WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
SPOT PLAYS
BELMONT
Race 2
#9 Spring Drama
Makes the
big maiden drop down in class from maiden special weights to maiden claimers
for McLaughlin after having run some competitive races up at the higher level,
including a second here at Belmont this spring. Meets a vulnerable field here
and it looks like graduation day.
Race 7
#8 Double Deep
Plus
play exacta box w/#10 All Clear
#8 Double Deep cuts back in distance and finds the proper
class level for Rudy Rodriguez, who has improved this horse since the claim
three races ago. Good second-place finish last time at Saratoga after losing
ground wide on the first turn. One turn at Belmont fits this horse much better,
and he’s ready to roll at 8-1 odds on the morning line.
Play
in exacta box with #10 All Clear,
who has been knocking on the door in similar races, including a second-place
finish last time off a three-month layoff behind an odds-on Jason Servis
favorite at Saratoga. Fast speed figures compared to these in turf sprints, and
ready to improve further in this second race off the layoff.
WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 26
BELMONT
RACE 1
1 – #1 Might Be 6-5
2 – #4 Take Charge Aubrey 8-5
3 – #2 Rachel’s Blue Moon 6-1
RACE 2
1 – #9 Spring Drama 8-5 BEST BET
2 – #6 Hit a Provisional 3-1
3 – #3 Reconsider It 8-1
RACE 3
1 – #3 Blissful Breeze 15-1
2 – #1 Awsum Roar 2-1
3 – #4 Blue Atlas 7-2
RACE 4
1 – #6 Brooklyn Gerty 6-5
2 – #2 Golden Vale 2-1
3 – #7 Flying Pleasantly 15-1
RACE 5
2 – #2 Fuel the Bern 7-5
3 – #5 The Queens Jewels 3-1
1 – #4 Bon Raison 5-1
RACE 6
1 – #6 Imperatore 4-1
2 – #5 Nigel’s Destiny 6-1
3 – #2 Forge 5-2
RACE 7
1 – #8 Double Deep 8-1
2 – #10 All Clear 4-1
3 – #7 Coltandmississippi 7-5
RACE 8
1 – #6 Something Joyful 3-1
2 – #5 Hollywood Cat 5-1
3 – #3 Wantagh Queen 10-1
RACE 9
1 – #9 Uncle Jerry 2-1
2 – #2 Curlin’s New Moon 4-1
3 – #7 Gravitating 5-2
4 – #1 Metaphorical 6-1
