Race 3:
Silverwave (#6)
Ran better than it appears in his U.S. debut after racing wide around both turns.
Showed serious class when racing in France over the last two seasons, placing in multiple Group 1 races.
Should appreciate the added furlong of this race.
5-2 on ML
Santa Anita has the most prestigious races on Saturday, the first day of Memorial Day weekend. The Grade 1, $500,000 The Gold Cup at Santa Anita, the Grade 1, $300,000 Gamely, and the Grade 2, $200,000 Charles Whittingham are the features on the Santa Anita card.
Monmouth Park also makes an attempt to celebrate the holiday weekend, with the Grade 2, $200,000 Monmouth Stakes, and the Grade 3, $100,000 Salvator Mile heading a card that includes two other supporting stakes.
Belmont Park | Race 4 | Post Time 3:09 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
Race 4:
Anita Partner (#6)
Had subtle trouble in both of her 2018 efforts down the hill at Santa Anita.
Kept solid company in her California starts last year.
Should find this one-turn mile distance to be perfect.
3-1 on ML
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Race 5:
Miss Monk (#6)
DRIZZY
Trainer: Michael Machowsky
Last race: May 17, 1st
Finish: Second by head
Beyer: 69
Second start back from a layoff, this English Channel gelding rallied from last to make it close in Cal-bred turf sprint won by pacesetter. Career-best effort coincided with switch to grass. Follow vs. tougher.
Pimlico
G1 Preakness S
1/2 141
3/4 137
Fin 125
Top 3: Justify 128, Bravazo 126, Tenfold 125
Note: Track coded pink in TimeformUS products as speed favoring; Derby winner Justify battled on the front end with Derby runner-up Good Magic (who finished fourth) for over a mile before putting that one away, held on gamely late; Triple Crown winner in three weeks?
WHISPERING SPEAKER
Trainer: Robert Tiller
Last race: May 19, 1st
Finish: 2nd by 3
Beyer: 64
Over a speed-favoring track, she closed wide from well off dawdling fractions to finish second to the favored winner, who had everything her own way up front.
Belmont Park | Race 8 | Post Time 5:38 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
Brett Davis
R1: 1-6-8-7
R2: 9-5-6-12
R3: 6-2-8-3
R4: 13-8-4-3
R5: 3-8-10-1
R6: 14-5-1-2
R7: 7-4-2-11
R8: 3-9-7-11
R9: 2-4-6-5
R10: 4-9-2-8
Best Bet: R10 n4 Rise High
Longshot: R5 n10 Mickey Rich
Best Play: R3 Q/Qp 2,6,8
Paul Lally
R1: 2-1-7-8
R2: 6-9-1-11
R3: 2-4-8-3
R4: 3-7-1-8
R5: 3-11-8-1
R6: 4-1-5-14
R7: 10-2-4-1
R8: 3-7-10-1
R9: 2-4-5-3
R10: 4-3-9-8
