Belmont Park | Race 4 | Post Time 3:09 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
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Too Cool to Dance (#4) figures to go favored off an easy maiden victory against overmatched rivals. She had proven her quality in her prior start when finishing just behind her highly regarded stablemate Reversethedecision, and she is the horse to beat.
The following is a list of DRF resources and content related to the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday, June 9.
Justify wins Belmont Stakes, becomes 13th Triple Crown winner
Race 4
Pamina (#7)
Ran well against some tougher older females at Monmouth last time.
Is bred to relish any added ground.
Gets a positive rider switch to Irad Oritz.
5-1 on ML
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Race 9
Buy Sell Hold (#3)
Had plenty of speed as a 2-year-old.
Race 8: The $1.5 million-guaranteed all-Grade 1 pick four kicks off with the Just a Game. Chad Brown sends out to the two favorites in this race in A Raving Beauty and Off Limits. I strongly prefer Off Limits and will make her the focus of this pick four sequence.
Proctor's Ledge and Lull join A Raving Beauty on the backup tickets.
Main: 3
Backup: 4, 5, 7
ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association offered Friday advance wagering on the Belmont Stakes and a pair of two-day daily doubles.
Here are the early Belmont Stakes odds and the $2 will-pays on the New York Stakes/Met Mile double and Belmont Gold Cup/Belmont Stakes double:
As of 6 p.m., Eastern, $247,423 had been wagered to win on the Belmont Stakes:
1) Justify, even money (4-5 on morning line)
2) Free Drop Billy, 33-1 (30-1)
3) Bravazo, 5-1 (8-1)
4) Hofburg, 7-2 (9-2)
5) Restoring Hope, 42-1 (30-1)
Belmont Park | Race 10 | Post Time 5:46 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
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We’ll see who ends up taking money in this perplexing race. Generally, I’m somewhat against the Americans and want the new faces shipping in from Europe.
Despite both our Pix not getting a photo taken in the winner’s circle (one finished third, the other fourth), it was a revelatory week for BreezeFigs maidens, especially the 2-year-olds. Six babies broke their maidens at: Belmont (BreezeFigs exacta), Emerald Downs, Gulfstream, Laurel, Santa Anita and Woodbine at win payoffs up to $22. The sophomores did well also with a seven breaking their maidens at: Belmont, Gulfstream (two), Monmouth, Parx, Santa Anita and Woodbine.
Justify became the 13th 3-year-old horse to sweep all three legs of the Triple Crown, the grueling five-week stretch that includes the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes from the first Saturday in May to early June.
The following is a compilation of key moments in Justify's career leading up to and including the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday, June 9, 2018.
Race 2:
Caitriona (#9)
Was stymied inside behind tiring horses on the far turn, losing valuable momentum in her turf debut.
Is bred to move forward on this surface given her strong damside grass pedigree.
Should appreciate the slight cutback to six furlongs
12-1 on ML
Belmont Park | Race 2 | Post Time 2:31 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
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