This race is tricky because all of the horses who finished behind Take Charge Aubrey last time are going to take some money, and I’m just not convinced that any of them are very good.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona highlights some contenders on Thursday's card at Belmont.
I’m taking a shot with new face SPECTACULAR PLUM (#2). Whereas almost all of these horses have been running against straight 3-year-olds in their recent starts, Spectacular Plum has been knocking heads with tougher, older rivals at Monmouth.
TimeformUS Belmont Horses in Focus for Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Gierkink: Woodbine horses to watch for week of July 9, 2018
Beer: Belmont Park horses to watch for week of July 8, 2018
Trip notes by Michael Hammersly for stakes races run on July 7-8.
The Victory Ride is only a Grade 3 event, but it would not be surprising to see many of these fillies return in next month’s Grade 1 Test at Saratoga.
Our game can always benefit from a good rivalry, and we have a potential one budding between Catholic Boy and Analyze It, who threw it down again for a second straight time over the last five weeks in Saturday’s Grade 1 Belmont Derby, the centerpiece of the blockbuster Stars and Stripes card at Belmont Park.
Selections for Sunday's card at Sha Tin.
