Dowse’s Beach figures to sit nice trip
ELMONT, N.Y. – The distance may not be ideal, but the pace scenario could be for Dowse’s Beach, who seeks his fourth consecutive victory in Wednesday’s $85,000 turf-allowance feature going seven furlongs at Belmont Park.
Though Dowse’s Beach won at seven furlongs against New York-breds here on July 2, his two most recent victories came at 5 1/2 furlongs, both at Saratoga.
Trainer Christophe Clement said, “I prefer him a little shorter, but he’s doing great, so let’s go.”
Dowse’s Beach, a 4-year-old gelding by Disco Rico owned by Frank and Patricia Generazio, is 5 for 12, with two of those wins coming at Belmont Park. He will be ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. under the top weight of 124 pounds.
Dowse’s Beach does his best running from a stalking position, and there seems to be the potential for a lively early pace in this race, with Plainview, Heuston, and perhaps Tetradrachm getting involved early.
Mutin, Mr. Online, Plainview, and Tetradrachm are all entered for the optional-claiming price of $80,000.
KEY CONTENDERS
Dowse’s Beach (Last 3 Beyers: 89-87-87)
◗ Has benefited from sub-45-second half-miles in his last four starts to record three wins and a half-length loss in a blanket finish.
◗ The July 25 open first-level allowance race that Dowse’s Beach won has turned out to be a productive race. Run for Logistics and Big Family, second and fourth that day, have come back to win first-level allowance races, while Lewys Vaporizer, last on July 25, has come back to win races at Arlington and Parx.
DRF FORMULATOR FACT: No. 6 Dowse's Beach. Trainer Christophe Clement is 20-8-4-2 with a $3.11 ROI over the past five years in turf sprints at Belmont with last-out winners. Click for more details. – Mike Hogan
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Plainview (Last 3 Beyers: 91-93-84)
◗ Speedy 7-year-old figures to try to take them as far as he can under Javier Castellano.
◗ In the last 33 months, Plainview has raced 20 times, 13 in stakes. In the seven allowance/optional-claiming races in which he’s run, he has five wins. That includes a victory over Red Rifle in a spot similar to this in July 2014 going a mile.
◗ In finishing second in the Elusive Quality Stakes going seven furlongs here in April, he finished ahead of stakes winners King Kreesa and Spring to the Sky.
◗ Blew out four furlongs in a bullet 47.60 seconds over the Belmont main track last Thursday.
DRF FORMULATOR FACT: No. 3 Plainview. Trainer Gregory DiPrima is 19-1-4-2 with a $0.93 ROI over the past five years going route to sprint on turf. Click for more details. – Mike Hogan
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Mr. Online (Last 3 Beyers: 91-94-84)
◗ Came out second in a four-way photo in a similar spot going 1 1/16 miles at Saratoga on Aug. 27 in first start for Bill Mott, who won the race with Unbridled Ocean. Finished a nose and a neck in front of Plainview in that race.
Mutin (Last 3 Beyers: 86-74-78)
◗ Another who has been competitive when not knocking heads in stakes, with two wins and a sixth in allowance/optional-claiming company, including a 1 1/2-length win at 8-1 at Saratoga on Aug. 15.
DRF FORMULATOR FACT: No. 8 Tetradrachm. Trainer David Jacobson is 20-1-3-2 with a $0.28 ROI over the past two years going route to sprint on turf. Click for more details. – Mike Hogan