SATURDAY, MAY 8
BELMONT
SPOT PLAYS
Race 7
#3 Victim of Love
plus exacta box with #5 Honor
Way
#3 Victim of Love has been in
the money in 7 of the last 8 outings including several stakes races, and won the
Grade 3 Vagrancy during that span. Returned from a layoff last time out with a
second-place finish last time and is prepped and ready to roll. Won only career
outing at Belmont so far.
Play in exacta box with #5 Honor
Way, who ran a solid return from a four-month layoff last time out to just miss
in second and had been in excellent form when last seen last fall with
back-to-back stakes wins. Owns an excellent career record at Belmont, has good
speed figures, and gets Jose Ortiz for the mount.
Race 10 – the Man O’ War
#1 Sovereign
Making North American debut and
lands in the barn of Chad Brown with Irad Ortiz aboard. Long distance turf
specialist is a Group 1 winner of the Irish Derby who also placed in a Group 1
race at Ascot last season. Owns tactical speed and has the ability to go to the
lead, and that versatility is key because there is little or no other speed
entered in this field.
SATURDAY, MAY 8
BELMONT
RACE 1
6 Runabout 10-1
4 Flowers For Lisa 4-1
1 Automate 4-1
RACE 2
7 Queen Arella 5-1
6 Fractorzation 5-1
10 Strongerthanuknow 8-1
RACE 3
11 Know It All Red 5-1
13 Maria’s Gift 9-2
7 Sweeter 4-1
RACE 4
4 Firenze Fire 4-5 Best Bet
3 Chateau 8-5
1 Stan the Man 4-1
RACE 5
5
Sinful Dancer 2-1
2 Thunderbird Cafe 8-1
7 One Whirlwind Ride 20-1
RACE 6
1 Harvey’s Lil Goil 8-5
2 Lemista 5-2
5 Civil Union 2-1
RACE 7
3 Victim of Love 4-1
5 Honor Way 3-1
6 Pacific Gale 5-2
RACE 8
5 In Italian 5-2
8 Palamos 3-1
6 Columbine
d’Oro 8-1
RACE 9
3 Promise Keeper 7-2
2
Nova Rags 5-2
6
Risk Taking 7-5
RACE 10
1 Sovereign 8-5
8 Gufo 2-1
3 Ziyad 6-1
RACE 11
9 Third Draft 3-1
2 Rastafara 5-2
1 Miss Bonnie T 4-1
6 Gabby Squared 9-2
