TimeformUS Belmont Horses in Focus for Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019

Race 2: Coolboy (#7)

The only experienced horse with speed in a race full of plodders who will be shorter prices.

Has earned legitimate TimeformUS Speed Figures in all of his recent dirt starts while facing tougher fields.

Should appreciate the slight turnback in distance.

12-1 on ML

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Race 6: Lough Na Mona (#6)

Hasn’t been finishing off her route races, so perhaps the turnback will work out for her.

A repeat of the 93 TimeformUS Speed Figure that she earned on April 5 would make her tough to beat here.

DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past 5 years, Christophe Clement is 8 for 20 (40%, $2.44 ROI) with maidens going from routes to sprints on turf at NYRA tracks.

5-1 on ML

Race 8: English Breeze (#5)

Was visually impressive when rank and difficult to control in her debut.

Got stymied in traffic last time while the two fillies who finished ahead of her got clear, outside runs.

Still has room for improvement and she’s already shown she’s fast enough to win this race.

5-1 on ML

Race 9: English Humor (#3)

Faced significantly better company in his two prior starts.

Ran a lot better than it seems two back in a race out of which many have returned to improve.

DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past 5 years, Mark Hennig is 6 for 21 (29%, $6.09 ROI) with horses dropping from maiden special weight to maiden claiming races on the turf.

8-1 on ML