7/8: Belmont (6th-9th)
 

Tremendously entertaining Holiday Weekend included great coast to coast action and some nice mutuel return anchored by the $1,103 Belmont P4 Saturday. It was a big day Saturday for the 'house horses' too, as nearly 30 partners and friends were on hand at Arlington to send Dee Tee Stables runners off to board hits within 90 minutes of each other. Hope you enjoyed summer's opening salvo and are ready for the final curtain on Hollywood's spring meet (Gold Cup and more..), Summit of Speed at Calder and much more!

Exceedingly tricky P4 sequence at Belmont Wednesday to start the week... Remember that Steve Crist is my guest 4:30-5:30 on 'ATR' as he discusses Formulator's newest wrinkle: The Crist Method Multi-Race Wager Ticket Constructor.


BELMONT PARK


POST-SCRATCHES


6th: CLM, 3+, 6f (P4, P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #2 SCR
Best Value: #5 Api Mohkat 8-1: Should get pace target.. 3rd
Next Best: #3 First Degree 7-2: Suspiciously big drop.. 5th
Super Add: #7 Brooker D 6-1: Can attend and finish.. 6th


7th: Do It Fast-NYB, 3+, 9f-IT (P3, DD, Super)

Terrific Empire-bred turf heat..

Most Likely: #4 Hangingbyathread 7-2: Likes any footing; Adjust to pace.. WON
Best Value: #8 Borrowing Base 15-1: Quick 0 for '09, but note Mt. Vernon.. 5th
Next Best: #2 Mission Approved 5-2: Should have company and may want longer.. 4th
Super Add: #5 My Man Lars 6-1: Plus pilot switch; Weaver 0/19 2nd/break? Yikes.. 6th


8th: OC/N2X, 3+, 7f-T (DD)

Most Likely: #10 SCR
Next Best: #5 Papa Bear 4-1: Returns to lawn dash with Ramon.. WON
Best Value: #3 Right of Way 12-1: Chief has gelding on a roll.. 3rd


9th: CLM/N3L, F&M-3+, 6f-IT (Super)

Most Likely: #10 My Ana Rose 5-1: Back to preferred trip, surface.. 8th
Best Value: #6 August Rush 6-1: Thrown to wolves early on.. 10th
Next Best: #4 Hangingonaprayer 7-2: Broke through last and got rest.. 3rd
Super Add: #3 Sumwhrovrtherainbw 12-1: Badgett eager for turf try.. 6th


<$50 P4 Play:

6: 3-5-7
7: 2-4-5-8
8: 5
9: 3-4-6-10

3x4x1x4 = $48


Good luck!
Steve

Will be singling My Anna Rose late and including Sweet Nobility early. I hope your man Sciacca tells you it's Easter.

Scratches

Race 1 #1A Sacredness, #8 Platinum
Race 3 #3 Platinum Couple
Race 4 #9 Iron Curtain
Race 5 #1 Charming Mandate
Race 6 #2 Yes He's the Man
Race 7 #9 Joe Corrigan
Race 8 #2 Plan, #1A Joe Bravo (BRZ), #10 Big Train

Mr. Byk, you have been doing quite well on your pick 4 tickets lately. Can I expect today's ticket to be a winner as well?

Sincerely, Clueless

Going to 'piggyback' Mr. Byk today with a Pick 3 starting at Race 6.

3-5-7 with 2-4-5-8 with 5

Stay hot today (please)..................

Love the ticket. I'm taking it also.

Best of luck

I'm in as well, but had to drop the 8...Hope it does'nt bite me in the dupa:)

Flush :$:

Ramon's ride on #7 Brooker D in the 6th has to be one of his worst in recent memory...........lucky someone didn't go down in that one.

Just venting...............

The ride on My Man Lars wasnt much better. He may not have won, but he probably would have been in the number and who knows about the win.

Agreed..................

Wow 2 wins the 9th. Pick 4 going pay good.

Good call! From tomorrow's drf: (and note they cant spell the horse's name right! Ha hah haha).

Dominguez gets 3-day suspension

Ramon Dominguez, the leading rider at this meet, was given a three-day suspension for careless riding in Wednesday's sixth race. Dominguez will take the days Wednesday through Friday. The suspension was reduced from seven days for Dominguez waiving his right of appeal.

Dominguez was aboard Booker D, who bore in and interfered with other horses in the stretch while finishing sixth of eight.