SUNDAY,
JUNE 14
SPOT PLAYS
BELMONT
Race 5
#7 Elegant
Rose
Fell apart
last time out when last seen back in January, but was facing tougher horses and
now returns in against easier nw2l claimers. Owns good early speed, and ran
well in both prior outings here at Belmont Park last fall. Has run well fresh
before, and should be too good for the competition down at this level.
Race 6
#2 Blackline
Plus play exacta box w/#4 Spirit Animal
#2 Blackline
has run three solid efforts in four races since switching to the turf late in
2019, including the maiden win at Fair Grounds and an allowance win at Tampa.
Lost to a tough horse last time out when finishing a clear second from post 10
in a 10 horse turf route with the second strong speed figure in a row. Should
beat these if able to repeat either of the two most recent efforts.
Play in
exacta box with #4 Spirit Animal, who is the likely and logical exacta box
horse along with the top pick. Returns from a six-month layoff, which is the
only question mark, but goes out for leading turf trainer Chad Brown, who
excels in situations like this with horses returning from long layoffs
successfully. Won an Aqueduct turf allowance at one mile when last seen, and
had earned an even higher speed figure than that in defeat before that in a
very tough field at Saratoga. Drops in against claimers, and will be very tough
in what should be a ding-dong battle between the two top choices in the exactas.
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
BELMONT
RACE 1
1 – #6 Road Home 8-5
2 – #7 Judicial Restraint 5-2
3 – #8 Fried Rice King 4-1
RACE 2
1 – #3 Distinctive Lady 4-1
2 – #1 Cold Hearted Pearl 9-2
3 – #2 Radiantrithym 3-1
RACE 3
1 – #1 Linny Kate 2-1 Best Bet
2 – #6 Logic N Reason 9-2
3 – #3 Lashara 7-2
RACE 4
1 – #3 Simply Miss Red 8-1
2 – #5 Fleet Stepper 6-1
3 – #4 Ocean Fire 6-5
RACE 5
1 – #7 Elegant Rose 7-2
2 – #9 Enough Love 9-2
3 – #6 Li’lbito’charm 8-1
RACE 6
1 – #2 Blackline 5-2
2 – #4 Spirit Animal 2-1
3 – #6 Channel Island 6-1
RACE 7
1 – #7 Ratchet 6-1
2 – #10 Scuttlebuzz 3-1
3 – #4 More Like It 10-1
RACE 8
1 – #6 Honor Way 5-1
2 – #1 Sadie Lady 3-1
3 – #2 Regal Retort 6-1
RACE 9
1 – #4 Dream Bigger 2-1
2 – #6 Captain Bombastic 5-2
3 – #3 Gandy Dancing 9-2
RACE 10
1 – #8 Chantry Flats 8-5
2 – #3 Shootin the Breeze 2-1
3 – #6 Albie 8-1
4 – #9 Thenorthremembers 15-1