Litfin: Belmont Park horses to watch for week of May 12
PHOTO CALL
Trainer: Graham Motion
Last race: May 9, 7th
Finish: 2nd by 3/4
Beyer: 91
Facing a situation where the multiple stakes winner Discreet Marq was allowed things all her own way on the lead, this Irish import raced wide throughout and rallied gamely through a swift last five-sixteenths of a mile in 28.28 seconds in the Beaugay.
JACKSON N LEONARD
Trainer: Dominick Schettino
Last race: May 6, 4th
Finish: 2nd by head
Beyer: 69
After flashing speed when unveiled during the opening week of the inner-track meet, this Tiznow gelding showed big improvement when switching to the grass five months later, missing in a photo while better than six lengths clear of the third finisher.
PECORINO
Trainer: Danny Gargan
Last race: May 7, 6th
Finish: 4th by 3 1/4
Beyer: 67
Stumbled at the break when brought back for first start since October, rushed up to battle with two rivals for the lead, and put them away before giving way through the final furlong; claimed from that $14,000 N3L claimer by a sharp outfit.
BROADWAY BAY
Trainer: Bruce Brown
Last race: May 9, 8th
Finish: 5th by 13 1/4
Beyer: 60
Checked and squeezed back at the start when brought back for his first start since early February, trailed through the opening half-mile and picked off seven rivals through the stretch behind a runaway wire-to-wire winner in a preliminary allowance sprint for New York-breds; maiden win came as a second-time starter.