Belmont Park 6/9

[tenfurlongs]

Main: Fast

Turf: Firm

Forecast: Chance of showers (40%)


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BEL R4 (2:28pm ET)- Just A Game S. (GI) 1mi turf f&m 4up

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Unless #1- In Italian (1-2) just doesn't fire today, it's hard to see her losing this race. Spendarella could press her, but wouldn't it be better to get 2nd-place money in a $500K race, if you are the connections? Not sure this is a bettable situation either, but small fields produce strange results sometimes.

EX- 1/2,5 if you must


BEL R8 (4:41pm ET)- New York S. (GI) 1 1/4mi turf f&m 4up

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I think #7- War Like Goddess (6-5) will be way overbet. She has never raced over the course, and this is not her preferred distance (12F). #8- With The Moonlight (9-2) likes 10F over good-firm, but the way the Appleby branch of Team Godolphin has been performing lately (uncharacteristically poor), I wouldn't make her the banker either. I'm boxing #1- Flirting Bridge (20-1) with two Chads, #4- Market Segmentation (6-1) and #5- Virginia Joy (15-1), in exactas, then saving with those three over 7,8. Hoping that at least one of the three can stay in front of the two favorites all the way around, most likely Virginia Joy. If Virginia Joy stays at/above 10-1, Win bet on her as well.

EXBOX- 1,4,5  EX- 1,4,5/7  WIN- 5 >= 10-1


BEL R9 (5:14pm ET)- Acorn S. (GI) 1 1/16mi fillies 3yo

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There is plenty of early pace in this one-turn race, so Munny's Gold shouldn't be able to have it her own way, especially on the stretchout in GI company. I'll take the short price on the Oaks winner #6- Pretty Mischievous (2-1), using her over #1- Dorth Vader (10-1) which should benefit from an inside post this time, and a rider change to Johnny V.; #4- Occult (12-1) for Chad and new rider Jose Ortiz, a big upgrade from Dylan Davis and his current form; #8- Accede (8-1) which nearly got to Munny's Gold at CD in only her second start, can turn the tables today on the stretchout. 

EX- 6/1,4,8


BEL R10 (5:47pm ET)- Belmont Gold Cup S. (GII) 2mi turf 4up

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#2- Siskany (8-5) outclasses these by some distance (not a pun), will play weighted exactas over three/four of the others looking for will pays that exceed a $20 win bet on the favorite. Although he is using this race as a steppingstone for his three jumpers, I think Arch Kingsley has a pretty good former flat runner in #1- Barbados (30-1), which ran for Aidan O'Brien and then Jessica Harrington in Ireland before heading to the US. Maybe Junior Alvarado can coax a smooth effort from him today, at least you know he can get the distance. Also looking at #7- Amazing Grace (6-1) (probably an underlay), the improving #13- The Grey Wizard (10-1), and possibly #4 Tide of the Sea (12-1) which ran well to be second behind Ottoman Fleet on seasonal debut. Katie Davis will have to ration out his speed just right, but nice to see her getting chances in Graded Stakes.

EX- 2/1,4,7,13


BEL R11 (6:19pm ET)- Intercontinental S. (GIII) 6f turf f&m 4up

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Will use longshot #3- Clitheroe (15-1) on top with the improving m/l favorite #7- Bubble Rock (5-2). Big step up for Clitheroe today, but her allowance win going 7F here last month was super impressive from the outermost draw, four and five wide all the way around. Win bet as well.

WIN- 3  EX- 3,7/1,3,5,7


Clitheroe BEL May 7, 2023 ALWN1X 7F:

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TW

[cherokeescot]

I’m also all in on Clitheroe (named after an old time British comedian ) and Hope at the end of the day we will both be laughing all the way to the bank !

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Clitheroe

[spiderjohn]

OK--we do US racing from NY this weekend:

race 4
Hard to see anyone going out with #1 IN ITALIAN(who is shortening to 8f), but a small talented group of runners. #5 SPEAK OF THE DEVIL is from the same barn, and did run down the favorite @ CD last year. I'll try #3 SPENDARELLA 2nd time out this year, hoping that she is legged up, stalks and goes by late.
also p5 1-3/3-4-5/2-5-7/5-11/1-3

race 5
#3 again---FROMANUTHAMUTHA is priced right and could beat this soso group for an underrated Raymond Handal.

race 6
#6 DREAM SHAKE returns, and hoping that she is still better than these---distance should work and another soft spot.

race 7
#5 BE THE BOSS is Maker/Irad and sharp right now. Hopefully not even money. #9 KREESA has a winning nybred pedigree and may get a piece of this at a generous price.
p5 5/1-3-7/2-4-6-8/2/1-3-5-6

race 8
I agree that #1 FLIRTING BRIDGE is live and will go off nowhere near the 20-1 ml. #3 DIDIA has been ultra impressive finishing her races and probably won't be 5-1 either. Can't keep winning every time, and the distance is the ? for all with a lot of Chads in the mix.

race 9
I like #2 RANDOMIZE to step up and be better than these today if she doesn't get cooked chasing #5 MUNNY'S GOLD. Oaks winner #6 PRETTY MISCHIEVIOUS is pretty obvious to be around at the finish though she has never run in ny. The other Chads also have upside potential---I can see boxing all three of them in an exacta or using them in a p3/4/5.

race 10
#2 SISKANY sould be pounded at the tote and could be a little too obvious--I really didn't care for his last effort over there. I give chances to #5 STRONG TIDE(close 3rd in this race last year), Motion's #13 THE GREY WIZARD and Clement's #7 AMAZING GRACE(with competitive German form). Maybe trying these three 1-2 with ALL underneath to catch a decent tri if #2 loses.

race 11
tough race to end the day--#5 BAY STORM checks all boxes and looks to be in a good spot, + D'Amato's #6 AMY C is here for a reason and is priced right. Not going too deep on this one.....

[1hooper]

Now I know why Rosario is 12% this year.

[cherokeescot]

Nobody was beating In Italian today

[1hooper]

Jun 9, 2023 13:42:14 GMT -5 cherokeescot said:

Nobody was beating In Italian today

Obviously.
Played a cold 1-4 exacta.
Tuned out instructions, all I can say right now.

[1hooper]

Right on cue.

[cherokeescot]

Ha ha . As soon as he won the next race I was thinking of your comment 😜

[1hooper]

I'm taking over for Spanky.

[1hooper]

And Mig rubbed it in my face after the replay!

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[cherokeescot]

Rosario back in the doghouse again !

[merasmag]

BEL Two-Day P6 - R1
Bet Type Selection Bet Total
P6
R1: 2,5

R2: 2

R3: 11,12

R4: 1

R5: 4,7,8

R6: 1-9

$21.60