THURSDAY,
MAY 30
SPOT PLAYS
BELMONT
Race 2
#5 Preternatural
Plus
play exacta box w/#2 Big Engine
#5
Preternatural returned from an eight-month layoff last time out and looked like
an all new and improved horse with a giant 10-length win over maidens in his
first outing for trainer Rudy Rodriguez. Now rises up against winners for the
first time but enters at the correct n2l claiming level and lands in a good
spot with Irad Ortiz picking up the mount. Can build on this field’s best
last-out speed figure in this second start off the layoff.
Play in
exacta box with #2 Big Engine, who lost a toss-out race last time out on the
grass, but now returns to the main track after having won his last main track
outing two starts back. Ran even faster on fast tracks to begin his career.
Drops in class to a more appropriate level than last time.
Race 5
#2 Go Poke the Bear
Graduated two races ago on the grass at Gulfstream Park and
then added another win last time at Aqueduct. Now trained by Brad Cox who wins
a good percentage off the claim and has a good shot today to make it three wins
in a row.
THURSDAY, MAY 30
BELMONT
RACE 1
1 – #2 Moondance Joy 7-5
2 – #1 Salty Smile 9-5
3 – #5 Soxy Ruby 3-1
RACE 2
1 – #5 Preternatural 5-2
2 – #2 Big Engine 8-5
3 – #1 Surface Strike 3-1
RACE 3
1 – #3 Dunbar Road 3-5
2 – #5 No Hayne No Gain 5-2
3 – #4 South of the Shore 4-1
RACE 4
1 – #2 Love Me Tomorrow 9-5
2 – #9 Princess Corey 5-2
3 – #4 My Italian Rabbi 9-2
RACE 5
1 – #2 Go Poke the Bear 4-1
2 – #6 Thomond Park 6-1
3 – #5 Collins Ave 9-2
RACE 6
1 – #1 Summer Punch 3-1
2 – #4 Clairvoyant Lady 5-2
3 – #6 Honey Graeme 9-2
RACE 7
1 – #6 Safta 7-5
2 – #2 Razeena 10-1
3 – #3 Cairo Cutie 4-1
RACE 8
1 – #2 Smokin Platinum 5-2
2 – #7 Oh My Papa 8-1
3 – #4 Elios Milos 8-5
RACE 9
1 – #9 Andretta 1-1 Best Bet
2 – #2 Taniell’s Candy 4-1
3 – #1 Traci’s Girl 5-1
4 – #10 Magical Romance 20-1