War Story is out of Belmont heading to Ohio derby

Dr. Cleveland breaking those hard hitting stories first thing!!!

-bt-

That's what I'm here for Brian. I know that horse was top of many peoples list :).

I hate when hopeless horses scratch during the triple crown. They all take money because of the Mine that Bird effect, less dead money in the pools.

Right on there my friend. You still going to Belmont?

Yeah, thank God the dead money bet on Da'Tara was allowed into the 2008 Belmont pool. It definitely helped increase the odds on whatever horrendous selection I made in that race.

Is there anywhere that has the PPs for past Belmont winners?

Great article:

Out at Third: Triple Crown Denied

http://www.drf.com/news/out-third-triple-crown-denied

here:

http://www.drf.com/news/belmont-stakes-history

if it's sloppy...

American Pharoah (Baffert/V. Espinoza) winner
Keen Ice (Romans/Desormeaux)
Mubtaahij (de Kock/I. Ortiz)
Tale of Verve (Stewart/Stevens)
Madefromlucky (Pletcher/TBA)
Carpe Diem (Pletcher/Velazquez) 3rd
Materiality (Pletcher/Castellano)
Frosted (McLaughlin/Rosario) 2nd
Frammento (Zito/Smith)
Conquest Curlinate (Casse/Bridgmohan)[/quote]

For the $15 dollar Trifecta

You think Carpe Diem is really going to run? I think he is just prepping for the Jim Dandy?

Not sure the usefulness of prepping at 1 1/2 miles 2+ months out but I am not a talented "Horseman";)

Conquest Curlinate - OUT

Pointing towards the Queen's Plate after a few not-so-great works..

GRENING: The Truth or Else likely for Belmont

THE TRUTH OR ELSE, a recent allowance winner at Belmont Park , is likely to join the Belmont Stakes field, trainer Ken McPeek said Thursday.

McPeek, who won the 2002 Belmont with longshot Sarava - a race in which the Bob Baffert-trained War Emblem was going for the Triple Crown -- said The Truth or Else is70 percent to run.

"He's 2-for-3 over the track, he's out of. Colonial Affair mare, whether he's got the class or not ...." McPeek said. "We're leaning that way."

The Truth or Else won a maiden race over at Belmont last September and an allowance race going 1 1-16 miles here on May 22.

McPeek said Edgar Prado would ride The Truth or Else if he runs. Prado rode Sarava and Birdstone (2004) to victories in the Belmont Stakes.

:)

I didnt realize Prado still rode. Good for him.

Contender not pretender . First thing my brudda said after his race was they should run him right back in the Belmont

They're pulling them in off the street corners and back alleys. Perfect!

Maybe they think second in this race with a huge purse is wide open.