P2W 6/7 Belmont Stakes Day - Thoughts For Entire Card

Play2win · May 19, 2014

Still under a few weeks away but this is going to be a huge day of racing, and I'll be there. I'm looking to start putting some of these races together. Belmont Stakes card features 10 stakes races totaling up to $8 Million in purses, and a chance to see history, as California Chrome looks to become 12th Triple Crown winner, first since 1978.

Play2win · May 19, 2014

Contenders for the 2014 Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes as of May 17
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[TD="width: 233"]Horse[/TD]
[TD="width: 328"]Owner[/TD]
[TD="width: 202"]Trainer[/TD]
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[TD="width: 233"]CALIFORNIA CHROME[/TD]
[TD="width: 328"]Steven Coburn & Perry Martin[/TD]
[TD="width: 202"]Art Sherman[/TD]
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[TD="width: 233"]COMMANDING CURVE[/TD]
[TD="width: 328"]West Point Thoroughbreds[/TD]
[TD="width: 202"]Dallas Stewart[/TD]
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[TD="width: 233"]COMMISSIONER[/TD]
[TD="width: 328"]WinStar Farm[/TD]
[TD="width: 202"]Todd Pletcher[/TD]
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[TD="width: 233"]DANZA[/TD]
[TD="width: 328"]Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners[/TD]
[TD="width: 202"]Todd Pletcher[/TD]
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[TD="width: 233"]INTENSE HOLIDAY[/TD]
[TD="width: 328"]Starlight Racing[/TD]
[TD="width: 202"]Todd Pletcher[/TD]
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[TD="width: 233"]KID CRUZ[/TD]
[TD="width: 328"]Vina Del Mar Tb's & Black Swan Stb.[/TD]
[TD="width: 202"]Linda Rice[/TD]
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[TD="width: 233"]RIDE ON CURLIN[/TD]
[TD="width: 328"]Daniel J. Dougherty[/TD]
[TD="width: 202"]William Gowan[/TD]
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[TD="width: 233"]SAMRAAT[/TD]
[TD="width: 328"]My Meadowview Farm[/TD]
[TD="width: 202"]Richard Violette, Jr.[/TD]
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[TD="width: 233"]SOCIAL INCLUSION[/TD]
[TD="width: 328"]Rontos Racing Stable[/TD]
[TD="width: 202"]Manuel Azpurua[/TD]
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[TD="width: 233"]TONALIST[/TD]
[TD="width: 328"]Robert S. Evans[/TD]
[TD="width: 202"]Christophe Clement[/TD]
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[TD="width: 233"]WICKED STRONG[/TD]
[TD="width: 328"]Centennial Farm[/TD]
[TD="width: 202"]James Jerkens[/TD]
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aplous · May 19, 2014

Shit, I hope they left Kid Cruz in Baltimore. Horse was 20 lengths back before they called his name.

Play2win · May 19, 2014

The 11 Triple Crown winners are Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), and Affirmed (1978).

Play2win · May 19, 2014

Condition Book for 6/7:

TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY -- SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
(Entries Close on Wednesday, June 4, 2014)
1
FIRST RACE ALLOWANCE
Purse $96,000. (Up to $17,280 NYSBFOA) For Three Year Olds and Upward Which Have Never
Won $10,000 Once Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Starter, Or State Bred or Which Have Never
Won Two Races.
Three Year Olds 118 lbs. Older 124 lbs.
Non-winners Of A Race Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Or Starter At A Mile Or
Over Allowed 2 lbs.
A Race Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Starter, Or Restricted At Any Distance 4 lbs.
(Non-starters For A Claiming Price Of $25,000 Or Less In The Last 3 Starts Preferred).
ONE MILE AND ONE SIXTEENTH
2
SECOND RACE ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING
Purse $102,000. (Up to $18,360 NYSBFOA) For Three Year Olds and Upward Which Have
Never Won $10,000 Twice Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Starter, Or State Bred or Which Have
Never Won Three Races or Claiming Price $62,500.
Three Year Olds 119 lbs. Older 124 lbs.
Non-winners Of Two Races Other Than Claiming Or Starter In 2014 Allowed 2 lbs.
One Such Race In 2014 4 lbs.
CLAIMING PRICE $62,500
(Allowance Horses Preferred).
(Non-starters For A Claiming Price Of $25,000 Or Less In The Last 3 Starts Preferred).
SEVEN FURLONGS
3
THIRD RACE STAKES
The 31st Running of
THE JAIPUR INVITATIONAL
Grade III
$300,000(Up to $38,000 NYSBFOA)
FOR FOUR- YEAR- OLDS AND UPWARD. By Invitation only with no nomination, entry or starting
fees. The purse to be divided as follows $165,000 to the winner, $60,000 to second, $36,000 to
third, $18,000 to fourth, $9,000 to fifth, $6,000 to sixth with the remaining $6,000 to be divided
equally amongst the remaining finishers. NYRA would request that all horsemen interested in
participating in the Jaipur to please make contact with the NYRA Racing Office or any foreign based
horsemen may contact the International Racing Bureau on or before Friday, May 23. Candidate
horses for the Jaipur will be assessed on their relative merit by the NYRA Selection Committee.
Graded/Group winners shall receive special consideration, second preference shall be given to
graded/group placed horses. Other essential factors for the selection committee will be the
confirmation of intention to participate. The NYRA Selection Committee will post the invitees for the
Jaipur on Friday, May 30. In the event that this race oversubscribes; a list of reserve candidates will
be established and horsemen will be informed of their horses' position on that reserve list. Horses
that have been invited into the body of the race will be asked for confirmation of planned
participation by Sunday, June 1 by 1:00 pm (EST). In the event NYRA does not receive confirmation
by this deadline then the invitation will be revoked and a horse on the reserve list will be invited into
the body of the field. NYRA will continue this process until time of entries. This field will be limited to
14 starters. Weights 124 lbs. Non-winners of $600,000 in 2013-14 allowed 2 lbs.; of $60,000 twice in
2013-14, 4 lbs.; such a race in 2013-14, 6 lbs.; of two races other than maiden, claiming or starter in
2014, 8 lbs.; such a race in 2014, 10 lbs. This field will be limited to 14 starters. High Weights
Preferred. Ties will be broken by total 2013-14 earnings. Starters to be named at the closing time of
entries. A trophy will be presented to the winning owner. The New York Racing Association reserves
the right to transfer this race to the Main Track. In the event that this race is taken off the turf, dirt
allowances will apply and it may be subject to downgrading upon review by the Graded Stakes
Committee.
Nominations Close Friday, May 23, 2014
SIX FURLONGS (TURF)
4
FOURTH RACE STAKES
The 126th Running of
THE BROOKLYN INVITATIONAL
Grade II
$500,000(Up to $50,000 NYSBFOA)
FOR FOUR-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD. By invitation only with no nomination, entry or starting
fees. The purse to be divided as follows $275,000 to the winner, $100,000 to second, $60,000 to
third, $30,000 to fourth, $15,000 to fifth and $10,000 to sixth with the remaining $10,000 divided
equally amongst the remaining finishers. NYRA would request that all horsemen interested in
participating in the Brooklyn to please make contact with the NYRA Racing Office or any foreign
based horsemen may contact the International Racing Bureau on or before Friday, May 23.
Candidate horses for the Brooklyn will be assessed on their relative merit by the NYRA Selection
Committee. Graded/Group winners shall receive special consideration, second preference shall be
given to graded/group placed horses. Other essential factors for the selection committee will be the
confirmation of intention to participate. The NYRA Selection Committee will post the invitees for the
Brooklyn on Friday, May 30. In the event that this race oversubscribes; a list of reserve canidates
will be established and horsemen will be informed of their horses' position on that reserve list.
Horses that have been invited into the body of the race will be asked for confirmation of planned
participation by Sunday, June 1 by 1:00 pm (EST). In the event NYRA does not receive confirmation
by this deadline then the invitation will be revoked and a horse on the reserve list will be invited into
the body of the field. NYRA will continue this process until time of entries. This field will be limited to
16 starters. BROOKLYN BONUS: Any horse that has won a graded sweepstakes at a mile and
three sixteenth or longer and wins the Brooklyn Invitational will receive a bonus of $175,000. Weight
123 lbs. Non-winners of a Gr. I race at a mile or over in 2013-2014 allowed 2 lbs.; a Gr. II race at a
mile or over in 2013-14, 4 lbs.; a Gr. III race at a mile or over in 2013-14, 6 lbs.; of a race other than
maiden, claiming or starter at a mile or over in 2014, 8 lbs. High Weights Preferred. Ties will be
broken by total 2013-14 earnings. Starters to be named at closing time of entries. A trophy will be
presented to the winning owner.
Nominations Close Friday, May 23, 2014
ONE MILE AND ONE HALF

5
FIFTH RACE STAKES
The 30th Running of
THE WOODY STEPHENS
Grade II
$500,000(Up to $50,000 NYSBFOA)
FOR THREE YEAR OLDS. By subscription of $500 each which should accompany the
nomination. $3,000 to pass the entry box and an additional $4,500 to start. For horses not originally
nominated, a supplemental payment of $10,000 along with the entry and starting fees may be made
at any time prior to the closing of entries. The purse will be divided as follows $275,000 to the
winner, $100,000 to second, $60,000 to third, $30,000 to fourth, $15,000 to fifth, $10,000 to sixth
with the remaining $10,000 divided equally amongst remaining finishers. 123 lbs. Non-winners of a
Graded Sweepstake in 2013-14 allowed 2 lbs.; of a sweepstake, 4 lbs.; of two races other than
maiden,claiming or starter, 6 lbs.; such a race, 8 lbs. This field will be limited to 14 starters. High
Weights Preferred. Ties will be broken by total 2013-14 earnings. (Maiden, claiming, starter or
restricted allowance races not considered in allowances). Starters to be named at the closing time of
entries. A Trophy will be presented to the winning owner.
Nominations Close Saturday, May 24, 2014
SEVEN FURLONGS
6
SIXTH RACE STAKES
The 84th Running of
THE TVG ACORN
Grade I
$750,000(Up to $55,000 NYSBFOA)
FOR FILLIES THREE YEARS OLD. By subscription of $750 which should accompany the
nomination. $5,000 to pass the entry box and an additional $6,250 to start. For horses not originally
nominated, a supplemental payment of $11,250 along with the entry and starting fees may be made
at any time prior to the closing of entries.The purse to be divided as follows $400,000 to the winner,
$140,000 to second, $75,000 to third, $50,000 to fourth, $30,000 to fifth and $22,500 to sixth,
$17,500 to seventh and $15,000 to eighth. 123 lbs. Non-winners of $500,000 allowed 2 lbs.; of a
Graded Sweepstake, 4 lbs.; of two races at a mile or over other than maiden, claiming or starter, 6
lbs.; such a race at a mile or over, 8 lbs. High Weights Preferred. Ties will be determined by total
2013-14 earnings. Starters to be named at the closing time of entries. Trophies will be presented to
the winning owner, trainer and jockey.
Nominations Close Saturday, May 24, 2014
ONE MILE
7
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SEVENTH RACE STAKES
The 46th Running of
THE OGDEN PHIPPS
"Win and You're In Breeders' Cup Distaff Division"
Grade I
$1,000,000(Up to $60,000 NYSBFOA)
FOR FILLIES AND MARES FOUR- YEAR- OLDS AND UPWARD. By subscription of $1,000
each which should accompany the nomination. $7,500 to pass the entry box and an additional
$7,500 to start. A supplemental nomination payment of $15,000 in addition to the entry and starting
fees can be made at any time prior to the publication of weights. The purse will be divided as follows
$535,000 to the owner of the winner, $185,000 to the second place finisher, $100,000 to the third
place finisher, $65,000 to the fourth place finisher, $40,000 to the fifth place finisher, $30,000 to the
sixth place finisher, $25,000 to the seventh place finisher and $20,000 to the eighth place finisher.
The Ogden Phipps has been selected as one of the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge
Races. The nominated winner of the Ogden Phipps will be entitled to automatic entry into the 2014
running of the Breeders' Cup Distaff, nominated winner will be entitled to have pre-entry and entry
fees waived for the Championship race, and will be entitled to receive a travel stipend if travelling
from a base located outside the state of California. To be eligible for the 2014 Breeders' Cup World
Championships held at Santa Anita Park on October 31 and November 1, 2014, all horses must be
pre-entered by noon (Pacific Time at the designated pre-entry locations) on Monday, October 20,
2014. Winner must be nominated by pre-entry deadline to receive Challenge rewards. Weights, 123
lbs. Non-winners of three Grade I races at a mile or over in 2013-14 allowed 2 lbs.; of such a race in
2013-14, 4 lbs.; of two Graded Sweepstakes at a mile or over in 2013-14, 6 lbs.; of such a race in
2013-14, 8 lbs. High Weights Preferred. Ties will be broken by total 2013-14 earnings. Starters to be
named at the closing time of entries. Trophies will be presented to the winning owner, trainer and
jockey.
Nominations Close Saturday, May 24, 2014
ONE MILE AND ONE SIXTEENTH

8
EIGHTH RACE STAKES
The 21st Running of
THE LONGINES JUST A GAME
Grade I
$750,000(Up to $55,000 NYSBFOA)
FOR FILLIES AND MARES FOUR- YEAR- OLDS AND UPWARD. By subscription of $750 which
should accompany the nomination. $5,000 to pass the entry box and an additional $6,250 to start. A
supplemental nomination fee of $11,250 in addition to the entry and starting fees can be made at
any time prior to the closing of entries. The purse will be divided as follows $400,000 to the winner,
$140,000 to second, $75,000 to third, $50,000 to fouth, $30,000 to fifth, $22,500 to sixth, $17,500 to
seventh and $15,000 to eighth. Weights 123 lbs. Non-winners of $165,000 twice or $600,000 at a
mile or over in 2013-14 allowed 2 lbs.; of $165,000 at a mile or over in 2013-14, 4 lbs.; of $110,000
twice at a mile or over in 2013-14, 6 lbs.; of $110,000 or $60,000 twice at a mile or over in 2013-14,
8 lbs.; of one Grade III race at a mile or over in 2013-14, 10 lbs. (Maiden, claiming, starter and
restricted races not considered in allowances.) High Weights Preferred. Ties will be broken by total
2013-14 earnings. Starters to be named at the closing time of entries. Trophies will be presented to
the winning owner, trainer and jockey. The New York Racing Association reserves the right to
transfer this race to the Main Track. In the event that this race is taken off the turf, it may be subject
to downgrading upon review by the Graded Stakes Committee.
Nominations Close Saturday, May 24, 2014
ONE MILE (WIDENER TURF)
9
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NINTH RACE HANDICAP STAKE
The 121st Running of
THE METROPOLITAN
"Win and You're In Breeders' Cup Mile Division"
Grade I
$1,250,000(Up to $60,000 NYSBFOA)
A HANDICAP FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. By subscription of $1,250 each, which
should accompany the nomination. $8,750 to pass the entry box and an additional $10,000 to start.
A supplemental nomination fee of $22,500 in addition to the entry and starting fees can be made at
any time prior to the publication of weights. The purse will be divided as follows 670,000 to the
winner, 230,000 to second, 125,000 to third, 85,000 to fourth, 50,000 to fifth, $35,000 to sixth,
$30,000 to seventh and $25,000 to eighth. The Metropolitan Handicap has been selected as one of
the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Races. The nominated winner of the Metropolitan
Handicap will be entitled to automatic entry into the 2014 running of the Breeders' Cup Mile,
nominated winner will be entitled to have pre-entry and entry fees waived for the Championship
race, and will be entitled to receive a travel stipend if travelling from a base located outside the state
of California. To be eligible for the 2014 Breeders' Cup World Championships held at Santa Anita
Park on October 31 and November 1, 2014 all horses must be pre-entered by noon (Pacific Time at
the designated pre-entry locations) on Monday, October 20, 2014. Winner must be nominated by
pre-entry deadline to receive Challenge rewards. Weights Saturday, May 31. High Weights
Preferred. Ties will be broken by total 2013-14 earnings. Starters to be named at the closing time of
entries. Trophies will be presented to the winning owner, trainer and jockey.
Nominations Close Saturday, May 24, 2014
ONE MILE
10
TENTH RACE STAKES
The 113th Running of
THE KNOB CREEK MANHATTAN
Grade I
$1,000,000(Up to $60,000 NYSBFOA)
FOR FOUR- YEAR- OLDS AND UPWARD. By subscription of $1,000 each which should
accompany the nomination. $7,500 to pass the entry box and an additional $7,500 to start. A
supplemental nomination fee of $15,000 in addition to the entry and starting fees can be made at
any time prior to the closing of entries. The purse will be divided as follows $535,000 to the owner of
the winner, $185,000 to the second place finisher, $100,000 to the third place finisher, $65,000 to
the fourth place finisher, $40,000 to the fifth place finisher, $30,000 to the sixth place finisher,
$25,000 to the seventh place finisher and $20,000 to the eighth place finisher. Weights, 124 lbs.
Non-winners of $165,000 twice or $600,000 at a mile or over in 2013-14 allowed 2 lbs.; of $165,000
at a mile or over in 2013-14, 4 lbs.; of $110,000 twice at a mile or over in 2013-14, 6 lbs.; of
$110,000 or $60,000 twice at a mile or over in 2013-14, 8 lbs.; of one Grade III race at a mile or over
in 2013-14, 10 lbs. This field will be limited to 14 starters. High Weights Preferred. Ties will be
broken by total 2013-14 earnings. Starters to be named at the closing time of entries. Trophies will
be presented to the winning owner, trainer and jockey. The New York Racing Association reserves
the right to transfer this race to the Main Track. In the event that this race is taken off the turf, it may
be subject to downgrading upon review by the Graded Stakes Committee.
Nominations Close Saturday, May 24, 2014
ONE MILE AND ONE QUARTER (INNER TURF)

11
ELEVENTH RACE STAKES
The 146th Running of
THE BELMONT STAKES
Grade I
$1,500,000(Up to $60,000 NYSBFOA)
FOR THREE YEAR OLDS. By subscription of $600 each, to accompany the nomination, if made
on or before January 25, 2014, or $6,000, if made on or before March 22, 2014. At any time prior to
the closing time of entries, horses may be nominated to The Belmont Stakes upon payment of a
supplementary fee of $75,000 to the New York Racing Association, Inc. $15,000 to pass the entry
box and $15,000 additional to start. All entrants will be required to pay entry and starting fees; but no
fees, supplemental or otherwise shall be added to the purse. The purse to be divided $800,000 to
the winner, $280,000 to second, $150,000 to third, $100,000 to fourth, $60,000 to fifth, $45,000 to
sixth, $35,000 to seventh and $30,000 to eighth. Colts and Geldings, 126 lbs.; Fillies, 121 lbs.
Starters to be named at the closing time of entries. The Belmont field will be limited to sixteen (16)
starters. In the event more than 16 entries pass through the entry box at the closing, the starters will
be determined at the closing with the first eight (8) starters given preference by accumulating the
highest earning in Graded Sweepstakes at a mile or over. For purposes of this preference, the
graded status of each race shall be the Grade assigned by the International Cataloguing Standards
Committee in Part 1 of The International Cataloguing Standards as published annually by The
Jockey Club Information Systems, Inc. The next five (5) starters will be determined by accumulating
the highest earnings (lifetime) in all non-restricted sweepstakes. Non-restricted Sweepstakes" shall
mean those sweepstakes whose conditions contain no restrictions other than age or sex. The
remaining three (3) starters shall be determined by accumulating the highest earnings in all races.
Should this preference produce any ties the additional starter(s) shall be determined by lot. If the
rules described result in the exclusion of any horse the $15,000 entry fee will be refunded to the
owner of said horse. The above conditions notwithstanding any horse which earns purse money in
either The Kentucky Derby or The Preakness Stakes shall be included in the initial eight (8) starters
of The Belmont Stakes. The winning owner will be presented with the August Belmont Memorial Cup
to be retained for one year as well as a trophy for permanent possession and trophies to the winning
trainer and jockey.
ONE MILE AND ONE HALF
12
TWELFTH RACE STAKES
The 4th Running of
THE EASY GOER
$150,000(Up to $27,000 NYSBFOA)
FOR THREE YEARS OLDS. By subscription of $150 each which should accompany. $750 to pass
the entry box and an additional $750 to start. For horses not originally nominated, a supplemental
payment of $3,000 along with the entry and starting fees may be made at any time prior to the
closing of entries. The Purse to be divided as follows, $87,000 to the owner of the winner, $30,000
to second, $15,000 to third, $7,500 to fourth, $4,500 to fifth, $3,000 to sixth with the remaining
$3,000 to be divided equally amongst the remaining finishers. Weight 123 lbs. Non-winners of a
Graded Sweepstake at a mile or over, allowed 2 lbs.; of a Sweepstake at a mile or over, 4 lbs.; of
two races other than maiden, claiming or starter at a mile or over, 6 lbs.; such a race at a mile or
over, 8 lbs. This field will be limited to 14 starters. High Weights Preferred. Ties will be broken by
total 2013-14 earnings. Starters to be named at closing time of entries. A presentation will be made
to the winning owner.
Nominations Close Saturday, May 24, 2014
ONE MILE AND ONE SIXTEENTH
13
THIRTEENTH RACE ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING
Purse $102,000. (Up to $18,360 NYSBFOA) For Three Year Olds and Upward Which Have
Never Won $10,000 Twice Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Starter, Or State Bred or Which Have
Never Won Three Races or Claiming Price $62,500.
Three Year Olds 118 lbs. Older 124 lbs.
Non-winners Of Two Races Other Than Claiming Or Starter At A Mile Or Over In
2014 Allowed 2 lbs.
One Such Race In 2014 4 lbs.
CLAIMING PRICE $62,500
(Allowance Horses Preferred).
(Non-starters For A Claiming Price Of $25,000 Or Less In The Last 3 Starts Preferred).
ONE MILE AND ONE EIGHTH (INNER TURF)
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SUBSTITUTE RACE NO 1 ALLOWANCE
Purse $80,000. For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old and Upward foaled in New York State
and approved by the New York State-Bred Registry Which Have Never Won $13,000 Once
Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Or Starter or Which Have Never Won Two Races.
Three Year Olds 118 lbs. Older 124 lbs.
Non-winners Of A Race Other Than Claiming, Or Starter At A Mile Or Over
Allowed 2 lbs.
A Race Other Than Claiming, Or Starter At Any Distance 4 lbs.
(Non-starters For A Claiming Price Of $25,000 Or Less In The Last 3 Starts Preferred).
ONE MILE AND ONE SIXTEENTH (TURF)

GatorsLeafsBills · May 19, 2014

Ride on Curlin is no joke. He was coming and now we got a longer race he can get there

Lloyd Braun · May 19, 2014

Unbelievable day of races, looking forward to it. The Phipps and The Met Mile should both be great races. Haven't decided if I am going to go or not.

Gandolf · May 20, 2014

OH.....MY......GOD.....that is one incredible race card we're going to see.

The Met Mile figures to have last year's Belmont and five time graded stakes winner Palace Malice, reigning Breeders Cup Dirt Mile champ Goldencents, last month's Grade 2 Churchill Downs winner and runner-up Central Banker and Shaking It Up, and last years King's Bishop winner Capo Bastone.

The Ogden Phipps should be a who's-who of older mares: reigning BC Distaff champ Beholder, four time Grade 1 winner Princess of Sylmar, three time Grade 1 winner Close Hatches, and last month's Grade 1 Humana Distaff winner Midnight Lucky.

The Acorn is supposed to feature maybe the best 3 year old of them all, the Kentucky Oaks winner Untapable.

The Longines Just a Game could have Grade 1 winners Discreet Marq, Better Lucky, Centre Court and Hard Not To Like.

And that's just half the stakes races on the card!

Working on trying to be there in person, it's a must see.

Play2win · May 20, 2014

Danza will NOT run in Belmont: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/85188/danza-to-skip-belmont-stakes

Play2win · May 23, 2014

Several of the horses who are slated to challenge California Chrome in the 146th running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on June 7 are scheduled to breeze this weekend at Belmont Park.
Robert Evans' Tonalist, a four-length winner of the Grade 2 Peter Pan on May 10 at Belmont, likely will breeze tomorrow at 6 a.m. on the main track, according to trainer Christophe Clement.
"Tomorrow or Sunday, most likely tomorrow," said Clement. "First set, only if the track is good. If not, we'll wait until the next day."
Tentatively scheduled to breeze on Sunday are Wicked Strong, Samraat, Commissioner, and Intense Holiday.
Centennial Farms' Wicked Strong won the Grade 1 TwinSpires.com Wood Memorial in April at Aqueduct Racetrack before finishing fourth in the Kentucky Derby. Jerkens said Wicked Strong probably will make his next breeze on Belmont's training track.
"He'll probably go Sunday, but I don't know how far," said Jerkens. "I have to think it over, but most likely on Sunday."
Samraat, a My Meadowview Farm homebred, has finished one spot behind Wicked Strong in his past two starts, reporting home second in the TwinSpires.com Wood Memorial and fifth in the Derby. He is currently based at Aqueduct, but trainer Rick Violette said he is leaning in favor of taking him to Belmont to breeze on Sunday.
WinStar Farm's Commissioner, second in the Peter Pan, and Starlight Racing's Intense Holiday, 12th in the Derby, remain on schedule for Sunday breezes, according to Byron Hughes, assistant to trainer Todd Pletcher.

Play2win · May 23, 2014

David Grening ‏<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(177, 187, 195); ">@</s>DRFGrening<small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166); "> 5h</small>
Ring Weekend, 5th in Preakness, no longer under consideration for Belmont, per <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210); ">@</s>GrahamMotion, who will consider other options including turf

David Grening ‏<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(177, 187, 195); ">@</s>DRFGrening<small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166); "> 6h</small>
Social Inclusion went back to the track today at Pimlico, jogged 1-2 mile, galloped 1 1-8 miles. Remains 50-50 for Belmont, per Ron Sanchez

Play2win · May 23, 2014

David Grening ‏<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(177, 187, 195); ">@</s>DRFGrening<small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166); margin-right: 5px; "> May 20</small>
John Velazquez confirmed to ride Ride On Curlin in Belmont, per Gowan. Rosario committed to Tonalist.

David Grening ‏<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(177, 187, 195); ">@</s>DRFGrening<small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166); "> May 20</small>
Javier Castellano will ride Commissioner in Belmont

Play2win · May 23, 2014

Marty McGee ‏<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(177, 187, 195); ">@</s>DRFMcGee<small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166); "> 8h</small>
No Acorn on <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 193, 193); ">#</s>Belmont Day for <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 193, 193); ">#</s>KyOaks winner Untapable, says S.Asmussen; 6/28 Mother Goose is next. 1st work since Oaks set for Mon. at <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 193, 193); ">#</s>CD.

Play2win · May 26, 2014

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Starlight Racing's Intense Holiday was taken out of consideration for theBelmont Stakes (gr. I) after being diagnosed with a condylar fracture following a May 25 workout for the $1.5 million classic.

Following his workout in company with WinStar Farms' Commissioner atBelmont Park, Intense Holiday was walked to the equine ambulance and vanned off the track.

"Intense Holiday has suffered a condylar fracture. He'll undergo surgery but is expected to fully recover," the ownership group said via Twitter @StarlightRacing. "Thanks for your thoughts, and prayers help too."

A son of Harlan's Holiday who won the Risen Star Stakes (gr. II), Intense Holiday was coming into the June 7 Belmont off a 12th in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
The Todd Pletcher-trained pair of Commissioner and Intense Holiday were timed in 1:00.77 for five furlongs.
According to Pletcher, Intense Holiday injured his right foreleg and will undergo surgery to repair the injury.

"It's not life-threatening, and I don't think it's career-ending," said Pletcher. "It's particularly frustrating because after the Derby we ran (all the tests) and everything indicated he was healthy and ready to move forward. It's unfortunate."
Pletcher said Commissioner, a 1 1/8-mile maiden winner last summer at Saratoga Race Course, would not have difficulty negotiating the 1 1/2-mile Belmont.
"I thought Commissioner breezed very well," said Pletcher of the Peter Pan (gr. II) runner-up. "He was traveling well throughout and was willing; he seemed to be getting over the surface well and wrapped up good. He did everything you hoped he would do.

"I think the longer he goes, the better he will get," he added. "We've always felt he was all A.P. Indy and the further he goes, the better. We're looking forward to the distance."

Also working at Belmont Park May 25 were Centennial Farms' Wicked Strong and Samraat, the respective winner and second-place finisher in the Twinspires.com Wood Memorial (gr. I).
With exercise rider Kelvin Pahal aboard, Wicked Strong went a good mile in 1:39.59 over the Belmont training track for trainer James Jerkens. Clockers timed the son of Hard Spun in fractions of :13.44, :25.41, :49.87, 1:02.41, 1:14.30, and 1:26.59, with a gallop out time of 1:55.22 for 1 1/8 miles.
"I thought it was good. A nice, good stamina work," said Jerkens.
Wicked Strong ran fourth in the Kentucky Derby.
The trainer added that Wicked Strong will work again next weekend and then could have a blow out the week of the Belmont Stakes.

"It's what got him here, so we figured we wouldn't change the format," said Jerkens. "He worked last week; he worked faster than I wanted. He was a little too edgy, so we decided we'd keep him (on the training track) and work him two turns just to simmer him down a little bit.
"He went nice and easy the first part and finished up nicely (today), I thought."
My Meadowview's Samraat, shipped to Belmont Park from trainer Rick Violette's base at Aqueduct Racetrack, breezed a mile on the main track in 1:41.28. Winner of the Withers (gr. III) and Gotham Stakes (gr. III), he was fifth in the Kentucky Derby last time out.
The son of Noble Causeway was undefeated through his first five starts before finishing second to Wicked Strong in the Wood Memorial before contesting the Derby.
"It was terrific, exactly what we wanted," said Violette. "He made a long sustained run around the turn and straight through the wire. He ran his last three-eighths in :36 flat and cooled out like he was King Kong."

The breeze was intended to be his final serious piece of work before the Belmont Stakes, according to Violette.

"Saturday would be the right day, or Sunday, we'll watch the weather next week," said the trainer. "It will just be an exercise to blow off a little steam and let him feel really good."
Social Inclusion was scheduled to arrive in barn 5 at Belmont Park on Sunday afternoon, with his connections eyeing either a start in the Belmont Stakes or the seven-furlong Woody Stephens (gr. II) for 3-year-olds on the June 7 undercard.

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Jay Privman ‏<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(177, 187, 195); ">@</s>DRFPrivman<small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166); "> 17m</small>
Mandella: "I think she's ready." Beholder ships Thurs, will work once at Belmont. What a race Phipps will be with her, Princess, Hatches.

Play2win · May 26, 2014

David Grening ‏<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(177, 187, 195); ">@</s>DRFGrening<small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166); "> 1m</small>
Grade 1 Frizette winner Artemis Agrotera being pointed to G1 Acorn, per Hushion, who had originally targeted Saturday's Bouwerie for return.

Play2win · May 26, 2014

David Grening ‏<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(177, 187, 195); ">@</s>DRFGrening<small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166); "> 15m</small>
Matterhorn, 4th in Peter Pan, under serious consideration for Belmont Stakes. Recently purchased privately by <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210); ">@</s>EclipseTBP, et al. TAP trains

Play2win · May 26, 2014

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Play2win · May 26, 2014

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Assistant trainer Alan Sherman declared "all systems go" for Triple Crown contender California Chrome after watching the 3-year-old colt gallop two miles at Belmont Park shortly after 6 a.m. (EDT) May 26.

Alan Sherman, who assists his 77-year-old father Art, is overseeing the training of California Chrome as the California-bred son of Lucky Pulpit prepares for a possible date with history in the June 7, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (gr. I). A Belmont victory, coupled with previous triumphs in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) andPreakness Stakes (gr. I) would make Chrome the 12th horse to sweep the three races and the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978.

"The track was a little deeper today but he got over it fine," Sherman said. "All systems go."

Since Affirmed's win, 11 horses have tried unsuccessfully to complete the sweep; in 2012, I'll Have Another won the Derby and Preakness but was scratched from the Belmont the week of the race due to an injury.

"First off, I'd like to thank the veterans of our armed forces (and) the men and women currently serving in the armed forces for making this country the best country in the world," Sherman said as he began aMemorial Day press briefing following the gallop.

Asked about his anxiety level as the Belmont draws closer, Sherman said he anticipated butterflies to set in a couple of days before the race.

"I think two or three days before the race I'll start getting anxious," he said. "Right now, as long as he's training fine, I'm doing fine."

Sherman said he keeps his father, who returned to his base at Los Alamitos in Orange County, Calif. after the Preakness, apprised of California Chrome's progress via daily telephone calls, usually before 5 a.m. Pacific time and usually quite brief.

"I told him the horse was great," he said.

Although the handsome chestnut colt is not weighed, California Chrome definitely has added some pounds since the Preakness, he said.

"We measure his girth," Sherman said, who also revealed California Chrome wears a standard size 6 horseshoe. "Before the Derby it was 71 inches; before the Preakness is was 71 inches. Now he's 72 inches."

The assistant trainer clearly has been enjoying every minute of the Triple Crown, but he did admit the five-week span between the May 3 Derby and the June 7 Belmont can be tiring for horses and humans; he is planning a fishing trip to Alaska later this month.

"It's a great ride," he said. "Back home (in California) the people have all been really excited and it's been great for Los Alamitos to have this horse stabled there. I'm not looking for this to be over. But me and the horse could probably use a rest."
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ARCADIA, Calif. – Beholder, prepping for a star-studded showdown with Princess of Sylmar and Close Hatches in the Grade 1, $1 million Ogden Phipps Stakes at Belmont Park on June 7, worked a sharp mile Monday at <nobr>Santa Anita</nobr> and looked so good that trainer Richard Mandella did a giddy jig afterward.
“I think she’s ready,” he said, breaking into a wide smile.
Beholder, a two-time Eclipse Award winner, beat both Princess of Sylmar and Close Hatches in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff last fall at Santa Anita. The Phipps will be the first time they’ve met since then, and the first time Beholder has raced outside of California since finishing second to Princess of Sylmar in last year’s Kentucky Oaks.
Gary Stevens was aboard for the work, which occurred just after a renovation break at 7:30 a.m. Mandella first had Beholder go to the training track to warm up, so as soon as the main track reopened, Beholder came straight down the stretch and went right off into her work, in company with <nobr>Uncharted</nobr> Course, once around from the seven-furlong pole.
Beholder started about three lengths back and was about five lengths in front crossing <nobr>the wire</nobr>, seven furlongs into the work. Mandella caught Beholder in fractions of 38 seconds for the first three furlongs, 1:02.40 for five furlongs, 1:26.80 for seven furlongs, a full mile in “1:38 and change,” then had her going out 1 1/8 miles in “1:53 and change.”
A private clocker, Gary Young, had Beholder in similar splits for seven furlongs and the mile. The official time from the <nobr>track</nobr> clockers was 1:40.20.
“She’s something else,” Stevens said minutes later. “She’s a friggin’ machine. She loves her job.”
Mandella said Beholder was scheduled to be flown to New York on Thursday and would have an easy work next week of about four furlongs at Belmont Park, with Stevens up.
The Phipps is part of a Breeders’ Cup-quality card supporting the Belmont Stakes, in which California Chrome will be attempting to sweep the Triple Crown.
Beholder has won four straight races. In the Distaff, she won by 4 1/4 lengths over Close Hatches, with Princess of Sylmar last of six after a dreadful start.
All three fillies are unbeaten since.
◗ At Belmont on Monday, Close Hatches worked five furlongs in 59.95 seconds over the Belmont Park main track. Close Hatches, working by herself, went a quick three furlongs in 35.41 seconds and came home her final quarter in 24.54.
“She went off strong, she finished, I thought, evenly,” trainer Bill Mott said.
On Sunday, Princess of Sylmar worked five furlongs in 1:01.31 over Belmont’s training track in company with <nobr>Percussion</nobr>.
“She seems to be in very good order,” trainer Todd Pletcher said. “Looks to be a sensational race.”
– additional reporting by David Grening

Play2win · May 26, 2014

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Mike Smith rides Matuszak in Belmont. Undercard mounts that day: Goldencents (Met MIle), Fiftyshadesofgold (Acorn), Little Mike (Manhattan).

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As fired up as G. Stevens is about Beholder, he was thrilled big bro Scott rides Broadway Empire in Met Mile. "He's never been to New York."

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Candy Boy, 13th in Ky. Derby, will skip Belmont Stakes in favor of Los Alamitos Derby on July 5, trainer John Sadler said on Monday. <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210); ">#</s>losal

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Azpurua, who leaves for N Y tomorrow, says Hey Leroy to go next in the Manhattan.

Play2win · May 26, 2014

2014 Belmont Stakes <nobr>Betting Trends</nobr> and Handicapping
by Trevor Whenham - 5/22/2014

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For the first time since 2008 we head into the Belmont Stakes on the verge of a potential Triple Crown. When trying to find a winner and a road to profit betting on the race, these Belmont trends will help to point you in the right direction:
Triple Crown attempts
History has not been kind to horses attempting to win the Triple Crown since 1978 when it last happened. In other words, California Chrome has a lot of history to overcome to make history.
California Chrome makes an even dozen — he’s the 12th horse to win the Preakness and the Belmont since 1979. Ten of the 11 failed to win the Belmont, and two years ago I’ll Have Another didn’t start in the race. Some have come close — I was sure Real Quiet was going to take the win, and Smarty Jones and Silver Charm looked strong in the stretch as well. For a combination of factors, though — the distance, the pressure, the fact that every horse is out to beat you, the fresher horses, the huge test of racing more in five weeks than horses often race in three months these days, and so on — the previous 10 contenders have not been able to make it all the way.
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I’m confident that we will have another Triple Crown winner — likely more than one — but the failure of some very good horses to get it done shows just how hard it is. And it also shows how big the task in front of California Chrome really is.
Iron horses do not rule
As a horse racing purist, I love few things more than an iron horse — a horse that runs in all three legs of the Triple Crown. That’s how it is supposed to be — the true test. It doesn’t happen very much these days, though, and for good reason — it doesn’t lead to wins in the Belmont.
Afleet Alex in 2005 was the last horse to win the Belmont after running in the first two legs. Last year the iron horses did better than usual — Oxbow was second after his Preakness win, and Orb was third after winning the Derby.
This year there are just two horses looking to earn iron horse status. California Chrome obviously qualifies, and so does Ride On Curlin, who made up for a disappointing Derby thanks to a horrible ride from Calvin Borel to finish a strong second in the Preakness.
Some experience is better than no experience
While running in both prior legs of the Triple Crown has not served horses well in the last decade, horses that have run in at least one prior race have done much better than horses that come into this race without prior Belmont experience.
Last year Palace Malice finished 12th in the Derby, took the Preakness off, and then returned to win the Belmont. That marked the 15th time in the last 20 years that the winner had run at least once in the Derby or Preakness. Another winner, Rags to Riches in 2007, hadn’t run in a previous Triple Crown race, but winning the Kentucky Oaks in front of over 100,000 people the day before the Derby is as close as you can get.
There are a number of reasons to explain this trend — a smaller numberof new invaders than repeat runners many years; horses that haven’t run in a Triple Crown race haven’t run as far as Triple Crown runners, so the distance is less familiar; the horses likely were slow to mature or weren’t talented enough or they would have been entered in the Derby; and so on.
Longshots pay off
When Palace Malice won the Belmont last year he paid $29.60 on a $2 bet to win. While that was a nice price to have, it was actually lower than we have seen several times before in recent years. When Ruler on Ice won the year before at 25/1, it was the seventh time in 17 years that a horse had come in at odds of at least 25/1. Needless to say, that is far beyond expectations and way beyond what we see over the normal course of races. In those same 17 years we have seen just two Belmont favorites win — well under the one-in-three winning rate that favorites have established over the long term in racing.
This is all just another way to say what should be clear by now — this is a very tough race to win and a challenging one to handicap.
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Play2win · May 26, 2014

Wicked Strong 5/25:

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Play2win · May 26, 2014

Dave Litfin ‏<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(177, 187, 195); ">@</s>DRFLitfin<small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166); "> 3h</small>
Background work for <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210); ">@</s>BelmontStakes, discover <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210); ">@</s>EspinozasVictor 2 for 65 @ Belmont: Pico Central (2004 Vosburgh), Officer ('01 Champagne).

Lloyd Braun · May 27, 2014

horseracinghl ‏@horseracinghl <small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166);"> 19m</small>
Ned Toffey of @spendthriftfarm confirms that Medal Count will join the list of contenders for the Belmont Stakes.

Lloyd Braun · May 27, 2014

[h=1]Met Mile field looks deep[/h]By David Grening

ELMONT, N.Y. – It should be worth the wait.
Though traditionalists were upset with the New York Racing Association’s decision to move the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap from Memorial Day to the June 7 Belmont Stakes card, the race is expected to draw a strong – and potentially large – field.
Of the 18 horses nominated to the $1.25 million race – a Win and You’re In for the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita – 13 are under various levels of consideration. While Palace Malice, the 2013 Belmont Stakes winner, tops the field, there are 10 other graded stakes winners possible.
Alphabetically, those considered definite are Broadway Empire, Capo Bastone, Central Banker, Declan’s Warrior, Goldencents, Moreno, Normandy Invasion, Palace Malice, Romansh, Scarly Charly, and Vyjack. Sahara Sky, last year’s Met Mile winner, and Shakin It Up, the Grade 1 Malibu winner, are both still under consideration.
Al Stall, the trainer of Central Banker, said Tuesday that he is looking forward to another shot at the Met Mile, a race in which he finished fourth in 2009 with My Pal Charlie, who stumbled badly at the break and lost by only 1 1/2 lengths.
“Badly doesn’t begin to describe it,” said Stall, who noted that he couldn’t find his horse for several moments after the break.
In Central Banker, Stall has a horse who, after narrowly missing a few graded stakes victories, broke through with a head win over Shakin It Up in the Grade 2 Churchill Downs on Derby Day. Though Stall said Central Banker ran a really hard race, he feels the horse has moved forward since.
“He’s in serious form,” Stall said. “I know he ran a really hard race at Churchill, and I keep looking to see if he lost anything, but I actually think he’s done better. I don’t see anything that doesn’t look right.”
Central Banker, who will be ridden by Corey Nakatani, worked four furlongs in 48.40 seconds Monday at Churchill Downs.

Play2win · May 28, 2014

David Grening ‏<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(177, 187, 195); ">@</s>DRFGrening<small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166); "> 10h</small>
As Tonalist completes a solid 1 1-4-mile gallop, California Chrome starts into this 2-mile gallop.

David Grening ‏<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(177, 187, 195); ">@</s>DRFGrening<small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166); "> 10h</small>
California Chrome was back to his slow & steady self in his two-mile gallop this a.m. Delgado had firm hold of Chrome coming through lane.

David Grening ‏<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(177, 187, 195); ">@</s>DRFGrening<small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166); "> 9h</small>
Social Inclusion, wearing his Belmont saddle towel, is on the track.

David Grening ‏<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(177, 187, 195); ">@</s>DRFGrening<small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166); "> 9h</small>
Social Inclusion gallops 1 3-4-miles pretty strongly. Did switch to his left lead nearing the wire.

Play2win · May 28, 2014

David Grening ‏<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(177, 187, 195); ">@</s>DRFGrening<small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166); "> May 27</small>
Dale Romans confirms Medal Count, 8th in Ky Derby, to Belmont Stakes. Robby Albarado to ride.

Play2win · May 28, 2014

Ben's Cat may run in THE JAIPUR INVITATIONAL Grade III 6F (T)

Play2win · May 28, 2014

THE EASY GOER
$150,000
(Up to $27,000 NYSBFOA)
FOR THREE YEARS OLDS By subscription of $150 each which should accompany. $750 to pass the entry box and an additional $750 to start. For
horses not originally nominated, a supplemental payment of $3,000 along with the entry and starting fees may be made at any time prior to the closing of
entries. The Purse to be divided as follows, $87,000 to the owner of the winner, $30,000 to second, $15,000 to third, $7,500 to fourth, $4,500 to fifth,
$3,000 to sixth with the remaining $3,000 to be divided equally amongst the remaining finishers. Weight 123 lbs. Non-winners of a Graded Sweepstake at
a mile or over, allowed 2 lbs.; of a Sweepstake at a mile or over, 4 lbs.; of two races other than maiden, claiming or starter at a mile or over, 6 lbs.; such a
race at a mile or over, 8 lbs. This field will be limited to 14 starters. High Weights Preferred. Ties will be broken by total 2013-14 earnings. Starters to be
named at closing time of entries. A presentation will be made to the winning owner.
ONE MILE AND ONE SIXTEENTH
TO BE RUN SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014

AWAY GAME Ralph M. Evans Richard A. Violette, Jr. b.r.3
BAYERN Kaleem Shah, Inc. Bob Baffert dk b/.c.3
CHARGE NOW WinStar Farm William I. Mott b.c.3
CLASS LEADER Lane's End Racing Neil J. Howard dk b/.c.3
CLEBURNE Donegal Racing (Jerry Crawford) Dale L. Romans b.c.3
DIVINE ENERGY WinStar Farm Todd A. Pletcher gr/ro.c.3
EFFINEX Tri-Bone Stables David J. Smith dk b/.c.3
FABULOUS KID Kalarikkal K. and Vilasini D. Jayaraman James J. Toner b.c.3
HARPOON Let's Go Stable Todd A. Pletcher gr/ro.c.3
HARRY'S HOLIDAY Skychai Racing Michael J. Maker b.c.3
HOWL Blooming Graciously Stable Oscar S. Barrera, III dk b/.c.3
IN TROUBLE Team D Stable Anthony W. Dutrow b.c.3
JESSICA'S STAR Mark D Breen Michael Stidham dk b/.g.3
KID CRUZ Vina Del Mar Thoroughbreds Linda Rice b.c.3
LEGEND William L. Clifton, Jr. H. James Bond b.r.3
LIFE IN SHAMBLES Jump Sucker Stable Christophe Clement gr/ro.g.3
MAGIC CASH Mercedes Stables Michael J. Trombetta ch.c.3
MASTER LIGHTNING Alan R. Cook Todd A. Pletcher dk b/.g.3
MATTERHORN Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners Todd A. Pletcher b.c.3
MISCONNECT Repole Stable Todd A. Pletcher gr/ro.r.3
NO SURRENDER Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners Todd A. Pletcher b.g.3
OUR CARAVAN Anstu Stables Michael Dilger b.r.3
PABLO DEL MONTE Derrick Smith Wesley A. Ward ch.c.3
PASS THE COFFEE Hurricane Boys Racing Stable Nicholas P. Zito dk b/.r.3
RANKHASPRIVILEGES Magdalena Racing Kenneth G. McPeek b.r.3
RING WEEKEND St. Elias Stable H. Graham Motion ch.g.3
SAMMY MANDEVILLE W C Racing Doug F. O'Neill b.c.3
SANDBAR W.S. Farish Neil J. Howard dk b/.g.3
SOUPER LUCKY Live Oak Plantation Thomas Albertrani dk b/.g.3
THE ADMIRAL Derrick Smith Bob Baffert dk b/.c.3
TIGER TANK Robert S. Evans Anthony W. Dutrow b.c.3
TONITO M. M Racing Jerry Hollendorfer b.c.3
ULANBATOR Mary Ann Charlston Ian R. Wilkes dk b/.c.3
V. E. DAY Magalen O. Bryant James A. Jerkens ch.c.3
VENETIAN MASK John D. Gunther Chad C. Brown b.c.3
VICAR'S IN TROUBLE Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Michael J. Maker dk b/.c.3
VILLAGE WARRIOR Repole Stable Todd A. Pletcher b.c.3

CLOSED SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014 WITH 37 NOMINATIONS

Play2win · May 28, 2014

THE LONGINES JUST A GAME
$750,000
(Grade I)
(Up to $55,000 NYSBFOA)
FOR FILLIES AND MARES FOUR- YEAR- OLDS AND UPWARD By subscription of $750 which should accompany the nomination. $5,000 to pass
the entry box and an additional $6,250 to start. A supplemental nomination fee of $11,250 in addition to the entry and starting fees can be made at any time
prior to the closing of entries. The purse will be divided as follows $400,000 to the winner, $140,000 to second, $75,000 to third, $50,000 to fouth, $30,000
to fifth, $22,500 to sixth, $17,500 to seventh and $15,000 to eighth. Weights 123 lbs. Non-winners of $165,000 twice or $600,000 at a mile or over in
2013-14 allowed 2 lbs.; of $165,000 at a mile or over in 2013-14, 4 lbs.; of $110,000 twice at a mile or over in 2013-14, 6 lbs.; of $110,000 or $60,000
twice at a mile or over in 2013-14, 8 lbs.; of one Grade III race at a mile or over in 2013-14, 10 lbs. (Maiden, claiming, starter and restricted races not
considered in allowances.) High Weights Preferred. Ties will be broken by total 2013-14 earnings. Starters to be named at the closing time of entries.
Trophies will be presented to the winning owner, trainer and jockey. The New York Racing Association reserves the right to transfer this race to the Main
Track. In the event that this race is taken off the turf, it may be subject to downgrading upon review by the Graded Stakes Committee.
ONE MILE(WIDENER TURF)
TO BE RUN SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014

BETTER LUCKY Godolphin Stable Thomas Albertrani b.m.5
BYRAMA (GB) St. Elias Stable William I. Mott b.m.5
COFFEE CLIQUE Amerman Racing, LLC Brian A. Lynch b.f.4
DAME MARIE Lally Stable Eddie Kenneally b.m.5
DISCREET MARQ Patricia A. Generazio Christophe Clement gr/ro.f.4
EFFIE TRINKET Patsy C. Symons Richard A. Violette, Jr. dk b/.f.4
EMOTIONAL KITTEN Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Wesley A. Ward ch.f.4
FILIMBI Juddmonte Farms William I. Mott gr/ro.f.4
HARD NOT TO LIKE Hillsbrook Farms Michael R. Matz gr/ro.m.5
READY SIGNAL Amy Tarrant Amy Tarrant ch.m.5
SOMALI LEMONADE Caroline A. Forgason Michael R. Matz b.m.5
STEPHANIE'S KITTEN Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Chad C. Brown b.m.5
STRATHNAVER (GB) Andrew Stone H. Graham Motion b.m.5
UNLIMITED BUDGET Repole Stable Todd A. Pletcher b.f.4
VICKI'S DANCER Michael Dubb Rudy R. Rodriguez dk b/.m.5
WATERWAY RUN Martin S. Schwartz Chad C. Brown b.f.4

CLOSED SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014 WITH 16 NOMINATIONS

Play2win · May 28, 2014

THE WOODY STEPHENS
Presented by RTN Race Track Television
Network
$500,000
(Grade II)
(Up to $50,000 NYSBFOA)
FOR THREE YEAR OLDS By subscription of $500 each which should accompany the nomination. $3,000 to pass the entry box and an additional
$4,500 to start. For horses not originally nominated, a supplemental payment of $10,000 along with the entry and starting fees may be made at any time
prior to the closing of entries. The purse will be divided as follows $275,000 to the winner, $100,000 to second, $60,000 to third, $30,000 to fourth,
$15,000 to fifth, $10,000 to sixth with the remaining $10,000 divided equally amongst remaining finishers. 123 lbs. Non-winners of a Graded Sweepstake
in 2013-14 allowed 2 lbs.; of a sweepstake, 4 lbs.; of two races other than maiden,claiming or starter, 6 lbs.; such a race, 8 lbs. This field will be limited to
14 starters. High Weights Preferred. Ties will be broken by total 2013-14 earnings. (Maiden, claiming, starter or restricted allowance races not considered
in allowances). Starters to be named at the closing time of entries. A Trophy will be presented to the winning owner.
SEVEN FURLONGS
TO BE RUN SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014

BAYERN Kaleem Shah, Inc. Bob Baffert dk b/.c.3
CAN THE MAN Kaleem Shah, Inc. Bob Baffert b.c.3
CONQUEST TITAN Conquest Stables Mark E. Casse dk b/.c.3
COOL COWBOY Savoy Stable Dale Bennett ch.c.3
COUP DE GRACE Fox Hill Farm Chad C. Brown ch.c.3
EMBELLISHING BOB Martin L. Cherry Steve Margolis b.c.3
FAVORITE TALE PJG Stable Guadalupe Preciado b.g.3
FINANCIAL MOGUL Klaravich Stables Richard A. Violette, Jr. dk b/.c.3
GLACKEN TOO Terra Di Sienna Stables W. Bret Calhoun gr/ro.c.3
GOOD BYE GREG Vince Foglia Larry Rivelli b.c.3
HAVANA Mrs. John Magnier Todd A. Pletcher gr/ro.c.3
IN TROUBLE Team D Stable Anthony W. Dutrow b.c.3
JIMMY CONNORS Sterling Racing Kelly J. Breen ch.r.3
KOBE'S BACK Susan Searing John W. Sadler gr/ro.c.3
LIFE IN SHAMBLES Jump Sucker Stable Christophe Clement gr/ro.g.3
LITTLE DADDY Little Dreams Racing Carlo Vaccarezza b.c.3
MEADOWOOD Stonestreet Stables Derek S. Ryan b.c.3
MISCONNECT Repole Stable Todd A. Pletcher gr/ro.r.3
PABLO DEL MONTE Derrick Smith Wesley A. Ward ch.c.3
PURE SENSATION Patricia A. Generazio Christophe Clement gr/ro.c.3
SANDBAR W.S. Farish Neil J. Howard dk b/.g.3
SOCIAL INCLUSION Rontos Racing Stable Manuel J. Azpurua b.c.3
SPOT Joseph H. Moss Nicholas P. Zito gr/ro.g.3
TIGER TANK Robert S. Evans Anthony W. Dutrow b.c.3
TONITO M. M Racing Jerry Hollendorfer b.c.3
TOP FORTITUDE Triple AAA Ranch R. Kory Owens ch.c.3
UNCLE SIGH Wounded Warrior Stables Gary C. Contessa b.c.3
VICAR'S IN TROUBLE Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Michael J. Maker dk b/.c.3

CLOSED SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014 WITH 28 NOMINATIONS

Play2win · May 28, 2014

THE METROPOLITAN î
"Win and You're In Breeders' Cup Mile
Division"
$1,250,000
(Grade I)
(Up to $60,000 NYSBFOA)
A HANDICAP FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD By subscription of $1,250 each, which should accompany the nomination. $8,750 to pass
the entry box and an additional $10,000 to start. A supplemental nomination fee of $22,500 in addition to the entry and starting fees can be made at any
time prior to the publication of weights. The purse will be divided as follows 670,000 to the winner, 230,000 to second, 125,000 to third, 85,000 to fourth,
50,000 to fifth, $35,000 to sixth, $30,000 to seventh and $25,000 to eighth. The Metropolitan Handicap has been selected as one of the Breeders' Cup "Win
and You're In" Challenge Races. The nominated winner of the Metropolitan Handicap will be entitled to automatic entry into the 2014 running of the
Breeders' Cup Mile, nominated winner will be entitled to have pre-entry and entry fees waived for the Championship race, and will be entitled to receive a
travel stipend if travelling from a base located outside the state of California. To be eligible for the 2014 Breeders' Cup World Championships held at Santa
Anita Park on October 31 and November 1, 2014 all horses must be pre-entered by noon (Pacific Time at the designated pre-entry locations) on Monday,
October 20, 2014. Winner must be nominated by pre-entry deadline to receive Challenge rewards. Weights Saturday, May 31. High Weights Preferred.
Ties will be broken by total 2013-14 earnings. Starters to be named at the closing time of entries. Trophies will be presented to the winning owner, trainer
and jockey.
ONE MILE
TO BE RUN SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014

BROADWAY EMPIRE Randy Howg Robertino Diodoro b.g.4
CAPO BASTONE Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners Todd A. Pletcher ch.c.4
CENTRAL BANKER Klaravich Stables Albert M. Stall, Jr. b.c.4
CLEARLY NOW Uphill Stable Brian A. Lynch dk b/.c.4
DECLAN'S WARRIOR Lucky Shamrock Stable Nicholas P. Zito ch.c.4
GOLDEN TICKET Magic City Thoroughbred Partners Kenneth G. McPeek dk b/.h.5
GOLDENCENTS W C Racing Doug F. O'Neill b.c.4
MORENO Southern Equine Stables Eric J. Guillot b.g.4
NORMANDY INVASION Fox Hill Farm Chad C. Brown b.c.4
PALACE MALICE Dogwood Stable Todd A. Pletcher b.c.4
ROMANSH Godolphin Stable Thomas Albertrani dk b/.c.4
SAHARA SKY Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer dk b/.h.6
SCARLY CHARLY Wachtel Stable Michael E. Hushion dk b/.g.5
SHAKIN IT UP Michael E. Pegram Bob Baffert dk b/.c.4
SOCIAL INCLUSION Rontos Racing Stable Manuel J. Azpurua b.c.3
STORMIN MONARCHO Lawrence P. Roman David Jacobson b.g.4
VALID Crossed Sabres Farm Marcus J. Vitali dk b/.g.4
VYJACK Pick Six Racing (David Wilkenfeld) Rudy R. Rodriguez b.g.4

CLOSED SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014 WITH 18 NOMINATIONS

Play2win · May 28, 2014

THE TVG ACORN
$750,000
(Grade I)
(Up to $55,000 NYSBFOA)
FOR FILLIES THREE YEARS OLD By subscription of $750 which should accompany the nomination. $5,000 to pass the entry box and an additional
$6,250 to start. For horses not originally nominated, a supplemental payment of $11,250 along with the entry and starting fees may be made at any time
prior to the closing of entries.The purse to be divided as follows $400,000 to the winner, $140,000 to second, $75,000 to third, $50,000 to fourth, $30,000
to fifth and $22,500 to sixth, $17,500 to seventh and $15,000 to eighth. 123 lbs. Non-winners of $500,000 allowed 2 lbs.; of a Graded Sweepstake, 4 lbs.;
of two races at a mile or over other than maiden, claiming or starter, 6 lbs.; such a race at a mile or over, 8 lbs. High Weights Preferred. Ties will be
determined by total 2013-14 earnings. Starters to be named at the closing time of entries. Trophies will be presented to the winning owner, trainer and
jockey.
ONE MILE
TO BE RUN SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014

AMERICA Bobby Flay William I. Mott b.f.3
ANGEL OF MERCY Huckleberry Farm H. Graham Motion dk b/.f.3
AQUA REGIA St. Elias Stable Thomas Albertrani b.f.3
ARTEMIS AGROTERA Chester and Mary Broman, Sr. Michael E. Hushion b.f.3
DESIGNER LEGS Valene Farms Dallas Stewart ch.f.3
EMPRESS OF MIDWAY Daniel Kramer Doug F. O'Neill b.f.3
EUPHROSYNE Gillian S. Campbell Steven M. Asmussen b.f.3
FASHION PLATE Arnold Zetcher Simon Callaghan dk b/.f.3
FIFTYSHADESOFGOLD Douglas Scharbauer W. Bret Calhoun gr/ro.f.3
HOUSE RULES Joseph V. Shields, Jr. H. Allen Jerkens dk b/.f.3
LA MADRINA Emory A. Hamilton Claude R. McGaughey III gr/ro.f.3
LADY PARADIME Three Crowns Farm Kelly J. Breen ch.f.3
MY MISS SOPHIA Mathis Stables LLC Todd A. Pletcher ch.f.3
OUR AMAZING ROSE Repole Stable Todd A. Pletcher dk b/.f.3
RISQUE REALITY Late Night Stable Peter D. Pugh dk b/.f.3
SHE'S A TIGER Mark Dedomenico Jeff Bonde b.f.3
STOPCHARGINGMARIA Repole Stable Todd A. Pletcher dk b/.f.3
SUGAR SHOCK On Cloud Nine LLC Doug L. Anderson ch.f.3
SWEET REASON Treadway Racing Stable Leah Gyarmati b.f.3
SWEET WHISKEY Alto Racing Todd A. Pletcher b.f.3
THANK YOU MARYLOU Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Michael J. Maker ch.f.3
TIZ SO SWEET Kinsman Stable William I. Mott b.f.3
UNBRIDLED FOREVER Charles E. Fipke Dallas Stewart b.f.3
UNTAPABLE Ron Winchell Steven M. Asmussen b.f.3
VERO AMORE Swilcan Stables Robert E. Reid, Jr. dk b/.f.3

CLOSED SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014 WITH 25 NOMINATIONS

Play2win · May 28, 2014

THE KNOB CREEK MANHATTAN
$1,000,000
(Grade I)
(Up to $60,000 NYSBFOA)
FOR FOUR- YEAR- OLDS AND UPWARD By subscription of $1,000 each which should accompany the nomination. $7,500 to pass the entry box and
an additional $7,500 to start. A supplemental nomination fee of $15,000 in addition to the entry and starting fees can be made at any time prior to the
closing of entries. The purse will be divided as follows $535,000 to the owner of the winner, $185,000 to the second place finisher, $100,000 to the third
place finisher, $65,000 to the fourth place finisher, $40,000 to the fifth place finisher, $30,000 to the sixth place finisher, $25,000 to the seventh place
finisher and $20,000 to the eighth place finisher. Weights, 124 lbs. Non-winners of $165,000 twice or $600,000 at a mile or over in 2013-14 allowed 2 lbs.;
of $165,000 at a mile or over in 2013-14, 4 lbs.; of $110,000 twice at a mile or over in 2013-14, 6 lbs.; of $110,000 or $60,000 twice at a mile or over in
2013-14, 8 lbs.; of one Grade III race at a mile or over in 2013-14, 10 lbs. This field will be limited to 14 starters. High Weights Preferred. Ties will be
broken by total 2013-14 earnings. Starters to be named at the closing time of entries. Trophies will be presented to the winning owner, trainer and jockey.
The New York Racing Association reserves the right to transfer this race to the Main Track. In the event that this race is taken off the turf, it may be subject
to downgrading upon review by the Graded Stakes Committee.
ONE MILE AND ONE QUARTER(INNER TURF)
TO BE RUN SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014

ADMIRAL KITTEN Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Michael J. Maker b.c.4
AMEN KITTEN Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Wesley A. Ward b.g.4
AMIRA'S PRINCE (IRE) Wachtel Stable William I. Mott b.h.5
BOISTEROUS Gary Barber Todd A. Pletcher dk b/.h.7
BRAVODINO Flaxman Stable H. Graham Motion dk b/.c.4
CHAMOIS Jon and Sarah Kelly Christophe Clement ch.c.4
CHARMING KITTEN Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Todd A. Pletcher dk b/.c.4
FINNEGANS WAKE Donegal Racing (Jerry Crawford) Dale L. Romans b.h.5
FIVE IRON Fred M. Allor Brian A. Lynch ch.c.4
GRANDEUR (IRE) Yvonne Jacques Jeremy Noseda gr/ro.g.5
GUYS REWARD Michael J. Bruder Dale L. Romans dk b/.h.7
HANGOVER KID Four Tags Stable Jason Servis b.h.6
HEY LEROY Rontos Racing Stable Manuel J. Azpurua b.g.4
IMAGINING Phipps Stable Claude R. McGaughey III ch.h.6
JACK MILTON Gary Barber Todd A. Pletcher dk b/.c.4
KAIGUN Quintessential Racing Mark E. Casse ch.g.4
LITTLE MIKE Priscilla Vaccarezza Carlo Vaccarezza b.g.7
LOCHTE Crossed Sabres Farm Marcus J. Vitali dk b/.g.4
NOTACATBUTALLAMA Repole Stable Todd A. Pletcher b.c.4
REAL SOLUTION Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Chad C. Brown b.h.5
ROOKIE SENSATION Stronach Stables John A. Shirreffs gr/ro.c.4
SEEK AGAIN Juddmonte Farms William I. Mott ch.c.4
SPEAKING OF WHICH (IRE) Moyglare Stud Farm Christophe Clement dk b/.h.5
SUMMER FRONT Waterford Stable Christophe Clement b.h.5
TWILIGHT ECLIPSE West Point Thoroughbreds Thomas Albertrani b.g.5
UTLEY Augustin Stable Jonathan E. Sheppard b.h.6
WAR DANCER Diamond M Stable Kenneth G. McPeek dk b/.c.4

CLOSED SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014 WITH 27 NOMINATIONS

Play2win · May 28, 2014

THE OGDEN PHIPPS î
"Win and You're In Breeders' Cup Distaff
Division"
$1,000,000
(Grade I)
(Up to $60,000 NYSBFOA)
FOR FILLIES AND MARES FOUR- YEAR- OLDS AND UPWARD By subscription of $1,000 each which should accompany the nomination. $7,500
to pass the entry box and an additional $7,500 to start. A supplemental nomination payment of $15,000 in addition to the entry and starting fees can be
made at any time prior to the publication of weights. The purse will be divided as follows $535,000 to the owner of the winner, $185,000 to the second
place finisher, $100,000 to the third place finisher, $65,000 to the fourth place finisher, $40,000 to the fifth place finisher, $30,000 to the sixth place
finisher, $25,000 to the seventh place finisher and $20,000 to the eighth place finisher. The Ogden Phipps has been selected as one of the Breeders' Cup
"Win and You're In" Challenge Races. The nominated winner of the Ogden Phipps will be entitled to automatic entry into the 2014 running of the Breeders'
Cup Distaff, nominated winner will be entitled to have pre-entry and entry fees waived for the Championship race, and will be entitled to receive a travel
stipend if travelling from a base located outside the state of California. To be eligible for the 2014 Breeders' Cup World Championships held at Santa Anita
Park on October 31 and November 1, 2014, all horses must be pre-entered by noon (Pacific Time at the designated pre-entry locations) on Monday,
October 20, 2014. Winner must be nominated by pre-entry deadline to receive Challenge rewards. Weights, 123 lbs. Non-winners of three Grade I races at
a mile or over in 2013-14 allowed 2 lbs.; of such a race in 2013-14, 4 lbs.; of two Graded Sweepstakes at a mile or over in 2013-14, 6 lbs.; of such a race in
2013-14, 8 lbs. High Weights Preferred. Ties will be broken by total 2013-14 earnings. Starters to be named at the closing time of entries. Trophies will be
presented to the winning owner, trainer and jockey.
ONE MILE AND ONE SIXTEENTH
TO BE RUN SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014

ANTIPATHY Darley Stable Kiaran P. McLaughlin b.f.4
BEHOLDER Spendthrift Farm Richard E. Mandella b.f.4
BELLE GALLANTEY Michael Dubb Rudy R. Rodriguez ch.m.5
CLASSIC POINT Joseph V. Shields, Jr. H. Allen Jerkens ch.m.5
CLOSE HATCHES Juddmonte Farms William I. Mott dk b/.f.4
FIFTYSHADESOFHAY Michael E. Pegram Bob Baffert b.f.4
JUDY THE BEAUTY Wesley A. Ward Wesley A. Ward ch.m.5
LADY COHIBA Live Oak Plantation Christophe Clement ch.m.5
LUNAR SURGE Jim and Susan Hill George Weaver gr/ro.f.4
MIDNIGHT LUCKY Michael E. Pegram Bob Baffert gr/ro.f.4
MONTANA NATIVE Castleton Lyons Farm Christophe Clement b.f.4
MY WANDY'S GIRL Guillermo Berrios Michael E. Hushion ch.m.5
PRINCESS OF SYLMAR King of Prussia Stable Todd A. Pletcher ch.f.4
STREET GIRL Thomas Berry Eddie Kenneally b.f.4
TRIPLE ARCH Crossed Sabres Farm Marcus J. Vitali b.f.4
UNLIMITED BUDGET Repole Stable Todd A. Pletcher b.f.4
UNUSUAL WAY Edward J. Brown, Jr. Jeff Bonde b.f.4

CLOSED SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014 WITH 17 NOMINATIONS

Play2win · May 28, 2014

Play2win said:
Ben's Cat may run in THE JAIPUR INVITATIONAL Grade III 6F (T)

Marriedtothemusic will also run in Jaipur.

Ben's Cat passed up turf sprint at Penn National to run in Jaipur.

Gandolf · May 29, 2014

10 day weather forecast showing good weather Thursday and Friday, but 70% chance of showers on Saturday.
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Play2win · May 29, 2014

I didn't post this the other day and should have, so:

David Grening @DRFGrening · May 27

Thought Ride On Curlin looked sensational in a one mile gallop that I timed in 1:51.36 from 7 1-2 fur pole to 1-16th past wire.

David Grening @DRFGrening · May 27

Gowan on Curlin's gallop: "He needed that. He won't need much more after that." Plans one "official" breeze over weekend.

David Grening @DRFGrening · May 27

For clarity on Ride On Curlin's training. He galloped 2 miles but went a "2 minute lick" the second mile.

Play2win · May 29, 2014

David Grening @DRFGrening · 10h

California Chrome schooled in paddock before coming on to the track today.

David Grening @DRFGrening · 10h

Tonalist looked good in a strong gallop, a touch slower than a two-minute lick pace, in what looked like a 1 3-8 mile gallop.

David Grening @DRFGrening · 10h

After schooling in paddock, California Chrome galloped a tad more than 2 miles, picking it up the last 1-2-mile or so. Just like always

David Grening @DRFGrening · 9h

Matuszak gallops a solid 1 3-8 miles after first schooling in the gate.

David Grening @DRFGrening · 3h

Gowan on what it will take to beat CC: "Little bit of a luck, a good trip and a fast horse is what it’s going to take to beat him."

David Grening @DRFGrening · 3h

Commanding Curve is expected to arrive at Belmont today around 3 p.m. Dallas Stewart is already in NY

David Grening @DRFGrening · 3h

Art Sherman: “I feel more confident coming into this race than I did any race.”

Play2win · May 29, 2014

[h=1]Wicked Strong Thriving on Training Track: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/85363/wicked-strong-thriving-on-training-track[/h]

Lloyd Braun · May 31, 2014

Add General a Rod to the growing Belmont field.

Play2win · May 31, 2014

1 Week Away, Can't Wait..

Play2win · May 31, 2014

5/30:

David Grening @DRFGrening · May 30

Tonalist kickstarts Friday's training session with a smooth, steady 1 3-8 miles gallop on a beautiful morning.

David Grening @DRFGrening · May 30

Commanding Curve on track for the first time. Arrived at Belmont after 5 p.m Thursday

David Grening @DRFGrening · May 30

California Chrome fairly strong through the lane of a 1 1-4-mile gallop after a quick visit to the starting gate.

David Grening @DRFGrening · May 30

Ride On Curlin almost running off with exercise rider Beccia at the end of his 1 1-2-mile gallop. Now being accompanied by Gowan to gate.

David Grening @DRFGrening · May 30

Very short visit to starting gate for Ride On Curlin. In, out, on way back to barn

HRTV @HRTVinsider · May 30

<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210); ">@</s>GaryContessa says Uncle Sigh will scratch from Mike Lee. Looking at Easy Goer or Pegasus as the next race.

David Grening @DRFGrening · May 30

Kid Cruz, on my watch, 3-4s in 1:14.48, over training track, working inside of company, galloping out 7-8ths in 1:28.11

David Grening @DRFGrening · May 30

Willie Delgado on Chrome today, said "My arms were burning. I had to stand up to pull him up."

Play2win · May 31, 2014

David Grening @DRFGrening · 4h

Hard to go against California Chrome after watching that work.

David Grening @DRFGrening · 3h

Connections of Social Inclusion being coy on what race horse is running in. Decision a little later.

Mike Welsch @DRFWelsch · 2h

At Aqueduct awaiting Samraat's final Belmont work. Far different scene than for CC nobody here but me, Rick Violette and the pigeons

NYRA @TheNYRA · 4h

Clockers got California Chrome going a half in 47.69, 5f in 59.93. Galloped out in 1:12.28, 1:26.28 in preparation for the <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210); ">#</s>BelmontStakes.

NYRA clockers gave Social Inclusion :33 2/5, :45 2/5, :58. <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210); ">#</s>BelmontStakes

Claire Novak @BH_CNovak · 4h

Tonalist, who worked early this am for <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210); ">@</s>clementstable, went :24 4/5, :47 4/5, 1:00, 1:12 4/5. <s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210); ">#</s>BelmontStakes

Claire Novak @BH_CNovak · 6m

<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210); ">#</s>BelmontStakes contender Medal Count went six furlongs in 1:10 3/5 at Churchill this morning, while rival General a Rod got five in 1:00 1/5

Play2win · May 31, 2014

5/30

Belmont Stakes hopeful Commanding Curve arrived in Elmont, N.Y. early in the afternoon on Thursday and appears in great shape for the June 7, 1 ½-mile "Test of the Champion."
"Everything was good [with shipping in]," said the colt's trainer, DallasStewart. "He's really an easy horse to be around and can do a lot of things. With every track he's been to, he's handled it well, so Belmont should be no different."
Commanding Curve has not raced since finishing second in the Kentucky Derby, when he was beaten 1 ¾ lengths by California Chrome. The son of Master Command will get an opportunity to work over the Belmont main track on Sunday, going either four or five furlongs, according to Stewart.

The champion 3-year-old filly of 2013, Beholder, arrived at Belmont Park on Thursday. The daughter of Henny Hughes concluded her Eclipse Award-winning season with a win in the Breeders' Cup Distaff and is pointing towards the Grade 1, $1 million Ogden Phipps on Belmont Stakes Day. She has raced just once in 2014, taking the Santa Lucia by 5 ¼ lengths on April 20 at Santa Anita Park.
"She shipped in great shape," said Beholder's trainer, Dick Mandella. "My good friend Tom Bush is taking care of her. She went to the track to have a nice gallop [Friday morning] and will do the same tomorrow. We'll give her a breeze at some point next week."
The Ogden Phipps is shaping up to be one of the most talented races on the Belmont Stakes undercard, as Princess of Sylmar and Close Hatches are likely to join Beholder in the starting gate. When asked why the talented filly is shipping east to face such a salty field, Mandella said, "a million dollars."

Breeders' Cup Mile winner Goldencents was also among the talented band of horses to ship into Belmont Park on Thursday. The 4-year-old colt is targeting the Grade 1, $1.25 million Metropolitan Handicap.
"He shipped in great," said Doug O'Neill, trainer of Goldencents. "He jogged today and will gallop tomorrow. As we stand right now, he won't have a work, we're just going to gallop him into the race."
Goldencents has not raced since finishing seventh in the 2013 edition of the Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap, but O'Neill is confident his trainee is ready to face the star-studded Met Mile lineup.
"We couldn't be happier with his condition," said O'Neill. "[The Met Mile] is a perfect layout for him and obviously the purse is huge; we're really excited."

Kid Cruz remains possible for the Belmont Stakes after breezing six furlongs in 1:14.53 on Friday morning for trainer Linda Rice. The Lemon Drop Kid colt was claimed for $50,000 in November 2013, and won a pair of stakes races in Maryland earlier this year before finishing eighth in the Preakness.
"He worked well," said Rice. "Typically I work him in company; he's the type of horse that's always trained better in company. He worked six furlongs in 1:14 and 3/5. It was OK; we're going to see how he does out of the breeze and then decide if we're going to go on to the Belmont, probably by Sunday."

The Grade 1, $1.25 million Metropolitan Handicap - a one-mile affair traditionally run on Memorial Day - is shaping up to be a phenomenal race, headlined by last year's Belmont Stakes winner Palace Malice.
Palace Malice, trained by Todd Pletcher for Cot Campbell's Dogwood Stable, has won all three of his starts in 2014. The son of Curlin commenced his year in the Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Handicap, which he won by a head, and followed that victory up with wins in the Grade 2 New Orleans Handicap and Grade 3 Westchester.
Breeders' Cup Mile winner Goldencents is likely to join Palace Malice in the starting gate for the Met Mile. The 4-year-old colt is unraced since a seventh-place finish in the Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap. In 2013, the son of Into Mischief captured the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby, and was among the favorites for the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby. He was also plagued by a string of runner-up finishes - including seconds in the Grade 1 Bing Crosby, Grade 2 Pat O'Brien, and Grade 1 Santa Anita Sprint Championship - before breaking through in the Breeders' Cup Mile.
The star-studded field is also likely to include Broadway Empire, Capo Bastone, Central Banker, Clearly Now,Declan's Warrior, Moreno, Normandy Invasion, Romansh, Shakin It Up and Vyjack.

The Grade 1, $1 million Ogden Phipps is likely to feature three finalists from the 2013 Eclipse Award's 3-Year-Old Filly division, including the winner, Beholder.
Beholder, trained by Dick Mandella for Spendthrift Farm, won five of seven starts in 2013, capping her year with a triumph in the Breeders' Cup Distaff. She also captured three other Grade 1's: the Las Virgenes, the Santa Anita Oaks, and the Zenyatta, and finished second in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks. Beholder won the Santa Lucia by 5 ¼ lengths at Santa Anita Park to kick off her 2014 campaign.
Last year's Kentucky Oaks winner, Princess of Sylmar, is also likely to be a part of the Ogden Phipps field. The daughter of Majestic Warrior rattled off four Grade 1 wins in a row in 2013: the Kentucky Oaks, the Coaching Club American Oaks, the Alabama, and the Beldame. Her year culminated with a start in the Breeders' Cup Distaff, but she ran an uncharacteristically dull race and finished sixth.
Close Hatches, trained by Bill Mott for Juddmonte Farms, is also expected to join the fray. She won two Grade 1's in 2013: the Mother Goose and the Cotillion, and has already won two graded stakes in 2014, including a win in the Grade 1 Apple Blossom.
Classic Point and My Wandy's Girl are likely to start, as well, while Belle Gallantey and Lunar Surge are possible.

The Grade 1, $1 million Knob Creek Manhattan is shaping up to be a big field of older male turf runners, featuring 2012 Breeders' Cup Turf hero Little Mike.
Little Mike, formerly trained by Dale Romans, is now in the barn of Carlo Vaccarezza. In 2013, the son of Spanish Steps won only one race - the Grade 1 Turf Classic Invitational - and contested the Breeders' Cup Turf and the Longines Hong Kong Cup. He has raced only once in 2014, taking the Flying Pidgeon at Gulfstream Park by 2 ¾ lengths.
Imagining, who became a Grade 1 winner in his last start in the Man o' War, is also likely to contest the Manhattan. Trained by Shug McGaughey for Phipps Stable, the 6-year-old son of Giant's Causeway has won eight of 16 lifetime starts, and is four for six since adding blinkers in August of last year.
Seek Again, who came within a head of defeating reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan in his last start, appears set to join the field. His narrow defeat, which came in the Grade 1 Turf Classic at Churchill Downs, was his first start in 2014, and only his second North American outing.
Also likely for the race are Amira's Prince, Finnegans Wake, Five Iron, Grandeur, Hey Leroy, Kaigun and Real Solution. Boisterous, Rookie Sensation, and Speaking of Which are possible.

The Grade 1, $750,000 Longines Just A Game is likely to boast a deep, competitive field of filly and mare turf runners.
Trained by Christophe Clement for Patricia Generazio, Discreet Marq, who worked five furlongs in 1:00.62 Friday, leads the probables for the one-mile race. The 4-year-old daughter of Discreet Cat made her 2014 debut in the Grade 1 Jenny Wiley, in which she finished second behind another likely Just A Game starter, Hard Not to Like. Her 2013 campaign featured a win in the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks, as well as second-place finishes in the Grade 1 Garden City and Grade 1 Matriarch.
Also exiting the Jenny Wiley and likely for the Just A Game is last year's winner, Stephanie's Kitten. The 5-year-old mare finished eighth in the Jenny Wiley in her 2014 debut; she had been off since July 27 when she finished third in the Grade 1 Diana at Saratoga Race Course.
The runner-up from last year's Just A Game, Better Lucky, is probable to enter the starting gate again this year. Trained by Tom Albertrani for Godolphin Stable, the 5-year-old Ghostzapper mare has won a pair of Grade 1's in her career: the 2013 edition of the First Lady and the 2012 edition of the Matriarch.
Others likely for the Just A Game are Coffee Clique, Dame Marie, Filimbi, Hard Not to Like, Somali Lemonade,Strathnaver and Waterway Run. Ready Signal and Unlimited Budget are possible.

The Grade 1, $750,000 TVG Acorn is likely to feature the second and third-place finishers from the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks.
My Miss Sophia, who finished second behind Untapable in the 1 1/8-mile Kentucky Oaks, is set to turn back to a mile in the Acorn. The last time the daughter of Unbridled's song went a mile, she took a maiden race at Gulfstream Park by 11 lengths.
Unbridled Forever, third-place finisher in the Kentucky Oaks, has shown an affinity for one-turn racing. The daughter of Unbridled Song broke her maiden by 5 ¼ lengths at Churchill Downs, running seven furlongs in an eye-catching 1:21.91 seconds.
The field is also likely to include Aqua Regia, Artemis Agrotera, Fashion Plate, Fifyshadesofgold, House Rules,Lady Paradime, Our Amazing Rose, Sweet Reason, Sweet Whiskey and Vero Amore. La Madrina, Risque Reality, and She's a Tiger are possible.

Play2win · May 31, 2014

Took a quick glance @ Penn National card, likely won't get involved but there is an all stakes pick 4 to kick off their best card of the year..

R1: Penn Oaks: #4 Aurelia's Belle (6-1 ML) may take to turf, 2 for 2 on synth and #7 Famous Alice ships in from west coast for Proctor and Stevens.

R2: Penn Gov Cup: I like two possible prices in here, both 8-1 ML, #9 Sensible Lady and #11 Great Attack.

R3: Mountainview Hcp: #4 Last Gunfighter

R4: Penn Mile: #1 Global View

Play2win · May 31, 2014

Didn't spend anytime looking at Santa Anita's G1 American Oaks but figured #8 Room Service would be tough at a short price, 2-1 ML

May give a look at Belmont Card, will post if i see anything

Play2win · May 31, 2014

Oh SHITTTTTTTTTTT

what rock have i been under, 1st time turf for Sanctify today, will be rooting, BOL Lloyd.

Play2win · May 31, 2014

By Dan Duggan/NJ.com
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on May 31, 2014 at 8:11 AM, updated May 31, 2014 at 12:00 PM

Since 2000, seven winners of the Belmont Stakes have lost the Kentucky Derby, skipped the Preakness Stakes and then won the Belmont Stakes.
Which means that maybe horse players should give a second look to four prospectivestarters in the Belmont on June 7: Commanding Curve (second in the Derby), Wicked Strong (fourth); Samraat (fifth); and Medal Count (eighth).
Well-rested and trained specifically for the Belmont, they could be the strongest challengers to California Chrome’s historic bid for the Triple Crown.
Marty McGee of the Daily Racing Form says his research shows that the lose-skip-win Triple Crown race pattern never happened before 2000, so it boasts a 50 percent success rate.
That's a strong trend.
After Commendable showed the way in 2000, the others were Empire Maker (2003), Birdstone (2004), Jazil (2006), Summer Bird (2009), Union Rags (2012), and Palace Malice (2013).
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who won the Belmont with Commendable, said via DRF that “probably the biggest factor in your favor is you get to train your horse into the Belmont, as opposed to tweaking or adjusting or fine-tuning, whatever you want to call it. You get back into the kind of rhythm you’d like to have going into any other race.
“If you’re training horses, time is your ally. Always has been, always will be. The Triple Crown puts a lot of pressure on trainers and horses because you’re going for the record books and doing things you might not do otherwise. The really good horses seem to benefit from more time. It’s really important for most of them.”
Trainer Dale Romans, who will run Medal Count in the Belmont, didn’t jump on the bandwagon.
“I don’t like having pat answers for a general concept like this, and I don’t thinkrunning three times in five weeks like the Derby winner is doing is that big a deal,” he told DRF. “It’s been done before – quite a bit, actually. But you see how some of these Derby horses have done skipping the Preakness and running back in New York, and you think, yeah, maybe there’s something to it.”
Added Lukas: “That’s what makes a Triple Crown winner so special, that they can overcome so much, whereas the other trainers and horses have these other options at their disposal.”

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