Belmont at the Big A | Race 6 | Post Time 3:37 p.m. (ET)   Sacred Goddess (#9) has to be considered the filly to beat as she steps back down into New York-bred company after trying the Bolton Landing at Saratoga. She was never seriously involved that day behind some talented open-company foes, but she was at least staying on decently for fourth and nearly matched her debut speed figure. She earned a 103 TimeformUS Speed Figure in that Saratoga unveiling against New York-breds, and a repeat of that number could certainly put her in the winner's circle here. The only knock against her is that she got a very good setup on debut, so her form is pretty exposed.   Trading Trouble (#3) didn't run any worse than the morning-line favorite on debut at Saratoga, making the first move to lead in mid-stretch before getting overhauled late. She earned another strong speed figure when she broke her maiden next time, and she then was simply overmatched when her connections got ambitious sending her to Kentucky Downs. She figures to appreciate returning to state-bred company, but she is coming back in just 12 days. There are a couple of intriguing second-time starters exiting the same Sept. 1 maiden race at Saratoga. The one who seemingly has more room for improvement is expensive two-year-old purchase Saint Margaret (#6). She took plenty of money on debut for James Ryerson, whose runners typically improve after a start, and finished strongly before galloping out well. Rewatching their common debut race, I thought Arinata (#1) beat that foe with something left in the tank. She only got an 82 TimeformUS Speed Figure for that performance, but the race featured a relatively slow half-mile fraction, which is always going to hold back the figures for 2-year-old sprints. I was impressed with the way Arianata accelerated past the leaders once tipped into the clear in upper stretch of that race. She produced a final pair of furlong splits in 11.18 and 11.44 seconds, respectively. That's quite the turn of foot for a 2-year-old. She figures to get another ground-saving trip from this rail draw, and Linda Rice is a trainer whose youngsters tend to improve after a race.