6/8 (BEL): 145th Belmont Stakes (G1); 5 undercard stakes
 

6th (2:34) Easy Goer S.

1 1/16 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $150,000

1 Always in a Tiz Cohen D 118 Blk-Off L
2 Power Broker Napravnik R 122 L
3 Puget Sound Velasquez C 118 L
4 Doherty Velazquez J R 118 L
5 New Line Alvarado J 118 L
6 Eton Blue Lezcano J 118 L
7 Micromanage Castellano J J 118 L
8 Wabbajack Maragh R 118 L
9 Irsaal Ortiz I Jr 118 L



7th (3:15) RTN True North H. (G2)

6 Furlongs | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $400,000

1 Justin Phillip Velazquez J R 118 L
2 Laurie's Rocket Stevens G L 115 L
3 Reload Saez L 114 L
4 Fast Bullet Rosario J 116 L
5 Off the Jak Martinez W 115 L
6 Caixa Eletronica Castellano J J 118 L
7 Sage Valley Maragh R 116 L

A-Coupled: Justin Phillip and Fast Bullet



8th (3:58) Longines Just a Game S. (G1)

1 Mile (Turf) | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $500,000

1 Hungry Island Gomez G K 118 L
2 Stephanie's Kitten Velazquez J R 120 L
3 Centre Court Leparoux J R 123 L
4 Dayatthespa Castellano J J 120 L
5 Laugh Out Loud (GB) Stevens G L 118
6 Mizdirection Smith M E 123 L
7 Better Lucky Rosario J 120 L



9th (4:41) Woody Stephens S. (G2)

7 Furlongs | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $400,000

1 Declan's Warrior Lezcano J 123 L
2 Salutos Amigos Leparoux J R 117 L
3 Capo Bastone Velazquez J R 117 L
4 Retreive Ortiz I Jr 117 L
5 Honorable Dillon Alvarado J 123 L
6 Zee Bros Napravnik R 123 L
7 Forty Tales Rosario J 123 L
8 Tenango Cohen D 117 L
9 Clearly Now Saez L 123 L
10 Merit Man Desormeaux K J 123 L
11 Let Em Shine Maldonado E 117 L



10th (5:40) Woodford Reserve Manhattan H. (G1)

1 1/4 Miles (Inner turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $500,000

1 Point of Entry Velazquez J R 124 L
2 Quick Casablanca (CHI) Alvarado J 115 L
3 Side Road Stevens G L 115 L
4 Real Solution Leparoux J R 115 L
5 Optimizer Rosario J 118 L
6 Plainview Ortiz I Jr 113 L
7 Bombaguia Prado E S 115 L
8 Twilight Eclipse Castellano J J 119 L
9 Finnegans Wake Lezcano J 116 L
10 Speaking of Which (IRE) Gomez G K 115 L



11th (6:36) Belmont S. (G1)

1 1/2 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $1,000,000

1 Frac Daddy Garcia Alan 126 L
2 Freedom Child Saez L 126 L
3 Overanalyze Velazquez J R 126 L
4 Giant Finish Prado E S 126 L
5 Orb Rosario J 126 L
6 Incognito Ortiz I Jr 126
7 Oxbow Stevens G L 126 L
8 Midnight Taboo Gomez G K 126 L
9 Revolutionary Castellano J J 126 L
10 Will Take Charge Court J K 126 L
11 Vyjack Leparoux J R 126 L
12 Palace Malice Smith M E 126 Blk-Off L
13 Unlimited Budget Napravnik R 121 L
14 Golden Soul Albarado R J 126 L

Can't wait.....

A lot of cool horses. The Just a Game is no JOKE

I like the Miz :{>:

5 of the 7 are Grade 1 winners. The other two are Grade 2 winners. Gotta love when everyone shows up for a big race. :tro:

Caixa Electronica

Give me a firm turf and the 6-1 morning line I just saw on our girl then show me to the bar!!

I like her also. But not in this spot. I think she has almost no chance vs this group.

Another one of my favorites, another who almost has no chance to win on Saturday. Clearly the entry is tough. Reload is finally what I thought he was going into the Travers. I think its the entry or Reload. I dont trust Sage Valley at all. This is far and away the best group he has ever faced, I dont think he is this good.

Incredible card as a fan and a bettor. Can't wait.

Looking forward to see how Let Em Shine runs at Belmont.

Maldonado's chance to "Shrine".

In the Belmont Stakes, I feel the pace will be very fast (for the distance) and very contested.

Orb is my single exotic key in the race.

His glaring weakness (lack of tactical speed and lack of general elite ability) was exposed in the Preakness, but to a much greater extreme than it should have been.

Rosario made an early move into a sprinter who was waiting on him, Titletown Five's entry was a joke, but he is a VERY quick horse. Watch him chase Zee Bros in the Derby Trial if you think otherwise.

I'm not pretending Orb ran a real good race in the Preakness, but it was just a race that doesn't have me thinking that he's tailed off form any.

I respect Oxbow a lot, but he's in a terribly tough situation.

Orb is my key. Considering all the factors, I can trust him and I believe he will run very well.

Overanalyze, Palace Malice, and Revolutionary are the three I'm using with him.

Who was the last graded stakes winner to have 30+ starts before turning 5? Optimizer is gonna get there easy. It's tough not to appreciate this horse.

Belmont Stakes Race Sequence:

http://www.bloodhorse.com/race-seque...elmont-stakes/