Belmont Weekend Stakes Beyers: Palace Malice 111; Tonalist 100

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Both 3 year old AP Indy's ran great in defeat (Antipathy and Commissioner) she adds to a stacked division.

Antipathy is a 4-year-old.

Commissioner I thought was a complete toss. The only pro was Pletcher and his magic.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

Commissioner I thought was a complete toss. The only pro was Pletcher and his magic.

The fact that he had never been tried in a sprint race, broke his MDN at 9f and was the only horse in a stamina-testing event that had run 5x at 9f or more must not have been considered. He had been advertised since his juvenile season as a horse that would need distances as long as they wrote races to be successful and has a running style of :24+ quarters 100% conducive to production in this particular race. Those merits were heavily featured on these pages and on radio, so 'Pletcher magic' was hardly the only pro.

[Alabama Stakes]

Did you have fun boss ? The races were very exciting. Did you have a great place to watch and enjoy the action ? Or is everyone pulling at you one way then the other. Tough beat with Commish. you deserved the money there.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes

Did you have fun boss ? The races were very exciting. Did you have a great place to watch and enjoy the action ? Or is everyone pulling at you one way then the other. Tough beat with Commish. you deserved the money there.

Was a great 10 days and terrific ending to a superb 7 weeks starting with the fortnight run in KY. I'm on the hoof all day at Derby & Belmont and more stationary at Preakness. Baltimore is the stop that's the most enjoyable from a relaxation point of view. Thanks a lot re: Commissioner. Got little compared to him winning, which was a highly optimal result. Mildly disappointed but pleased that many people took the Commissioner pushes and greatly benefited in their plays.