TimeformUS Belmont Horses in Focus for Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019

Race 5: Brilliant Brooks (#2)

Found himself in a very difficult race in his debut, as both horses who finished ahead of him may be stakes bound.

All three of the dam’s wins came on the turf, so this colt is bred to handle the surface switch.

DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Jeremiah Englehart is 4 for 19 (21%, $3.65 ROI) with second time starting maidens trying turf for the first time.

4-1 on ML

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Race 7: Fiftyshays Ofgreen (#2)

John Servis tends to send live runners to the NYRA circuit.

Is bred to handle longer distances, since her dam is a full sister to multiple G1-winning router Composure.

DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, John Servis is 10 for 27 (37%, $3.57 ROI) going from turf to dirt routes with maidens.

10-1 on ML

Race 8: Neverland Rock (#7)

Comes into this race in the best form of his career, which is not the case for some of his rivals.

Defeated two of his main competitors when second behind the talented Archidust last time.

The Pace Projector is predicting that he will be stalking a pace that is expected to favor runners on or near the lead.

7-2 on ML