There are some intriguing horses racing at Belmont this Saturday. I'll key them in multiple-race wagers and will play them to win if they meet my personal value-line requirements.
Race 3 – Maiden special weight – Liam’s Prince (5) – morning line: 12-1, value line: 9-1
Trainer Gary Scherer saddles P J's Angel (#4, ML 7-2) in Friday's fourth race at Canterbury Park, an about one-mile and 70 yards maiden special weight race on turf. Since Jan., 1, 2014, Scherer is winning at a 26 percent clip in maiden special weight races, for a return on investment of $6.13.
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Some competitive races on the back end of the Sunday card give the last pick three some appeal.
Race 7
SAVANNAH SKY (#5) may have turned the corner. After two good seconds at Santa Anita, she broke through to get her diploma there June 5 for trainer Richard Baltas, who continues his superb year. It's also encouraging jockey Rafael Bejarano stays put, and there are three nice works since. It is her first run against winners so that's a hurdle.
Previous (#7, ML 5-1) returns in Friday's eighth race at Belmont Park, a one-mile optional claimer on turf. It will be her first start since finishing sixth by 6 1/2-lengths in an optional claimer April 15 at Aqueduct. The second-, third-, and fifth-place finishers from that race came back to win their next starts.
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It's difficult to get too worked up over this card (three maiden races and three restricted claimers comprise the first six races, making a multi-race wager difficult to come by). The last three races do, however, present an opportunity for a pick three play.
Race 7
As Yogi Berra would say, "It's deja vu all over again." We can virtually reprint our opening line from last week with a bit of a twist as our juvenile Pick Undisputed led the way over our runner-up Pick Surfside Tiara to return a modest $4.20-for-a-buck exacta. (Hey, it's still real money). On the other hand, our 3-year-old Pick apparently did not care to be competitive at all. Four other BreezeFigs juvenile maidens won last week, at Ellis, Gulfstream, Laurel and Woodbine, while eight 3-year-
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Across much of the country on Saturday, the stakes emphasis is on grass racing – with six of day’s eight graded stakes scheduled for turf. Included among those six are four from Arlington Park, which is having its Arlington Million Preview Day, and two of the Warrior’s plays this week will be in those, plus another in the Grade 3 Robert G. Dick Memorial at Delaware.
Let’s kick things off with Arlington first.
Nolo Contendere (#6, ML 5-2) makes her debut in Thursday's third race at Belmont Park, a five-furlong maiden special weight race. Since Jan. 1, 2014, trainer Rick Violette Jr. is winning at a 38 percent clip with first-time starters, for a return on investment of $4.25.
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