Race 4:
Golden Seal (#9)
Was running on late against a decent field of maidens in his Saratoga debut.
Brad Cox gets a 100 Trainer Rating with horses trying turf for the first time.
Is a half-brother to four turf winners, including multiple stakes-placed Ack Naughty.
3-1 on ML
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Race 7:
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Belmont
G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup S
1/2 139
1m 129
Fin 128
Top 3: Diversify 128, Keen Ice 127, Pavel 123
Note: Winner was clear, but didn’t “steal” race – ran solid fractions early; first stakes of any kind win versus open company.
G1 Flower Bowl S
1/2 132
CITY STEEL
Trainer: Rafael Becerra
Last race: Oct. 7, 9th
Finish: 3rd by 1 1/4
Beyer: 77
Four-wide from start to finish while racing two turns in a $25K claiming route, this veteran deserved a better fate. The 12-time winner can handle similar next out with a better trip.
MISCHIEVIOUS LASS
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Last race: Oct. 8, 2nd
Finish: 3rd by 3 1/2
Belmont Park | Race 7 | Post Time 4:13 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
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Race 1:
Special Dividend (#6)
Ran competitive races on this circuit over the winter at Aqueduct.
Would appreciate any rain that comes since she is 2 for 2 on off tracks.
DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Chris Englehart is 23 for 83 (28 percent, $2.68 ROI) with horses going from turf to dirt sprints.
5-2 on ML
With a pair of Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup prep races at Belmont on Sunday, I think I’m justified in turning one of the TVs in my bunker away from the NFL and back where it belongs: on horse racing.
Betting-wise, I’m going to play a Grade 1 double late in the card and let that decide my wagering fate. Let’s start with the seventh race at Belmont, the Frizette for 2-year-old fillies.
Belmont | Race 2 | Post Time 1:28 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
Heavy rain overnight has resulted in a wet main track and the scheduled turf races, besides the Grade 3 Bourbon, being taken off the grass. Some early scratches are in, but horseplayers are advised to keep tabs for more as the day progresses.
My two favorite races today are the sixth, an optional claimer for sprinters, and the ninth, the Spinster – contests in which both of my top selections are winners over muddy or sloppy tracks.
Race 1:
Silver Fern (#6)
Figures to offer value since likely favorite Radiant Beauty will be an underlay.
Is bred to handle turf, since her dam has produced two turf stakes winners and is a full sister to a Group 1 winner on grass.
DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Bill Mott is 5 for 21 (24 percent, $4.55 ROI) with second-time starters going from dirt sprints to turf routes in maiden special weight races.
5-1 on ML
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