9/18-19 (BEL): Garden City S. (G1); Noble Damsel S. (G3)
 

9th (5:15) Garden City S. (G1)

1 1/8 Miles (Inner Turf) | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $250,000

1 Check the Label Dominguez R A 120 L
2 Gitchee Goomie Coa E M 116 L
3 Persuading Solis A 116 L
4 Queen of the Creek Leparoux J R 116 L
5 No Explaining (IRE) Velazquez J R 116
6 Negligee Maragh R 118 L
7 Snow Top Mountain Prado E S 118 L
8 Triple Cream Garcia Alan 116 L

Nice feature as part of a really good card Saturday at Belmont.

The extra 1/8th of a mile will definitely help Snow Top Mountain.

SUNDAY 9th (5:15) Noble Damsel S. (G3)

1 Mile (Turf) | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Strike the Bell Dominguez R A 118 L
2 C. S. Silk Luzzi M J 118 L
3 Chestoria Cohen D 118 L
4 Quiet Meadow Lezcano J 116 L
5 Kristi With a K Espinoza J L 116 L
6 Scolara Velazquez J R 118 L
7 Sweeter Still (IRE) Velasquez C 118 L
8 Meriwether Jessica Garcia Alan 118 L

Brereton Jones has sold his two best horses...Check the Label now belongs to Lael Stable.

Ramon never panics despite gaining a bunch of ground and having no where to go right in the midst of her rally. He reminds of JB on the weeds.

To be fair, she was tons the best.

Sure but that's an easy spot for any rider to panic and try and recover. He just let the race unfold as is and waited nicely.

She either needed more than the extra 1/8th, or Check the Label to scratch, or both. I can't say whether or not a more aggressive ride by Prado would have helped.