The spectacular 13-race Queen’s Plate card begins with a one-mile turf route that combines Ontario-sired allowance types with $40,000 claimers. My homebred, Kadley, is dropping off a charging third in an open, first-level allowance. She should be closing effectively from far back in her third start of the season.
La Sardane (#2) is the horse to beat as she shoots for her second consecutive New York stakes victory, but I still have some reservations about her overall quality.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona highlights some contenders on Saturday's card at Belmont.
Daily Racing Form writer Mike Bernier analyzes Saturday's card at Monmouth Park.
Some may still regard War Canoe as an Aqueduct phenomenon, but she has run extremely well in all of her turf starts at Belmont this spring. It seems that this one-turn-mile distance is perfect for her, and the Pace Projector is predicting that she should get a fast pace to close into.
Saturday features a sneaky 3-year-old bet and a potential star among the babies
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona highlights some contenders on Friday's card at Belmont.
With a mandatory payout of the Rainbow 6 pool Saturday at Gulfstream Park and the potential for a carryover of close to $1 million if the jackpot goes unhit Thursday and Friday, money could be given away there this weekend. It just won't be easy money.
The three runners drawn to the outside should attract the bulk of the play in this compact optional-claiming field. While they all look fairly well matched in terms of speed figures, I believe that COZZY SPRING (#6) is far and away the best of these fillies.
DRF National Handicapper Mike Watchmaker analyzes the United Nations Stakes, Smile Sprint Stakes, Queens Plate
