TimeformUS Belmont Horses in Focus for Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Race 1

Acorn Street (#7)

Ran well behind good fillies Wealth Effect and Matty’s Magnum last year.

Was hindered by a fast early pace in her 2-year-old finale.

DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Brad Cox is 8 for 26 (31 percent, $2.95 ROI) with horses coming off layoffs of 120 to 240 days in turf routes.

6-1 on ML

Race 4

Five Star Bunt (#2)

Ran competitive speed figures against maidens as a 2-year-old.

Got a ridiculous trip two back at Laurel when racing six wide all the way around the far turn.

Returns in a realistic spot as a new gelding.

9-2 on ML

Race 5

Beautiful Buzz (#5)

Earned a competitive TimeformUS Speed Figure (96) after setting a fast pace in her second start.

Was hindered by a wide trip against a rail bias on Feb. 24.

Something seemed to go wrong last time as she was tentatively handled by her rider; has been given plenty of time to recover.

6-1 on ML

Race 8

Rectify (#5)

Possesses the early speed to outrun some of his key rivals if aggressively sent.

Ran better than it seems in his return on April 11 after chasing the fast pace of Jewel Can Disco.

DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Michelle Nevin is 34 for 118 (29 percent, $2.01 ROI) second off a layoff in dirt sprints.

8-1 on ML