Race 2:
Unforeseeable (#9)
Drops in for a tag for the first time.
Got wide trips in all of his turf races last season.
Receives a significant rider switch to Luis Saez.
6-1 on ML
Race 4:
Singapore Trader (#10)
Is bred to be a talented turf runner as a half-brother to graded stakes winner Voodoo Song.
Ran much better than it seems in his lone turf start last year after contesting a fast pace.
Belmont Park | Race 8 | Post Time 5:18 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
Our Pix last week resulted in a one-paced effort from Storming Lady and a promising effort after a tough trip by Mach Speed, whom we would tab back at the same level. Overall, however, it was a very decent week for BreezeFigs maidens as well as those which have gone on to be stakes horses.
Race 1:
Zechariah (#3)
Probably needed his debut after racing a bit greenly behind a moderate pace that held together.
Is bred to be a good runner as a half-brother to accomplished New York-breds Sanctify and Rectify.
Gets a positive rider switch to Jose Ortiz.
5-2 on ML
What could have been a stakes void on the Saturday between the Kentucky Derby and Preakness is instead filled by Belmont Park, which offers five stakes, four of them graded, led by the Grade 1, $700,000 Man o’ War and the Grade 3, $350,000 Peter Pan. The Peter Pan is the traditional New York springboard to the Belmont Stakes.
The only other graded stakes Saturday are two Grade 3, $100,000 races: the Lazaro Barrera at Santa Anita, and the Hanshin Cup at Arlington.
Peter Pan Stakes
Belmont Park | Race 6 | Post Time 4:14 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
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Race 1:
Up the Ante (#9)
Ran better than it appears in his debut last season after encountering traffic at the top of the stretch.
Has a right to improve on his juvenile form in his first turf start as a 3-year-old.
Christophe Clement gets a 100 Trainer Rating with horses switching from dirt to turf.
8-1 on ML
LOVING MOMENT
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Last race: May 4, race 9
Finish: Seventh by four lengths
Beyer: 59
Heavily favored maiden turf filly had a brutal trip as rider stayed inside rather than find position outside in clear. Got stopped cold in stretch traffic, never had a prayer. Toss this.
Churchill
G1 Kentucky Derby
1/2 170
3/4 151
Fin 125
Top 3: Justify 127, Good Magic 124, Audible 122
Note: Very fast pace over sloppy track---all fractions coded red by TimeformUS; Justify undefeated in four career starts and has the best average TimeformUS Speed Figures to begin career of any horse in TimeformUS database dating back to 2004
G1 Kentucky Oaks
1/2 132
3/4 130
Fin 123
WONDERFUL LIGHT
Trainer: Michelle Nevin
Last race: May 5, 9th
Finish: 1st by 1 ¾
Beyer: 96
Lightly raced sprinter has run faster than this in the past, but this was a strong race off a short layoff as he came home gamely to close down a loose-on-the-lead rival while looking like stakes competition may be in his future.
