BELMONT AT THE
BIG A
SPOT PLAYS
Race 4
#5 Five
Dozen Roses
Passed horses
and closed from far back in the field to get up for second behind a
wire-to-wire favorite in first outing in five months. Ready to roll now for
Rice in second off layoff.
Race 9
#7
Solutions
Plus
exacta box with #2 Shellac
#7 Solutions
looked very good in his return from a seven-month layoff last time when getting
a 5 ¼-length victory at Aqueduct. That win came at the bottom maiden claiming
level, but it still was a good effort where he survived a five-length-gap duel
for the lead in order to draw off for the victory. Can get to the lead again on
Saturday and go a long way up front.
Play in
exacta box with #2 Shellac, who makes a lot of sense in this spot for leading
trainer Linda Rice despite laying an egg last time out in his first start for
Rice in a mile race at a tougher class level. This class drop makes Shellac an
instant contender here, as does the cutback in distance to a sprint. Shellac’s
dirt sprint speed figures so far in his career all look better than the other
horses in this race.
SATURDAY, JUNE 20
BELMONT AT THE
BIG A
RACE 1
6 Shape Note 6-5 Best Bet
3 Masseto 7-2
1 Straight Arrow 6-1
RACE 2
5 Burninhunkoflobve 2-1
6 Looms Boldly 5-2
2 Kunshan Bridge 5-1
RACE 3
4 Iron Max 3-1
3 Anneperience 5-2
2 Just for Luck 7-2
RACE 4
5 Five Dozen
Roses 3-1
7 Anna Brockana 6-1
10 My Lil Army
Girl 4-1
RACE 5
6 Amy’s Light 10-1 Upset Special
1 Timia 2-1
8 Scarlet’s Dream 6-1
RACE 6
2 Bar Fourteen 7-2
7 Late Call 2-1
5 Life and Light 10-1
RACE 7
10 Sculcos Folly 4-5
3 Wit Storm 7-2
9 Nessuna Pagina 6-1
RACE 8
5 Mo Curls 3-1
6 Inonit 4-1
4 Dinner Royale 8-1
RACE 9
7 Solutions 10-1 Live Longshot
2 Shellac 3-1
10 Tapwrits
Temper 9-2
RACE 10
8 Tuthilltown 4-1
12 Come Monday 9-2
6 Avery’s Wonderland 10-1
3 Garden of Grace 7-2
