NEW YORK – The last Saturday card of the Belmont fall meet is a good one, with four stakes, three of which are Grade 3, $200,000 races: the Athenia, the Bold Ruler, and the Turnback the Alarm. It’s also the last Saturday of the Santa Anita fall meet, with the Grade 2, $200,000 Twilight Derby as the headliner. The feature at Keeneland is also a Grade 2, $200,000 event: the Fayette Stakes.
Athenia Stakes
Belmont Park | Race 6 | Post Time 3:40 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
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ESKIMO ROSES
Trainer: Mick Ruis
Last race: Oct. 19, 5th
Finish: 2nd by 2
Beyer: 73
This 2-year-old maiden ran super in his first start on turf. He set a fast pace and got collared late. Speedster is nominated to the $200,000 Juvenile Turf Sprint on Nov. 4 at Del Mar.
HOW ABOUT ZERO
Trainer: Doug O’Neil
Last race: Oct. 19, 7th
Finish: 1st by 5 1/2
Beyer: 90
Race 6:
Djulpan (#2)
The Pace Projector is predicting a situation that favors horses on or near the lead, and he possesses tactical speed.
Was unwisely rated in his last two starts, but should be more aggressively ridden in this paceless race.
Gets a positive rider switch to Jose Ortiz.
15-1 on ML
Each week, TimeformUS Chief Figure Maker Craig Milkowski takes a look back at the weekend’s graded stakes and releases the TimeformUS Speed Figures for these races.
Keeneland
Grade 2 Raven Run
1/4 136
1/2 119
Fin 112
Top 3: Miss Sunset 114, Chalon 115, Torrent 111
Note: Miss Sunset’s previous 10 races were all in California; has won 7 of 11 with multiple wins on dirt and turf
Belmont Park | Race 4 | Post Time 2:34 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
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Race 4
Triple Dog Dare (#6)
Broke inwardly and was very green through the early stages of his debut.
Did well to get up for fifth behind a runaway winner in what appeared to be a very live maiden race.
Rudy Rodriguez gets a solid 80 Trainer Rating with horses trying a route for the first time.
8-1 on morning line
WIN THE WAR
Trainer: Mark Casse
Last race: Oct. 20, 3rd
Finish: 1st by neck
Beyer: 60
He took the long way home from the back of the pack and prevailed despite lugging in through the stretch on debut in a maiden special weight turf sprint. The $700,000 yearling purchase by War Front appears to have some potential.
Belmont | Race 4 | Post Time 2:34 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs