THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 19
SPOT PLAYS
BELMONT
Race 3
#7 Mirabell Mei
Plus play exacta box w/#6 Mopolka
#7 Mirabell Mei lost when placed
over her head in some stakes races and then took a break to regroup after
Saratoga. Returned from the brief freshening last time with a class drop and
responded with a solid third-place finish. Now drops again and is the horse to
beat down at this level.
Play in
exacta box with #6 Mopolka, who got the maiden win three starts ago at this
distance on turf at Saratoga, and has two solid outings versus winners since
then, including a front-running second-place effort at this level last time out
in a 1 1/8-mile race that she would have won if it were at today’s one-mile
distance. Shortens up here and looms a front-running threat, at least in the
exactas.
Race 9
#1 Duress
This horse is good in turf
sprints, in good form at present, and is knocking on the door and set to
breakthrough today with Jose Ortiz aboard and back at this course and distance
that he won at last season. Lost to a turf sprint monster two races ago when
second to Fiya, one of the best there is right now, and then came back last
time and lost to his barn-mate. Good speed figures and today it’s his turn to
shine.
THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 19
BELMONT
RACE 1
1 – #2 Economic Policy Best Bet
2 – #6 Mandatory Payout
3 – #4 Bozzini
RACE 2
1 – #2 Tea In China
2 – #6 Divided Sky
3 – #7 Rapido Gatta
RACE 3
1 – #7 Miracle Mei
2 – #6 Mopolka
3 – #4 Tradeable
RACE 4
1 – #6 Flashndynamite
2 – #1 Gone Glimmering
3 – #2 Slimey
RACE 5
1 – #7 Tanners Neck Lane
2 – #3 Dustgetsinyoureyes
3 – #8 Polpis
RACE 6
1 – #7 Mon Cherie
2 – #6 Sassy Melissa
3 – #2 Mendham
RACE 7
1 – #6 Tiz He the One
2 – #7 Three Technique
3 – #1 Lil Commissioner
RACE 8
1 – #2 Flashing Red
2 – #1 Kitten By the Sea
3 – #12 Princess Fawzia
RACE 9
1 – #1 Duress
2 – #5 Ahead of Plan
3 – #8 Shiraz
RACE 10
1 – #6 Freedom Force
2 – #7 Macho Boy
3 – #9 Beach Front
4 – #13 Principal Dancer