DYLAN
Trainer: Nick Gonzalez
Last race: June 14, 8^th
Finish: 3rd by 4 1/2f
Beyer: 56
He awaited room behind a wall of horses exiting the turn before making up ground between rivals in the final furlong when dropping from $20,000 to $10,000 non-winners-of-two company.

EXCESSIVE KID
Trainer: Doug O’Neill
Last race: June 16, 7th
Finish: 5th by 4 3/4
Beyer: 78
No visible excuse, but this once-well-regarded veteran claimed for $35,000 by O’Neill is worth following based on potential improvement for the new stable.

Belmont | Race 8 | Post Time 5:13 p.m. (ET) | Go to the FREE TimeformUS PPs

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Late Pick-4

Race ­­5:
Appealing Briefs (#5)
Had been facing tougher company at Gulfstream this winter.
Ran better than it seems in his last turf race in New York.
May be a square price due to the number of dirt horses who will take money.
5-1 on ML

Belmont | Race 8 | Post Time 5:13 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs

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Given the potentially rainy forecast for Elmont, N.Y., overnight Friday and throughout the day Saturday, I plan on treading lightly with any plays at Belmont Park on Saturday. The Dancin Renee is the only stakes race on the card, and I’m going to try to defeat the even-money morning-line favorite. I’ll play a double between races two and three, weather permitting.

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Race 1:
Gypsy Jo (#3)
None of the runners with experience has run particularly well.
Dam is a half-sister to multiple sprint-stakes winner First Passage.
DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Rick Violette is 14 for 44 (32 percent, $3.28 ROI) with New York-bred first-time starters in dirt sprints.
8-1 on ML

ARCADIA, Calif. – Santa Anita could get lost in the shuffle on Saturday. Although the card ends with an appealing pick three on races 8-10, Santa Anita might have a hard time competing with Gulfstream Park and Churchill Downs.

Gulfstream Park is expected to have a million-dollar pick-six jackpot on Saturday, a mandatory payout day. Even bettors who do not typically wager on Gulfstream Park are obliged to take a shot, assuming there is no single-ticket winner on Friday.

Belmont | Race 8 | Post Time 6:49 p.m. (ET) | Go to the FREE TimeformUS PPs

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