Belmont: Closer Looks for June 27, 2014
DRF Plus closer looks for Belmont on Friday, June 27.
DRF StaffJun 26, 2014
DRF Plus closer looks for Belmont on Friday, June 27.
Multirace exotic bettors of any persuasion will have a tough time finding free bingo squares on Thursday’s card. The four shortest-priced favorites on the morning line – Silver Morgan (1st), Dragonberry (2nd), Son of a General (3rd) and B Shanny (5th) – are all listed at 2-1 and are all in the pick five.
Deep Dive, the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the first race, a $5,000 claiming event, presents kind of a tough evaluation for horseplayers. Although he stands out on form and speed figures, he comes to Churchill Downs after having raced at Louisiana Downs.
It is worth noting that two-turn speed on the main track has been downright powerful – 21 of the 24 races at one mile have been won by a horse positioned within two lengths of the lead after the first half-mile. Ten were won in gate-to-wire fashion.
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DRF Plus handicapping analysis for Belmont on Thursday, June 26.
Huronia, the 5-2 morning-line chalk in the sixth, is a viable single in the pick four, which has a guaranteed pool of $100,000. She came from midpack over a speed-favoring track to end up second when returning from a 10-month layoff June 4 and is getting another beneficial half-furlong to work with here. Her trainer, Stu Simon, has been on a roll of late, and his numbers with runners making their second start off the shelf are good.
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DRF Plus closer looks for Churchill Downs on Thursday, June 26.