8
#1 Battle of Midway
Defending
Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile champion getting ready for another run. Returned from a
nine-month layoff last time out with a solid second in a prep race at Del Mar,
and now is ready to step up with his best effort, which is clearly better than
these horses. Regular rider Flavien Prat comes from the west coast to ride.
Race 10
#5 Quietly Quick
Plus
play exacta box w/#8 Ma Mo
#5 Quietly Quick needed a race last time out off a 2 ½-month
layoff, but now returns with a class drop in against maiden claimers for the
first time in another turf sprint for high percentage turf sprint trainer
Christophe Clement, who also wins with 35% of his maiden drop downs and 24% of
his second-off-the-layoff horses. Ready to roll in this easier spot.
Play
in exacta box with #8 Ma Mo,
who is live in this race at 12-1 odds on the morning line. Dropped in against
maiden claimers last time but got rained off the turf. Finished a promising
third in that race when beaten a total of just a half-length, and probably would’ve
had the maiden win last time if she didn’t get off to a stumbling break. Just
needs a clean start.
SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 22
BELMONT
RACE 1
1 – #8 Junkanoo 3-1
2 – #7 Seismic Wave 6-1
3 – #5 War Detonator 5-2
RACE 2
1 – #4 Outplay 4-1
2 – #5 Exulting 8-5
3 – #2 Favorable Outcome 6-5
RACE 3
1 – #2 Course Correction 7-5
2 – #6 Rhode Island 5-2
3 – #7 Mini P
3-1
RACE 4
1 – #4 Hawksmoor 5-2
2 – #3 Dream Awhile 2-1
3 – #2 Uni 7-5
RACE 5
2 – #3 Cross Multiply 3-1
3 – #2 Devilry 7-2
1 – #4 My Mr. Wonderful 9-2
RACE 6
1 – #5 Excluded 15-1
2 – #6 Blackjack Baby 5-1
3 – #9 Canarsie Kid 8-1
RACE 7
1 – #2 Timber Ghost 9-5
2 – #7 Cerretalto 6-1
3 – #4 Have Another 4-1
RACE 8
1 – #1 Battle of Midway 2-1 BEST BET
2 – #4 No Dozing 4-1
3 – #2 Timeline 8-1
RACE 9
1 – #10 Romantic Babe 6-1
2 – #11 Tiz Priceless 10-1
3 – #9 Two Hot Betty 3-1
RACE 10
1 – #5 Quietly Quick 5-1
2 – #8 Ma Mo 12-1
3 – #2 Paz the Wine 8-1
4 – #4 My Victoria Rose 7-2