THURSDAY, MAY 13
BELMONT
SPOT PLAYS
Race 4
#4 Emirates Affair
Finished in the money twice in a
row at Tampa versus maiden special weights, and now drops in class in the local
debut to run against maiden claimers for the first time since a career debut
second-place finish at Monmouth last year. Beat Sweet Mary Lou in March at Tampa,
and that horse is arguably today’s top challenger. Rained off the turf last
time but is even better on turf than on dirt, and handles and this 7F distance
should be right up her alley.
Race 5
#1 Happy Farm
plus exacta box with #6 Square
Shooter
#1 Happy Farm is a Belmont horse
for the course with 4 wins in 6 career outings on this track. Lost a Grade 3
race when last seen in March, but had won at today’s exact level two races ago.
Graded stakes winner gets Irad Ortiz in today’s debut for the new barn and has
the speed figures that look good in this spot.
Play in exacta box with #6
Square Shooter, who has been in good form since last fall with 5 straight
finishes in the exacta. Finished a clear second at this level last time out,
and owns high speed figures, particularly in the two most recent starts which include
a close second in the Kelly Kip Stakes at Aqueduct
THURSDAY, MAY 13
BELMONT
RACE 1
6 Pier Forty 8-5 Best Bet
2 Curlin’s Knight 15-1
3 Kith 5-2
RACE 2
4 Happy Soul 7-5
2 I Can Run 3-1
5 Landslid 10-1
RACE 3
7 Princess Pinky 7-2
4 Baba 5-1
5 Bustin Bay 5-2
RACE 4
4 Emirates Affair 7-2
9 Sweet Mary Lou 5-1
8 Patti D 10-1
RACE 5
1 Happy Farm 7-2
6 Square Shooter 5-2
7 Clench 9-2
RACE 6
13 Win With Pride 3-1
3 Eagle Pass 9-2
11 Clear the Mine 7-2
RACE 7
1 Stage Left 3-1
4 Morning Breez 6-1
5 Scilly Cay 7-2
RACE 8
1 Dr. Shane 9-2
5 Klickitat 3-1
8 Step Dancer 4-1
RACE 9
3 Saratoga Flash 3-1
6 Frat 5-1
10 Fast Gordon 7-2
1 Feathers Road 6-1
