Litfin: Belmont Park Horses to Watch for the week of June 29

SHINOBI
Trainer: Chad Brown
Last race: June 27, 10th
Finish: 6th by 6 1/2
Beyer: 68
Seven weeks after a respectable debut, he checked off heels near the three-sixteenths pole, moved toward the inside and finished with some interest.

AYAADY
Trainer: Chad Brown
Last race: June 24, 5th
Finish: 3rd by 2
Beyer: 81
Trailed off a slow half-mile fraction, found best stride in the stretch and rallied willingly in a preliminary turf allowance route won by stakes-bound shedrow mate Kitten’s Roar.

BLAME JIM
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Last race: June 26, 6th
Finish: 2nd by 1
Beyer: 91
Equipped with blinkers for the first time, this sprinter carved out a fast pace while pressed by three rivals, and although overtaken late by perfect-trip closer Noble Cornerstone, held stubbornly to be clearly best of the remainder.

HOT CITY GIRL
Trainer: Linda Rice
Last race: June 27, 9th
Finish: 5th by 6 1/2
Beyer: 74
Hustled along to spread out the field establishing a fast pace for six furlongs in the Mother Goose, and was still second a furlong from home before winding up in a dead heat for fifth. Remains eligible for secondary allowance conditions against New York-breds.