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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
I believe Risen Star worked 32.4 before the Belmont.
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It was 33 3/5ths.
Found this on Google from Steve Crist's NY Times days...
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THE BELMONT; RISEN STAR SIZZLES IN FINAL WORKOUT
By STEVEN CRIST
Published: June 11, 1988
Risen Star's bumpy Triple Crown preparations took a last strange turn yesterday morning when the colt blazed three furlongs in 33 3/5 seconds in his final tuneup for the 120th Belmont Stakes today at Belmont Park.
The move was not quite as sensational as the time suggests because the track was extremely fast and there were some questions about the accuracy of the clocking. But it proved that the son of Secretariat is fit and ready and suggested he may be kept close to the filly Winning Colors in the early going this afternoon.
Risen Star, the Preakness winner and the 8-to-5 morning-line favorite for the Belmont, holds the key to how the race unfolds. He looks like the only one of the filly's five opponents who can stay within early striking distance.
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