TimeformUS Belmont Horses in Focus for Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018

Race 2: Life in Shambles (#6)

Was unwisely reserved off a moderate early pace last time over a track that was favoring speed.

Still has a right to improve off the claim by Jason Servis.

Should appreciate the return to Belmont Park, where he typically runs his best races.

4-1 on ML

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Race 3: Starry Messenger (#8)

Has run deceptively well in all of his turf races, especially back in June at this level.

There is other speed in this race, but the Pace Projector indicates that he’s among the fastest of the speeds.

His turf effort two back at Parx indicates that he has maintained solid form.

10-1 on ML

Race 6: Cool Beans (#2)

Defeated a solid field last time at Saratoga employing her favored front-running tactics.

Handled a "good" turf course very well back in April when only beaten by subsequent graded stakes winners.

DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Brad Cox is 32 for 111 (29 percent, $2.48 ROI) with last-out winners coming off Beyer Speed Figure tops in turf routes.

7-2 on ML

Race 8: Robert Bruce (#1)

Was visually impressive when he showed stamina to get this distance in Chile.

Did not get a trip that was conducive to his style when losing the Manhattan two back.

Possesses the tactical speed to sit relatively close to the front in this paceless race.

2-1 on ML