Litfin: Belmont Park Horses to Watch for the week of June 1
Dave Litfin's Belmont Park Horses to Watch
Dave LitfinJun 01, 2015
Dave Litfin's Belmont Park Horses to Watch
Grade 2-placed Lion Hearted, a mainstay among the Maryland sire ranks, died May 28 of an apparent heart attack after breeding a mare at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, Md.
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Tuesday 6/2 card at Mohawk Racetrack.
Shaman Ghost, winner of the Grade 3 Marine Stakes on May 16, will skip the $150,000 Plate Trial Stakes on June 14 and instead train up to the $1 million Queen’s Plate on July 5, trainer Brian Lynch said
Matt Rose's analysis of the Tuesday Afternoon 6/2 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Unbridled Juan, who was considered a major contender for the $1 million Queen’s Plate, will join trainer Brian Lynch’s string at Belmont Park in the coming days.
Trainer Roger Attfield has gotten off to a strong start at the Woodbine meeting with nine wins from his first 26 starts, and he looks to have strong representation for the first big day of the 2015 season on June 14 in the $150,000 Plate Trial Stakes and the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks.
Going into the second leg of the new Graduate series this Saturday at the Meadowlands, one trainer appears to have made the most of the 4-year-old only conditions. Steve Elliott, a trainer with a lengthy history of success and noted for his iconic trotters Valley Victory and Donato Hanover, has an abundance of wealth in the division.
The prospective field for the Belmont Stakes on Saturday is now down to eight after Todd Pletcher said Monday that Carpe Diem would not run. The Truth or Else was withdrawn earlier Monday morning by his trainer, Ken McPeek.
The classy 10-year-old mare Salsa Express will likely be favored when she goes for her 25th win in the seventh race Wednesday evening at Northlands Park. The 6 1/2-furlong sprint drew seven fillies and mares running for a claiming price of $25,000. Post time for the first of eight races is 6:30 p.m. Mountain.