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Despite a fast track and spring-like weather, there are 15 scratches off the program (including a handful that were first or second choice on the morning line), which leaves 56 runners.
Haven't seen the Racing Flow numbers for Thursday yet, but preliminary indications suggest off-the-pace horses had a big edge: All four sprint winners were anywhere from 3 to 8 1/2 lengths off the lead at the first-quarter call; three of five route winners - all in fields of 6 or 7 - were fourth or fifth in the early going.
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WILLET took a good run at Grade 2 winner La Verdad first time back and settled for second with best fast-track Beyer of career; multiple stakes winner has never been out of the exacta in four Spa starts, meets softer. GALIANA won at 69-1 and 7-1 here last year before wide trip behind the top pick in Union Avenue; faster this year based on four races at Delaware Park on fast, good & sloppy tracks. ATLANTIC'S SMILE and HERE'S ZEALICIOUS come off front-running wins with identical figures at Belmont and would need to improve dramatically.
