Belmont Beyers

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Did you think the track was different for the race that just Ben won? It seemed to me that both tracks dried significantly as the day went on. The turf track that Pennington won on was not the same track that seemed to favor closers later on in the day.

What makes you think the 4 turf races weren't honestly run? Pennington won because he walked on the lead and the runner-up received an embarassingly poor ride.

Diamondrella won because she got a very good ride and a great pace setup and the favorite was taken to what was probably the worst part of the course. Gio Ponti was able to win from way back because he's good and the race featured a particularly sharp pace. The horses that turned for home 1-2are also known for having distance limitations.

Just Ben was very sharp and if anything, the main track may have become a bit more even as it dried out. However, Just Ben was capable of doing something like that, he had shown the ability at GP.

NT